What Paul Meant, Garry Wills
What Paul Meant, Garry Wills
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What Paul Meant

Author: Garry Wills

Narrator: Garry Wills

Unabridged: 4 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion


Synopsis

Throughout history, Christians have debated Pauls influence in the church. In this masterly analysis, Pulitzer Prizewinning author Garry Wills chronicles Paul's tremendous influence on the first explosion of Christian belief, the controversy surrounding Paul through the centuries, and the meaning of his words.

About Garry Wills

Garry Wills is an adjunct professor and cultural historian in the Department of History at Northwestern University. He has written many acclaimed works on religion and on American history, including Lincoln at Gettysburg, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize; Cincinnatus: George Washington and the Enlightenment; and the New York Times bestsellers What Jesus Meant and Why I Am a Catholic. A frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books and other publications, he studied for the priesthood and took his doctorate in the classics.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Donna on July 23, 2023

I find it tiresome to read books like this. Gary Wills contends that the reason people misunderstand Paul (the author of several letters in the Bible) is that Luke’s two books are fabricated. There were some interesting points in this book. I particularly enjoyed the explanations of the meanings of......more

Goodreads review by GrandpaBooks on February 16, 2016

Another fascinating book by the prolific Mr. Wills. Just in the introduction you learn that Paul's writings are closest documentation we have to the time of Jesus' life. Scholars believe that Jesus died approximately 30 CE and that Paul began following Jesus within 3-5 years of his death. The letter......more

Goodreads review by Drtaxsacto on February 29, 2024

I first encountered Gary Wills in his books on the founders he is a prolific scholar who is now emeritus at Northwestern. He has written a ton of books and articles. He is an accomplished scholar on religion and the founding. I am not a fan of his work on the founding - I think he is too supportive......more

Goodreads review by Edward on September 16, 2024

First of all, Wills makes it clear which writings of Paul he’s going to discuss. There are thirteen letters attributed to Paul in the New Testament, but Wills points out that modern scholarship only recognizes seven as genuinely authentic. The others were either not written by Paul or have dubious a......more

Goodreads review by Tricia on February 18, 2014

I was expecting to learn more about the life of Paul and his influence on Christianity. Instead, the author seemed more intent on discrediting Luke...going so far as to say Luke's Gospel (written decades after Paul's letters) "replaced fact with fiction." ?? Have sought the opinion of my Pastor rega......more