The Paradox of the Cross in the Thought of St Paul

Download or read book The Paradox of the Cross in the Thought of St Paul written by Anthony Tyrrell Hanson and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1987 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has its starting point in the paradoxical descriptions Paul often gives of his own ministry. Why does he seem impelled to use paradox? And why do these depictions of his ministry seem so close to his language about the atoning work of Christ? In answering these questions Professor Hanson argues that Paul has largely transferred to the apostolic ministers the character of the citizens of the kingdom which he knew from his acquaintance with the teaching of Jesus. In an important extension to the main argument, Professor Hanson examines how the theme of the paradox of the cross fared at.