Defending Shame

Defending Shame2020 Center for Biblical Studies Book Award (New Testament) Our culture often views shame in a negative light. However, Paul's use of shame, when properly understood and applied, has much to teach the contemporary church. Filling a lacuna in Pauline scholarship, this book shows how Paul uses shame to admonish and to transform the minds of his readers into the mind of Christ. The author examines Paul's use of shame for moral formation within his Jewish

the Lord's Prayer has occupied an important place in the lives of Jesus's disciples

and his experiences as an aging adult

moral cowardice

He identifies the issues Paul faced in order to sustain a movement growing exponentially and considers what lessons might be learned in addressing current challenges in the church

Chapters begin with outlines and objectives that allow easy entry into the discussion and end with conclusions and study questions that aid comprehension and recall

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this survey textbook offers an engaging introduction to Paul's Letters in their literary

up-to-date

with the notable exception of the undisputed Pauline Epistles

for it has been transformed into a new community that is filled with many diverse ethnic communities

Herman Bavinck's four-volume Reformed Dogmatics is one of the most important theological works of the twentieth century

the denigration of women