The Authentic Letters of Paul
A New Reading of Paul's Rhetoric and Meaning

Arthur J. Dewey
Roy W. Hoover
Lane C. McGaughy
Daryl D. Schmidt

The Authentic Letters of Paul (1) distinguishes Paul’s letters from others attributed to him in the canon, (2) disentangles component pieces of correspondence from the composite letters, (3) places the authentic letters in their chronological order and historical context, and (4) restores Paul’s voice in a fresh translation from the original Greek.

“A magnificent book! … brilliant scholarship … clear and readable prose … vibrant freshness … This is the best book on Paul I have ever read.” —John Shelby Spong

“One of the most deeply satisfying Christian reads of recent time … a work to be savored and pondered, employed, shared and, ultimately, praised” —Phyllis Tickle, founding religion editor at Publishers’ Weekly

“A view of Paul that will astound and amaze … This book provides a whole course of study on authentic Paul.” —Bernard Brandon Scott, Phillips Theological Seminary

“A fresh, engaging, and lively translation that speaks to us as the letters were probably heard in the first centuries.” —Joseph B. Tyson, Southern Methodist University, emeritus

“A stunning study of St Paul … The translation is a breakthrough in New Testament scholarship.” —James Veitch, Victoria University, Wellington, NZ

“This "new reading" of Paul's letters is, like the apostle's own thinking and writing, fresh, full of energy, and constructively provocative.” —Victor Paul Furnish, Southern Methodist University, emeritus

“Paul’s authentic letters reveal a visionary who imagined a society where women, slaves, and non-Jews were social equals with high status freeborn males.” —John L. White, author of The Apostle of God

Polebridge Press
286 pages, paperback, $27
November 2010, ISBN 978-1-59815-019-3

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