It has been fashionable in New Testament scholarship to view theapostle Paul as a religious freelancer, not very interested in Jesusand his teachings, and perhaps even the real founder of Christianity.David Wenham has written convincingly against this view, and in this new book he presents the true relationship betweenPaul and Jesus for general readers.Rooted in a thorough knowledge of the New Testament, thisbook fulfills two important purposes. First, it provides a superbintroduction to Paul himself. Wenham describes Pauls early life, shows the importance of his conversion, and follows him on hismissionary journeys. Second, the book explores Pauls relation toJesus. Writing in dialogue with those who wish to distance Paulfrom Jesus, Wenham shows just how important the ministry andteaching of Jesus were to Pauls own thought and evangelism. Whatemerges from a study of Pauls epistles is a man who drew extensivelyon the traditions of Jesus and faithfully worked to spreadthis message to the rest of the world.
