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A review by catronky
Paul: A Biography by N.T. Wright
4.0
A fantastic companion to the scriptures. N.T. Wright is the world's expert on Paul, but there's still so much about Paul we don't know. Wright does his best to interpret Paul's thoughts and actions and they are beautiful.
I went to hear another Pauline scholar and he had very different opinions and interpretations of Paul's actions and character. I asked him what he thought of the difference and he basically said: there's so much room for interpretation, NT Wright is incredible, but also that Wright's religion relies heavily on Paul's teachings, so he's more likely to view his actions as authoritative and preparitory, where this scholars religion doesn't rely so much on Paul's teachings, so he is more comfortable seeing him as amazing but flawed. As far as we know, either, neither, or both views could be right.
I went to hear another Pauline scholar and he had very different opinions and interpretations of Paul's actions and character. I asked him what he thought of the difference and he basically said: there's so much room for interpretation, NT Wright is incredible, but also that Wright's religion relies heavily on Paul's teachings, so he's more likely to view his actions as authoritative and preparitory, where this scholars religion doesn't rely so much on Paul's teachings, so he is more comfortable seeing him as amazing but flawed. As far as we know, either, neither, or both views could be right.