Journal: Bulletin for Biblical Research
Volume: BBR 14:1 (NA 2004)
Article: Book Reviews
Author: Anonymous

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BBR 14:1 (2004) p. 133

Book Reviews

Recent Work In The Letters Of Paul

New Creation in Paul’s Letters and Thought. By Moyer V. Hubbard. SNTSMS 119. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Pp. xiii + 293. ISBN 0-521-81485-5. $60.00.

Belly and Body in the Pauline Epistles. By Karl Olav Sandnes. SNTSMS 120. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Pp. xiv + 318. ISBN 0-52181535-5. $60.00.

Leadership and Lifestyle: The Portrait of Paul in the Miletus Speech and 1 Thessalonians. By Steve Walton. SNTSMS 108. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Pp. xiv + 256. ISBN 0-521-78006-3. $65.00.

II Corinthians: A Commentary. By Frank J. Matera. NTL. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2003. Pp. xx + 332. ISBN 0-664-22117-3. $39.95.

Epistle to the Philippians 40th Anniversary Edition. By Karl Barth. Introductory Essays by Bruce L. McCormack and Francis B. Watson. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002. Pp. li + 128. ISBN 0-664-22420-2. $14.95.

Philippians: From People to Letter. By Peter Oakes. SNTSMS 110. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Pp. xv + 231. ISBN 0-521-79046-8. $65.00.

Consolation in Philippians: Philosophical Sources and Rhetorical Strategy. By Paul A. Holloway. SNTSMS 112. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Pp. xiii + 208. ISBN 0-521-80406-X. $54.95.

Ephesians: A Shorter Commentary. By Ernest Best. London: T. & T. Clark, 2003. Pp. xxxiii + 374. ISBN 0-567-08819-7. $34.95.

I and II Timothy and Titus: A Commentary. By Raymond F. Collins. NTL. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002. Pp. xxiv + 408. ISBN 0-664-22247-1. $34.95.

A large number of studies and commentaries on Paul and his letters have appeared in recent years. Some of the most important English works are surveyed here.

The studies by Hubbard and Sandnes investigate two important themes and images in the apostle’s work. Hubbard argues that Paul’s concept of “new creation” refers not to a new creation of world, including human beings, but to a new creation within the believer (i.e., intra nos, instead of extra nos). Readers will appreciate his assessment of the influence of the Prophets in the apostle’s thought, but I am not sure too many will find the thesis itself persuasive. To be sure, the new creation of which Paul speaks surely includes inner transformation (as is argued with respect to 2 Cor 5:17; Gal 6:15), but

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