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The Second Edition of this perennially popular Norton Critical Edition is based on the Todays New International Version of Pauls letters, a new translation that is heralded for its inclusiveness and accuracy in representation of gender. This thoroughly revised and expanded edition includes an entirely new introduction to Paul and the central issues surrounding his writings, as well as several newly included sections of writings from Pauls time to the present, among them Annotated Text: Pseudo-Pauline Writings; The Apocryphal Paul: Some Early Christian Traditions and Legends, with writings by Jerome, Clement of Alexandria, Ambrosiaster, and others; The Martyrdom of Paul; Paul and His Pagan Critics; Valentinus and the Gnostic Paul,with writings by Theodotus and Elaine Pagels; Paul and the Christian Martyrs; A Sampler of Patristic Interpretations; The Second Century Paul; Reading Romans, with writings from Origen, Theodoret of Cyrus, Paul W. Meyer, Stanley Stowers, Ernst Ksemann, and others; and A Sampler of Modern Approaches to Paul and His Letters, with writings by Elisabeth Schssler Fiorenza, Abraham J. Malherbe, Peter Lampe, Margaret M. Mitchell, and Dale B. Martin.

A helpful EpilogueThe Christian Proteus, by Wayne A. Meeksa Selected Bibliography, and an Index are also included.