Studies in Paul, Exegetical and Theological Richard N. Longenecker Masterly, balanced, concise, jargon-free essays on topics central to the theology of Paul, remaining closely in touch with the biblical text itself while always alert to the range of scholarly opinion and debate. These eleven articles from a recognized leader among New Testament scholars are an attractive entry-point for students into key aspects of Paul's thought, and are, equally, well worth revisiting by experienced scholars. Two essays concern Paul's personal life, one of them on the impact of his conversion on his understanding of Jesus, the other on his experience of prayer. In the context of Galatians, Longenecker explores the ides of the 'pedagogue', and in the context of Romans the questions of its addresses and its purpose. Other themes are Paul's vision of community formation, his concept of mutuality, and the variability of his response to opponents. In the last three essays, the focus is on Paul's theology of the resurrection - its basis, its background in Jewish thinking, and whether his thought on the subject underwent development. Richard N. Longenecker is Distinguished Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Among his many publications are Paul, Apostle of Liberty: The Origin and Nature of Paul's Christianity (Harper and Row, 1964), The Christology of Early Jewish Christianity (SCM, 1970), Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period (Eerdmans, 1975), New Wine into Fresh Wineskins: Contextualizing the Early Christian Confessions (Hendrickson, 1999), and Community Formation in the Early Church and the Church Today (Hendrickson, 2002).