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An exhaustive study of Pauline Christology by noted Pauline scholar, Gordon Fee. The author provides a detailed analysis of the letters of Paul (including those whose authorship is questioned) individually, exploring the Christology of each one, and then attempts a synthesis of the exegetical work into a biblical Christology of Paul.

The author’s synthesis covers the following themes: Christ’s roles as divine Savior and as preexistent and incarnate Savior; Jesus as the Second Adam, the Jewish Messiah, and Son of God; and as the Messiah and exalted Lord. Fee also explores the relationship between Christ and the Spirit and considers the Person and role of the Spirit in Paul’s thought. Appendices cover the theme of Christ and Personified Wisdom, and Paul’s use of Kurios (Lord) in citations and echoes of the Septuagint.

“Anyone who has read even a smattering of Paul’s writings recognizes early on that his devotion to Christ was the foremost reality and passion of his life. What he said in one of his later letters serves as a kind of motto for his entire Christian life: ‘For me to live is Christ; to die is [to] gain [Christ]’ (Phil. 1:21). Christ is the beginning and goal of everything for Paul, and thus is the single great reality along the way.”
—From the Introduction

Reviews

“Fee's Pauline Christology is quite simply the best work to have ever been written on Pauline Christology. This is not only because it is the first modern scholarly work to be dedicated to this subject, but also because of Fee's exegetical insightfulness as well as some of his methodological choices. . . . As with almost all of Fee's work, his exegesis is generally fair and very clear. It is easy to follow. . . . It is an enormously helpful and insightful volume, one with which every student of Paul will need to become familiar.”
—Chrisedom blog—http://www.christilling.de/blog/ctblog.html

“Gordon Fee, Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Regent College in Vancouver, is one of the foremost Evangelical scholars in North America. He brings his great erudition and theological insight to bear on the topic of Paul's christology, which strangely, as Fee points out, has not been the subject of many explicit book-length studies. This work, encyclopedic in its length and format, goes a long way toward making yip for such neglect. ‘Christology’ is defined as what Paul believed (and taught) about the person of Christ—not simply the effects of Christ's work on our behalf. Fee proceeds by examining the christological passages in each of Paul's letters, including works assumed by many scholars to be deutero-Pauline such as 2 Thessalonians, Colossians, Ephesians, and the Pastoral Letters. The exegetical groundwork of the first section is followed by a second half of the volume that weaves the conclusions from these studies into a synthesis under various titles (e.g., Second Adam, Son of God, Messiah, etc.) or categories of interpretation (e.g., Pre-existent, Divine Savior, Personified Wisdom, etc.). There is no doubt that this substantial study will be a reference point for some time to come. ”
—The Bible Today

"This is a monumental book—in some respects, even a watershed book—in both size and significance."
—Catholic Bible Quarterly

“All in all, the bottom line is that Fee’s book is the most thorough and compelling account of Paul’s Christology to date and is nothing short of a great achievement. It is sure to remain the standard in the field for some time to come.”
—Review of Biblical Literature

“To say that this work is monumental is to understate the case. Although one may have a few quibbles with some of the conclusions reached here, Fee has still managed to offer compelling readings of key texts, all the while filling a large lacuna in Pauline scholarship. He helpfully walks the reader through his exegetical decisions one text at a time and provides a synthesis that gathers all the relevant data under consideration, making this a goldmine of a reference book. Any future work on Paul’s Christology or christological studies in general will be forced to reckon with this magnificent volume for years to come. ”
—Review of Biblical Literature

“All in all . . . readers cannot go wrong in purchasing this book—loaded with excellent coverage of a quintessential Christian doctrine. Fee is clear: Jesus is an object of worship, to whom Paul is completely devoted. May we be likewise.”
—The Pneuma Review

Gordon D. Fee is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and is the author of numerous works, including New Testament Exegesis, Third Edition: A Handbook for Students and Pastors; To What End Exegesis? Essays Textual, Exegetical, and Theological; Listening to the Spirit in the Text; The First Epistle to the Corinthians (New International Commentary); 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus (New International Biblical Commentary); and, with Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth.

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