F.F. Bruce wrote this biography of Paul to share the rewards that he experienced in his study, the rewards that came, he said, because of the warmth of Paul's personality, his intellectual stature, his message of redeeming grace, and his single-minded devotion to preaching the gospel. The result, says Theology Today, is the magnum opus of F.F. Bruce, one of the best-known and most respected biblical scholars.
Paul is often, considered to be, the most important person, other than Jesus, in the history of Christianity. His letters, which make about half of the books of the New Testament, have had an enormous influence on Christianity and Christian theology. They reflect Paul's personality, and Bruce illustrates the main themes of Pauline thought by an examination of the letters. Among the subjects discussed are the Mosaic Law, the flesh and the spirit, baptism, the Lord's Supper, and the life to come.
"But Paul's pre-eminent contribution," says Bruce "has, been his presentation of the good news of free grace... manifested not only in God's acceptance of sinners but in the transformation of those thus accepted into the likeness of Christ."
