Farley's Transcendence and Fulfillment captures one's immediate attention, especially with his designation of Paul's ""Seven Pillars of Wisdom."" Readers will find his selection intriguing and illuminating. While being faithful to Paul's self-understanding and theological views, Farley offers a constructive and critical examination of the pillars' relevance for Paul's time as well as our own. The author blends biblical insight with a range of classical and contemporary philosophical opinion. In doing so, he draws on Plato and Cicero's wisdom, in addition to the critical works of Kierkegaard,...
Farley's Transcendence and Fulfillment captures one's immediate attention, especially with his designation of Paul's ""Seven Pillars of Wisdom."" Read...