Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Particularism and universalism in mediterranean antiquity

The beginning of early Christianity

The apostolic council in Jerusalem

Paul's Corinthian stay and the Galatian incident

Paul's Ephesian stay and the Corinthian incident

Paul's effort for the unity of the church

The aftermath

Conclusion and hermeneutical ramification

In this book, Eung Chun Park reconstructs a focused and coherent narrative of the last two decades of the life of Paul as it revolved around the Gentile mission. The result is a detailed and thorough analysis of the Pauline letters that demonstrates how Paul's theology changed over the course of his life as a consequence of his struggle to defend the gospel against the attacks from people who advocated a different kind of gospel. This book traces the development of the two gospels (one that advocated freedom from circumcision and one that advocated observance of circumcision) as they encountered such landmark events as the Apostolic Council in Jerusalem, the Antioch incident, the Galatian incident, the Corinthian incident, and Paul's last visit to Jerusalem.