Paul's letters stand at the center of the dispute over women, the church, and the home, with each side championing passages from the Apostle. In his challenging study of these thorny texts, Keener delves deeply into the world of Paul and the apostles, taking biblical texts seriously and illustrating how Paul's letters arose in a specific time and place for a specific purpose. Mining the historical, lexical, cultural, and exegetical details behind Paul's words about women in the home and ministry, Keener provides us with a highly insightful exposition of the key Pauline passages.

"For those struggling to understand Paul's full purpose for women, in his time and ours, Paul, Women, and Wives will prove to be 'must' reading. Keener's comprehensive bibliography and literature review are alone worth the price of the book."—Robert K. Johnston, professor of Theology and Culture, Fuller Theological Seminary

Hendrickson Publishers,
8.5 x 5.5 inches 319 pages