This volume examines the use of Paul''s writing within the work of ante-Nicene apologetic writers. It takes apologetics as a broad genre in which many early Christian writers participated, offering rhetorical defenses for emerging aspects of doctrine, rooted in understanding of the scriptures, and often specifically the writings of Paul. The volume interacts with the writings of many significant ''apologetic'' writers, including: Melito of Sardis, Clement of Alexandria, Tatian, Tertullian, Hippolytus and Cyprian. The chapters examine how these early Christian writers used the letters of Paul to develop their own philosophical ideas and defenses of aspects of the emerging Christian faith. The internationally renowned contributors have all been specially commissioned for this volume, and an afterword by Todd D. Still considers the question of whether or not Paul was an ''apologist'' himself.

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Todd D. Still (Ph.D.University of Glasgow) is Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures at the
George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Among other publications, he is the author of Conflict at Thessalonica: A Pauline Church and Its Neighbours and the editor of Jesus and Paul Reconnected: Fresh Pathways into an Old Debate.

David Wilhite is a historical theologian (patristics) at George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, Waco, TX. He is the author of Tertullian the African: An Anthropological Reading of Tertullian's Context and Identities (Walter de Gruyter, 2007).

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This volume examines the use of Paul's writing within the work of ante-Nicene apologetic writers. It takes apologetics as a broad genre in which many early Christian writers participated, offering rhetorical defenses for emerging aspects of doctrine, rooted in understanding of the scriptures, and often specifically the writings of Paul. The volume interacts with the writings of many significant 'apologetic' writers, including: Melito of Sardis, Clement of Alexandria, Tatian, Tertullian, Hippolytus and Cyprian. The chapters examine how these early Christian writers used the letters of Paul to develop their own philosophical ideas and defenses of aspects of the emerging Christian faith. The internationally renowned contributors have all been specially commissioned for this volume, and an afterword by Todd D. Still considers the question of whether or not Paul was an 'apologist' himself.

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Preface
The Apologists and Paul: An Introduction - David E. Wilhite, Baylor University, USA

1. The Pauline Writings and the Apology of Aristides - Paul Foster, University of Edinburgh, UK
2. Reading the Story of Abraham with Paul and Justin - Susan J. Wendel, Horizon Seminary, Saskatoon, Canada
3. Reconsidering Pauline Influence in Tatian - Jennifer Strawbridge, Oxford University, UK
4. The Apostle Invisibly Present in Both Athenagoras and Pseudo-Athenagoras - David Rankin, Trinity Theological College, Brisbane, Australia
5. Paul and the Jewish-Christian Apologists: Melito, Aristo of Pella, and Hegesippus - Alistair C. Stewart, St. Peter's Church, Upton-Cum-Chalvey, UK
6. Pauline Writings and Theophilus's Ad Autolycum - Stuart E. Parsons, Trinity College of Florida, USA
7. Clement of Alexandria and Paul: Reception of the Apostle's Legacy in Clement's Works - Piotr Ashwin-Siejkowski, King's College London, UK
8. Tertullian the Apologist and Paul - Benjamin D. Haupt, Concordia Seminary, Missouri, USA and University of Birmingham, UK
9. The Critique of Rhetorical Eloquence in 1 Corinthians 1-2 and Minucius Felix, Octavius 14-15 - Paul Hartog, Faith Baptist Theological Seminary, USA
10. The Use of Paul in Hippolytus's De Antichristo - Wally Vincente Cirafesi, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Uppsala, Sweden and Lund University, Lund, Sweden
11. Paul in Novatian: The Christ Hymn of Philippians 2 - James Papandrea, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, USA
12. The Pauline Writings in Dionysius of Alexandria - Lincoln H. Blumell, Brigham Young University, USA
13. Cyprian's Reception of Paul - Edwina Murphy, Australian College of Theology, Sydney, Australia
14. Pauline Reception in Arnobius of Sicca and Lactantius - Michael Simmons, Auburn University, USA
15. Pauline Influence on Methodius - Elizabeth DePalma Digeser, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
    Afterword: Was Paul an Apologist? - Todd D. Still, Baylor University, USA
    Index