Authority and legitimacy -- Apostolic authority in retrospect -- The gospel, the kerygma and the apostle -- The gospel and tradition : I Cor. 15 -- Tradition, gospel and the apostolic ego : Gal. 1 and 2 -- The normative character of the gospel : Philippians and II Corinthians -- The cross as a symbol of power : I Cor. 1:10-4:21 -- The rhetoric of apostolic authority -- Charisma and control : the sociology of apostolic authority
Summary
John Howard Schutz's milestone analysis of Paul's authority shaped a generation of thought about Paul. This insightful work continues to be relevant to Pauline scholarship
