Paul the Apostle: his life and legacy in their Roman context

The life. From Pharisee to Apostle

Communities in the making

Paul's life in its Roman context

The legend. Competing stories about Paul in late antiquity

Paul the scriptural authority: contradictory discourses

How the West got Paul wrong

Conclusion: going beyond the epitaph

Appendix 1. Extant writings attributed to Saint Paul in rough chronological order

Appendix 2. Reconstructing Paul's Corinthian correspondence: a puzzle

Appendix 3. Ancient Christian works containing Pauline traditions and legends.