Abstract

"Corresponding Sense" investigates various issues to do with the study of Paul in the New Testament from the perspective of Hans-Georg Gadamer s philosophical hermeneutics. Alongside theoretical and practical development of Gadamer s philosophy, the book deals with the following New Testament topics: assumptions concerning the background story of the letter to Philemon, the foundation of the Colossian church and the route of Paul s third missionary journey, rhetorical strategy in the presentation of Paul and Barnabas s first missionary journey, Paul s interaction with Egyptian religion in Romans, and the relation of the letter of James to Paul s theology and career.