The Religion of Paul the Apostle From: Journal of Biblical Literature | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: Ellington, Dustin W | Copyright Society of Biblical Literature Winter 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The Religion of Paul the Apostle, by John Ashton. New Haven/London: Yale University Press, 2000. Pp. x + 261. $28.50

The Oxford scholar John Ashton is well known for his work on the Fourth Gospel. With this book, Ashton turns his attention to Paul. Ashton attempts to understand the apostle's religious life by comparing Paul's experiences with shamanism. In so doing, Ashton hopes to shed light not only on Paul's religion but also on the genesis and early growth of the Christian religio...

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