Apostle ­with ­clipped ­wings?

PAUL:
A very brief history
By John M. G. Barclay
SPCK. 92 pages. £7.99.
ISBN 978 0 281 076 079

This little book lives up to its subtitle: it is very brief, and, as advertised, it is a history rather than a theology of Paul.

Barclay is a world-renowned scholar of Paul, and this little book reflects two of his particular interests: the historical and social setting of the New Testament, and the history of NT interpretation.