Reference

The working apparatus behind the articles: a timeline of Paul's life set against the events of Rome and Judaea, a glossary of the names and terms that recur, questions for study, and the sources the book draws on.

The back matter of the book, adapted for the web. Use these pages alongside the chapters.

  • Timeline of Paul’s life

    Paul's life from his birth in Tarsus to his death in Rome, year by year, set beside the emperors and the governors of Judaea whose rule framed it. Each entry links to the article that discusses it.

  • Glossary

    The names, places and terms that recur across the articles, from the Greek of Paul's world to the Arabic of the Islamic tradition. Each is defined as the book uses it and linked to the article where it matters most.

  • Study guide

    Questions for every article, for study circles, for classes and for readers working alone. They follow the book's method of questioning: each asks what the evidence shows, and each can be answered from the article it accompanies.

  • Sources

    The primary texts and the scholarship the book draws on, from Paul's letters and the early Christian writers to the Muslim scholars who wrote on him and the modern historians of the New Testament. Every source the articles cite is listed here.