The Pastoral Epistles with Philemon & Jude

Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible

by Risto Saarinen

Risto Saarinen (Dr. theol., Dr. phil., University of Helsinki) is professor of ecumenical theology at the University of Helsinki and an honorary professor at the University of Aarhus. He is also an ordained pastor of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church and an editorial board member for Dialog: A Journal of Theology and Pro Ecclesia.

General Editor
R. R. Reno (PhD, Yale University) is associate professor of theology at Creighton University. He is the coauthor of Heroism and the Christian Life and has published essays in First Things and Pro Ecclesia.

Projected volumes in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible include

Telford Work (Westmont College) on Deuteronomy Stephen Fowl (Loyola College, Maryland) and Samuel Wells (Duke University) on Ruth & Esther Ellen Charry (Princeton Theological Seminary) and Anne Astell (Purdue University) on Psalms Paul Griffiths (University of Illinois at Chicago) on Song of Songs Kevin Vanhoozer (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) on Jeremiah Robert Jenson (Center of Theological Inquiry) on Ezekiel David Lyle Jeffrey (Baylor University) on Luke Bernd Wannenwetsch (University of Oxford) on 1 & 2 Corinthians Kathryn Greene-McCreight (St. John's Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT) on Galatians John Webster (King's College, University of Aberdeen) on Ephesians George Hunsinger (Princeton Theological Seminary) on Philippians Christopher Seitz (University of St. Andrews) on Colossians Douglas Farrow (McGill University) on 1 & 2 Thessalonians David Hart (Providence College) on Hebrews Timothy George (Beeson Divinity School, Samford University) on James Douglas Harink (The King's University College) on 1 & 2 Peter

Genres: Theology, Reference

272 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2008

About the author

Prof. Saarinen’s research focuses on two distinct areas: in ecumenism, he publishes mostly on the bilateral dialogues of the Lutheran churches. He also regularly update his Homepage on the various ongoing Lutheran-Orthodox dialogues. In historical scholarship, he publishes on late medieval, Renaissance and Reformation thought. His recent historical work involves the concepts of will, freedom and self-control, so-called “philosophical psychology,” and the theological applications of gift exchange, gratitude and hospitality. As with freedom and gift exchange, in some cases historical topics intersect with modern ecumenical and theological discussions.