Ryan Schellenberg, Ph.D., assistant professor of biblical and religious studies, published “τὸ ἐν λόγῳ ἰδιωτικὸν τοῦ Ἀποστόλου: Revisiting Patristic Testimony on Paul’s Rhetorical Education.” Novum Testamentum 54 (2012): 354–68.View the abstract at booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/10.1163/15685365-12341403;jsessionid=1q14v154iric9.x-brill-live-01

Pieces of the whole

What the pieces tell

Paul ran the automotive department at a chain discount store long since swallowed by a larger fish in the retail sea. Older, around for years and out of favor with the current leadership, he was admired by employees who respected his experience and saw quiet nobility in the way he weathered marginalization by lesser managers.

Paul recruited one young man from neighboring paint and hardware, encouraging him with fatherly conversation and a small commission on each tire he sold.