The sixth volume in this series deals with the letters that are generally attributed to the apostle Paul. This formidable collection explores such topics as gender, sexuality, marriage, the physical body, leadership, economic justice, Jewish-Christian relations, metaphors of birth and motherhood, adoption, and slavery.

The contributors to this volume include Daniel Boyarin, Kathleen E. Corley, Beverly Roberts Geventa, Richard R. Hays, Faith Kirkham Hawkins, Margaret Y. MacDonald, Luzia Sutter Rehmann, Luise Schottroff, Diana Swancutt, and Sara B.C. Winter. The volume is introduced by Amy-Jill Levine and contains a comprehensive bibliography.