Torah in the Ethics of Paul

Torah in the Ethics of Paul
Author: Martin Meiser
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2012-07-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567374130

This volume presents European perspectives on the pivotal role of the Torah in the Ethics of Paul

Torah in the Ethics of Paul

Torah in the Ethics of Paul
Author: Martin Meiser
Publisher: T&T Clark
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-01-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780567127365

The relationship between Paul and Torah is often discussed in terms of Paul's theology of salvation. However it is also important in Pauline ethics. Whilst some scholars dismiss this because of a paucity of Old Testament quotations in Paul, others hint at the consensus between Paul and early Jewish tradition concerning the content of single commands. Each of these positions holds consequences for describing the relationship between Paul and Judaism in general. In order to clarify the discussion the contributors to this volume distinguish strictly between various levels of Pauline theology: the correspondence of single demands within Pauline and early Jewish ethics concerning the content, the rationale of these single demands in comparison, and the general hermeneutic basis of ethics. This is done in the context of essays on the key Pauline passages pertaining to the debate. As such this volume presents an up-to-date window into the current European debate surrounding Paul, Torah and Ethics - and into the state of discussion surrounding Paul's place within Judaism.

Moral Formation According to Paul

Moral Formation According to Paul
Author: James W. Thompson
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2011-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0801039029

A leading biblical scholar shows that Paul offers a coherent moral vision based on both the story of Christ and the norms of the law.

New Testament Theology

New Testament Theology
Author: Frank J. Matera
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 066423044X

In this systematic, book-by-book exploration of the theology of each New Testament writing, Frank J. Matera explores theological diversity and unity in the writings of the New Testament. After an introduction to the history and method of New Testament theology, he explains and describes the theologies of the Synoptic, Pauline, and Johannine traditions, as well as the rich theology of other New Testament voices: Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles, and the book of Revelation. Integrating both Protestant and Catholic approaches, this work provides students, pastors, and scholars a comprehensive view of the New Testament that is rich in exegetical and theological insight.

Seculosity

Seculosity
Author: David Zahl
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506449441

At the heart of our current moment lies a universal yearning, writes David Zahl, not to be happy or respected so much as enough--what religions call "righteous." To fill the void left by religion, we look to all sorts of everyday activities--from eating and parenting to dating and voting--for the identity, purpose, and meaning once provided on Sunday morning. In our striving, we are chasing a sense of enoughness. But it remains ever out of reach, and the effort and anxiety are burning us out. Seculosity takes a thoughtful yet entertaining tour of American "performancism" and its cousins, highlighting both their ingenuity and mercilessness, all while challenging the conventional narrative of religious decline. Zahl unmasks the competing pieties around which so much of our lives revolve, and he does so in a way that's at points playful, personal, and incisive. Ultimately he brings us to a fresh appreciation for the grace of God in all its countercultural wonder.

Paul

Paul
Author: Paula Fredriksen
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2017-08-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0300231369

A groundbreaking new portrait of the apostle Paul, from one of today’s leading historians of antiquity Often seen as the author of timeless Christian theology, Paul himself heatedly maintained that he lived and worked in history’s closing hours. His letters propel his readers into two ancient worlds, one Jewish, one pagan. The first was incandescent with apocalyptic hopes, expecting God through his messiah to fulfill his ancient promises of redemption to Israel. The second teemed with ancient actors, not only human but also divine: angry superhuman forces, jealous demons, and hostile cosmic gods. Both worlds are Paul’s, and his convictions about the first shaped his actions in the second. Only by situating Paul within this charged social context of gods and humans, pagans and Jews, cities, synagogues, and competing Christ-following assemblies can we begin to understand his mission and message. This original and provocative book offers a dramatically new perspective on one of history’s seminal figures.

Jewish Law in Gentile Churches

Jewish Law in Gentile Churches
Author: Markus Bockmuehl
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2000-11-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780567087348

Why did the Gentile church keep Old Testament commandments about sex and idolatry, but disregard many others, like those about food or ritual purity? If there were any binding norms, what made them so, and on what basis were they articulated?In this important study, Markus Bockmuehl approaches such questions by examining the halakhic (Jewish legal) rationale behind the ethics of Jesus, Paul and the early Christians. He offers fresh and often unexpected answers based on careful biblical and historical study. His arguments have far-reaching implications not only for the study of the New Testament, but more broadly for the relationship between Christianity and Judaism.

Paul and the Law

Paul and the Law
Author: Brian S. Rosner
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2013-05-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830895647

Brian S. Rosner seeks to build bridges between old and new perspectives on Paul with this biblical-theological account of the apostle's complex relationship with Jewish law. Rosner argues that Paul reevaluates the Law of Moses, including its repudiation as legal code, its replacement by other things, and its reappropriation as prophecy and wisdom.

Obeying the Truth

Obeying the Truth
Author: John M. G. Barclay
Publisher: Regent College Pub.
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2005
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

This volume probes the social context of Paul's letter to Galatians in order to determine the character and purpose of the moral instruction Paul gives to its recipients. Here the new perspectives on Paul and the Law are fully integrated with a detailed exegesis of Galatians, shedding light on the crisis Paul addressed and on the whole character of Pauline ethics.

Paul and Judaism Revisited

Paul and Judaism Revisited
Author: Preston M. Sprinkle
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2013-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830827099

How far did Paul stray from the view of salvation handed down to him in the Jewish tradition? Following a hunch from E.P. Sanders's seminal book Paul and Palestinian Judaism,Preston Sprinkle finds buried in the Old Testament's Deuteronomic and prophetic perspectives a key that starts to turn the rusted lock on Paul's critique of Judaism.