Theodicy and Predestination in Pauline Soteriology

Theodicy and Predestination in Pauline Soteriology PDF Author: Timo Eskola
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532641370
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 375

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Timo Eskola presents a new way of understanding Paul’s soteriology as a theology of predestination: God has cosigned all people to sin and condemnation. There is no basic dualism between the good and the bad. Since everybody needs salvation, the atonement of Christ is proof of God’s ultimate faithfulness.

Theodicy and Predestination in Pauline Soteriology

Theodicy and Predestination in Pauline Soteriology PDF Author: Timo Eskola
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532641370
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 375

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Book Description
Timo Eskola presents a new way of understanding Paul’s soteriology as a theology of predestination: God has cosigned all people to sin and condemnation. There is no basic dualism between the good and the bad. Since everybody needs salvation, the atonement of Christ is proof of God’s ultimate faithfulness.

God's Judgment through the Davidic Messiah

God's Judgment through the Davidic Messiah PDF Author: Myongil Kim
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725280892
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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This dissertation examines the role of the Davidic Messiah, who is the agent of God’s judgment in Romans 1:18—4:25. It may be summarized in two theses: First of all, the Davidic Messiah was expected in the Old Testament and the Second Temple Jewish writings, which establish the foundation for Paul’s Davidic Messiah Christology in Romans. Second, the language in the role of the agent of God’s judgment cannot be identified with the term faithfulness.

Matthean Sets of Parables

Matthean Sets of Parables PDF Author: Peter Yaw Oppong-Kumi
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161517303
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 452

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Revised thesis (doctoral) - Universitèat, Tèubingen, 2010.

The Sabbath and the Sanctuary

The Sabbath and the Sanctuary PDF Author: Jared Calaway
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161523656
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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"Who can enter the sacred and heavenly presence of God? And how? Jared C. Calaway argues that the Letter to the Hebrews joined an ongoing debate between ancient Jewish and emergent Christian groups by engaging and countering priestly frameworks of sacred access that aligned the Sabbath with the sanctuary."--The jacket.

The Identity of God's People and the Paradox of Hebrews

The Identity of God's People and the Paradox of Hebrews PDF Author: Ole Jakob Filtvedt
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161540134
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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Does the letter to the Hebrews display Jewish or Christian identity? Ole Jakob Filtvedt shows that it takes up a traditional Jewish category, namely membership in God's people, and proposes it for its audience as a collective identity but also significantly reshapes that category in light of belief in Jesus. (Publisher).

The Colossian Hymn in Context

The Colossian Hymn in Context PDF Author: Matthew E. Gordley
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161492556
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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The suggestion that the New Testament contains citations of early Christological hymns has long been a controversial issue in New Testament scholarship. As a way of advancing this facet of New Testament research, Matthew E. Gordley examines the Colossian hymn (Col 1:15-20) in light of its cultural and epistolary contexts. As a result of a broad comparative analysis, he claims that Col 1:15-20 is a citation of a prose-hymn which represents a fusion of Jewish and Greco-Roman conventions for praising an exalted figure. A review of hymns in the literature of Second Temple Judaism demonstrates that the Colossian hymn owes a number of features to Jewish modes of praise. Likewise, a review of hymns in the broader Greco-Roman world demonstrates that the Colossian hymn is equally indebted to conventions used for praising the divine in the Greco-Roman tradition. In light of these hymnic traditions of antiquity, the analysis of the form and content of the Colossian hymn shows how the passage fits well into a Greco-Roman context, and indicates that it is best understood as a quasi-philosophical prose-hymn cited in the context of a paraenetic letter. Finally, in view of ancient epistolary and rhetorical theory and practice, an analysis of the role of the hymn in Colossians suggests that the hymn serves a number of significant rhetorical functions throughout the remainder of the letter.

The Departure of an Apostle

The Departure of an Apostle PDF Author: Alexander N. Kirk
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161543111
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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What was Paul's attitude toward his own death? How did he act and what did he say and write in view of it? What hopes did he hold for himself beyond death? Alexander N. Kirk explores these questions through a close reading of four Pauline letters that look ahead to Paul's death and other relevant texts in the first two generations after Paul's death (AD 70-160). The author studies portraits of the departed Paul in Acts, 1 Clement, the letters of Ignatius, Polycarp's letter To the Philippians, and the Martyrdom of Paul. He also examines portraits of the departing Paul in 1 and 2 Corinthians, Philippians, and 2 Timothy, arguing that Paul's death did not primarily present an existential challenge, but a pastoral one. Although touching upon several areas of recent scholarly interest, Alexander N. Kirk sets forth a new research question and fresh interpretations of early Christian and Pauline texts.

Christ the Ideal King

Christ the Ideal King PDF Author: Julien Smith
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161509742
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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A central rhetorical strategy of Ephesians involves the portrayal of Christ as an ideal king who reunites a fractured cosmos and humanity through his reign. In this comprehensive study, Julien Smith shows how this literary characterization unifies the letter's major themes: reconciling humanity with God, uniting Jew and gentile, establishing ecclesiastical harmony, and defeating hostile powers arrayed against the church. The author grounds his analysis in a thorough account of the kingly ideal's powerful contemporary cultural resonance, which was rooted in the widespread yearning within both Greco-Roman and Jewish thought for a golden age inaugurated by a divinely ordained monarch. For Ephesians' author and audience, only Christ the ideal king has power to form identity and transform behavior.

John the Baptist and the Jewish Setting of Matthew

John the Baptist and the Jewish Setting of Matthew PDF Author: Brian C. Dennert
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161540059
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Although recent discussions on Matthew have emphasized the document's setting within Judaism, these studies have not analyzed how the Jewish figure of John the Baptist functions within this setting. Brian Dennert steps into this gap, arguing that Matthew presents Jesus to be the continuation and culmination of John's ministry in order to strengthen the claims of Matthew's group and to vilify the opponents of his group. By doing this he encourages Jews yet to align with Matthew's group (particularly those who esteem the Baptist) and to gravitate away from its opponents. The author examines texts roughly contemporaneous with Matthew which reveal respect given to John the Baptist at the time of Matthew's composition. The examination of Matthew shows that the first Evangelist more closely connects the Baptist to Jesus while highlighting his rejection by Jewish authorities.

Approaching New Testament Texts and Contexts

Approaching New Testament Texts and Contexts PDF Author: Lars Hartman
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161523199
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 412

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Book Description
Collection of texts published previously.