Paul and the Salvation of the Individual (Biblical Interpretation Series)

PAUL AND THE SALVATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 10
The Increasing Emphasis on the Group in New Testament Studies......Page 12
The Use of the Social Sciences in New Testament Studies—Some Preliminary Concerns......Page 17
The Purpose of the Present Study......Page 21
Methodology & Approach......Page 23
Part I: THE SELF AND INDIVIDUALITY IN THE HELLENISTIC WORLD......Page 32
The Primacy of the Self......Page 34
Conclusions......Page 39
The Self in the Ancient World......Page 41
The Shame Culture of the Ancient World......Page 50
Individualism in the First Century......Page 57
Summary: The First Century Situation......Page 61
Conclusions......Page 66
The Development of Religion in the Ancient World......Page 69
Religion in the Hellenistic World......Page 72
Conclusions......Page 78
Judaism in the Hellenistic World......Page 79
Individualist and Corporate Elements in Jewish Tradition......Page 84
The Qumran Community......Page 92
Conclusions......Page 95
Conclusion to Part I......Page 97
Part 2: SELECTED TEXTS IN ROMANS 1–8: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN PAULINE THOUGHT......Page 100
Introduction......Page 102
Introduction......Page 103
Recent Assumptions Regarding the Background to Romans......Page 105
Recent Approaches to Romans Stress the Collective......Page 107
Collective and Individualistic Themes......Page 116
Tensions in Rome?......Page 117
A Consideration of Paul......Page 120
Conclusion......Page 124
Introduction......Page 126
δικαιοσύνη and δίκαιος: Relational Concepts......Page 128
Righteousness in the Context of Jewish Sectarianism......Page 131
Justification......Page 133
Paul's Use of Righteousness Language......Page 136
Collective Interpretations of Romans 1:16, 17......Page 142
Individualist Interpretations......Page 148
Conclusion......Page 157
Introduction and Context......Page 159
Faith in the Old Testament and Judaism......Page 160
The Meaning of Faith for Paul......Page 165
Focus on Verses 21–23......Page 169
Covenantal Theology Leads to a Soteriology of the Individual......Page 174
Sociological Interpretations of Faith......Page 179
Conclusions......Page 182
Introduction......Page 184
Collective Interpretations......Page 185
Romans 7—Primary Focus is the Individual......Page 198
The "I"—Paul and His Readers......Page 203
The Adam Story or the Story of Israel?......Page 206
Introduction: The Present Tense and the Personal Pronoun......Page 209
The Danger of Falling Back into Law Observance......Page 211
The Immature Christian?......Page 216
Summary of the Argument in verses 14-25......Page 218
Conclusions: Romans 7—Personal & Collective Aspects......Page 221
Introduction......Page 226
Part I: The Self and Individuality in the Hellenistic World......Page 227
Part II: Selected Texts in Romans 1-8—The Emphasis on the Individual in Pauline Thought......Page 231
Conclusion......Page 239
Texts, Versions and Reference Works......Page 242
General Bibliography......Page 243
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M......Page 255
W......Page 256
Z......Page 257