The Meaning of Righteousness in Paul: A Linguistic and Theological Enquiry (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series (No. 20))

Cover......Page 1
Frontmatter......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 12
The state of the question......Page 14
The method of the present study......Page 27
The nature of Hebrew justice......Page 30
Analysis of vocabulary......Page 31
The meaning of righteousness......Page 49
Appended Note 1: The connection between God's and Man's righteousness......Page 57
Appended Note 2: Wisdom and righteousness......Page 58
The verb......Page 60
[GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA][GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON][GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA]ú[GREEK SMALL LETTER NU][GREEK SMALL LETTER ETA] and [GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA]í[GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA][GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON][GREEK SMALL LETTER FINAL SIGMA]......Page 61
The verb [GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA][GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON]u[GREEK SMALL LETTER NU]......Page 65
The non-verbal forms......Page 72
Appended Note 3: The inadequacy of [GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA][GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON][GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA]ú[GREEK SMALL LETTER NU][GREEK SMALL LETTER ETA]......Page 80
4 - Later Judaism II: Intertestamental writings......Page 83
Greek and Hebrew: Sirach......Page 84
The Greek books of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha......Page 86
The Hebrew writings of the Intertestamental period......Page 98
Intertestamental writings -- teaching......Page 107
Appended Note 5: Genesis 15.6 in later Judaism......Page 116
Philo......Page 118
Josephus......Page 123
The root [HEBREW LETTER QOF][HEBREW LETTER RESH][HEBREW LETTER TSADI]......Page 125
The root [HEBREW LETTER HE][HEBREW LETTER KAF][HEBREW LETTER ZAYIN]......Page 132
The relation between Hebrew and Aramaic in Targum Onkelos......Page 133
The doctrine of merits......Page 135
Appended Note 6: The merits of the martyrs......Page 139
Analysis of use: the verb [GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA][GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA]ó[GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA]......Page 141
Analysis of use: the noun [GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA][GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON][GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA]ú[GREEK SMALL LETTER NU][GREEK SMALL LETTER ETA]......Page 143
Analysis of use: [GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA]í[GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA][GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER OMICRON][GREEK SMALL LETTER FINAL SIGMA] and [GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA][GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA][GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA]í[GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA][GREEK SMALL LETTER FINAL SIGMA]......Page 149
The meaning of righteousness in the non-Pauline writings......Page 155
Justification in the non-Pauline writings......Page 157
Appended Note 7: Righteousness and eschatology in non-Pauline writings......Page 158
8 - Paul: Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Ephesians, the Pastorals, and Corinthians......Page 160
Philippians......Page 161
Appended Note 8: Faith of Christ or in Christ?......Page 164
Colossians and Thessalonians......Page 165
Ephesians......Page 166
The Pastoral Epistles......Page 167
The Corinthian letters......Page 169
Summary of results......Page 175
The Corporate Christ......Page 177
The basic contention......Page 181
10 - Galatians......Page 185
Appended Note 9: Abraham and the reckoning of faith......Page 193
11 - Romans......Page 199
Appended Note 11: A pre-Pauline formula in Rom. 3.21--31?......Page 222
Appended Note 12: The passing over of former sins, Rom. 3.25......Page 223
Conclusion......Page 225
Appendix I - Antonyms......Page 226
Appendix II - The Apostolic Fathers......Page 227
Bibliography......Page 230
Index of passages cited......Page 244
Index of authors......Page 265