The Theology of Paul the Apostle (New Testament)

Front Cover......Page 1
Front Slip......Page 2
Back Slip......Page 3
Back Cover......Page 4
Copyright Details......Page 9
Dedication......Page 10
Table of Contents......Page 11
Preface......Page 18
General Bibliography......Page 22
Romans......Page 28
Galatians......Page 29
Colossians and Philemon:......Page 30
1 and 2 Thessalonians:......Page 31
Abbreviations......Page 32
§1 Prolegomena to a theology of Paul......Page 40
§1.1 Why a theology of Paul?......Page 41
§1.2 What is a "theology of Paul"?......Page 45
§1.3 Can a theology of Paul be written?......Page 52
§1.4 How to write a theology of Paul?......Page 58
§1.5 Toward a theology of Paul......Page 62
§2 God......Page 66
§2.1 God as axiom......Page 67
§2.2 God as one......Page 70
§2.3 Other gods?......Page 72
§2.4 God and the cosmos......Page 77
§2.5 The God of Israel......Page 82
§2.6 God in experience......Page 85
§2.7 Conclusion......Page 88
§3.1 Anthropological presuppositions......Page 90
§3.2 Soma......Page 94
§3.3 Sarx......Page 101
§3.4 Soma and sarx......Page 109
§3.5 Nous and kardia......Page 112
§3.6 Psyche and pneuma......Page 115
§3.7 Summary......Page 117
§4.1 The dark side of humanity......Page 118
§4.2 Adam in Jewish scripture......Page 121
§4.3 Adam in post-biblical Jewish tradition......Page 123
§4.4-9 Adam in Paul's theology......Page 129
§4.4 Romans 1.18-32......Page 130
§4.5 Romans 3.23......Page 132
§4.6 Romans 5.12-21......Page 133
§4.7 Romans 7.7-13......Page 137
§4.8 Romans 8.19-22......Page 139
§4.9 Summary......Page 140
§5.1 The power of evil......Page 141
§5.2 The heavenly powers......Page 143
§5.3 Sin......Page 150
§5.4 The effects of sin — misdirected religion......Page 153
§5.5 The effects of sin — self-indulgence......Page 158
§5.6 The effects of sin — sins......Page 162
§5.7 Death......Page 163
§5.8 In sum......Page 166
§6 The law......Page 167
§6.1 Sin, death, and the law......Page 168
§6.2 Torah, nomos, and ho nomos......Page 170
§6.3 The measure of God's requirement and judgment......Page 172
§6.4 Israel under the law......Page 176
§6.5 A relationship whose time is past......Page 182
§6.6 A law for life? — or death?......Page 189
§6.7 Is the law sin?......Page 194
§6.8 Conclusions......Page 198
§7 Gospel......Page 202
§7.1 Euangelion......Page 203
§7.2 "In accordance with the scriptures"......Page 208
§7.3 Kerygmatic and confessional formulae......Page 213
§7.4 The apocalypse of Jesus Christ......Page 216
§7.5 The eschatologkal "now"......Page 218
§8 Jesus the man......Page 221
§8.1 How much did Paul know or care about the life of Jesus?......Page 222
§8.2 Some a priori considerations......Page 224
§8.3 Echoes of Jesus tradition in Paul......Page 228
§8.4 Jesus......Page 235
§8.5 Messiah......Page 236
§8.6 Adam......Page 238
§8.7 The incarnate Son?......Page 243
§8.8 Conclusion......Page 245
§9 Christ crucified......Page 246
§9.1 As one died......Page 247
§9.2 A sacrifice for sins......Page 251
§9.3 Paul's theology of atoning sacrifice......Page 257
§9.4 The beloved Son......Page 263
§9.5 The curse of the law......Page 264
§9.6 Redemption......Page 266
§9.7 Reconciliation......Page 267
§9.8 Conquest of the powers......Page 269
§9.9 Conclusions......Page 270
§10 The risen Lord......Page 273
§10.1 The resurrection of the crucified......Page 274
§10.2 The last Adam......Page 280
§10.3 Son of God in power......Page 281
§10.4 The Lord......Page 283
§10.5 Jesus as God?......Page 291
§10.6 The life-giving Spirit......Page 299
§10.7 Conclusions......Page 304
§11 The préexistent one......Page 305
§11.1 Divine Wisdom......Page 306
§11.2 Jesus as Wisdom......Page 311
§11.3 Other possible Wisdom passages......Page 316
§11.4 Phil. 2.6-11......Page 320
§11.5 Other possible préexistent Adam passages......Page 327
§11.6 Conclusions......Page 331
§12.1 The coming (parousia) of Christ......Page 333
§12.2 The parousia hope in the Thessalonian letters......Page 337
§12.3 Christ's role in the end events in the later letters......Page 344
§12.4 The delay of the parousia......Page 349
§12.5 Conclusions......Page 352
§13.1 A new epoch......Page 356
13.2 Grace as event......Page 358
§13.3 The new beginning......Page 362
§13.4 Metaphors of salvation......Page 367
§14 Justification by faith......Page 373
§14.1 A new perspective on Paul......Page 374
§14.2 The righteousness of God......Page 379
§14.3 The impact of Paul's conversion......Page 385
§14.4 Works of the law in Judaism......Page 393
§14.5 Not of works......Page 398
§14.6 Self-achieved righteousness?......Page 405
§14.7 By faith alone......Page 410
§14.8 Faith in Christ......Page 418
§14.9 The blessings of Justification......Page 424
§15.1 Christ mysticism......Page 429
§15.2 In Christ, in the Lord......Page 435
§15.3 With Christ......Page 440
§15.4 Complementary formulations......Page 443
§15.5 The corporate Christ......Page 447
§15.6 The consequences of participation in Christ......Page 449
§16 The gift of the Spirit......Page 452
§16.1 The third aspect......Page 453
§16.2 The eschatological Spirit......Page 455
§16.3 Receiving the Spirit......Page 458
§16.4 The experience of the Spirit......Page 465
§16.5 The blessings of the Spirit......Page 473
§16.6 Conclusion......Page 479
§17.1 The traditional view......Page 481
§17.2 Exegetical issues......Page 486
§17.3 An ordo salutis?......Page 494
§17.4 Infant baptism......Page 496
§18.1 Between the times......Page 500
§18.2 Already-not yet......Page 505
§18.3 The divided "I"......Page 511
§18.4 Flesh and Spirit......Page 516
§18.5 Sharing Christ's sufferings......Page 521
§18.6 The process completed......Page 526
§18.7 Conclusions and corollaries......Page 532
§19 Israel (Romans 9-11)......Page 538
§19.1 Has God's word failed (9.1-5)?......Page 539
§19.2 Who is Israel (9.6)?......Page 543
§19.3 The character of Israel's election (9.7-29)......Page 548
§19.4 Israel's misunderstanding of its call (9.30-10.21)......Page 553
§19.5 Israel not abandoned (11.1-24)......Page 558
§19.6 All Israel shall be saved (11.25-36)......Page 565
§19.7 The final goal (15.7-13)......Page 568
§19.8 Conclusions......Page 570
§20 The body of Christ......Page 572
§20.1 Redefining corporate identity......Page 573
§20.2 The church of God......Page 576
§20.3 Community without cult......Page 582
§20.4 The body of Christ......Page 587
§20.5 Charismatic community......Page 591
§20.6 The shared experience of the Spirit......Page 600
§20.7 An unrealistic vision?......Page 601
§21 Ministry and authority......Page 604
§21.1 Charism and office......Page 605
§21.2 Paul's apostolic authority......Page 610
§21.3 The other regular ministries......Page 619
§21.4 The ministry and authority of women......Page 625
§21.5 The authority of the congregation......Page 632
§21.6 Discerning the spirits......Page 633
§21.7 Conclusion......Page 637
§22 The Lord's Supper......Page 638
§22.1 The problem in assessing Paul's theology of the Lord's Supper......Page 639
§22.2 Influence from other religions?......Page 640
§22.3 The origin of the sacrament......Page 645
§22.4 The situation in Corinth......Page 648
§22.5 Paul's theology of the Lord's Supper: spiritual food......Page 652
§22.6 Paul's theology of the Lord's Supper: sharing in the one body......Page 654
§22.7 Paul's theology of the Lord's Supper: christology......Page 659
§23 Motivating principles......Page 664
§23.1 Indicative and imperative......Page 665
§23.2 Once more, the law......Page 670
§23.3 Faith and "the law of faith"......Page 673
§23.4 Spirit and "the law of the Spirit"......Page 681
§23.5 Christ and "the law of Christ"......Page 688
§23.6 Liberty and love......Page 697
§23.7 Traditional wisdom......Page 700
§23.8 Conclusions......Page 707
§24 Ethics in practice......Page 709
§24.1 The social context......Page 711
§24.2 Living within a hostile world — Rom. 12.9-13.14......Page 713
§24.3 Living with fundamental disagreements — Rom. 14.1-15.6......Page 719
§24.4 Living between two worlds: sexual conduct (1 Corinthians 5-6)......Page 728
§24.5 Living between two worlds: marriage and divorce(1 Corinthians 7)......Page 731
§24.6 Living between two worlds: slavery (1 Cor. 7.20-23)......Page 737
§24.7 Living between two worlds: social relations(1 Corinthians 8-10)......Page 740
§24.8 The collection......Page 745
§24.9 Conclusion......Page 750
§25.1 Paul's theology as dialogue......Page 752
§25.2 The stable foundation of Paul's theology......Page 755
§25.3 The fulcrum point of Paul's theology......Page 761
§25.4 Centre and development......Page 768
§25.5 Innovative and lasting features......Page 772
Index of Subjects......Page 778
Index of Modem Authors......Page 784
OLD TESTAMENT......Page 798
APOCRYPHA......Page 806
NEW TESTAMENT......Page 808
PSEUDEPIGRAPHA......Page 841
DEAD SEA SCROLLS......Page 843
EARLY CHRISTIAN WRITINGS......Page 844
CLASSICAL AND HELLENISTIC LITERATURE......Page 845