Purpose and Cause in Pauline Exegesis - Romans 1.16-4.25 and a New Approach to the Letters

Klappentext Presents a new method for studying a key section of Paul's letter to the Romans. Zusammenfassung This book is about how to read Paul's letters as first-century epistles. A method is worked out by studying Romans 1.16-4.25. The result is a presentation of Romans as a highly practical letter! in which we see justification by grace through faith as theology at work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations; 1. Asking new exegetical questions; 2. Exegesis of Romans 1.16-4.25: The basic conception and its problems; 3. Romans 1.16-4.25: what do we want to know?; 4. The basis for separating presuppositions from intended address; 5. How to trace what Paul was intending to say to the Romans; 6. Working from the problems of interpretation within the justification framework; 7. Paul's purpose in creating the text; 8. The nature of the text; 9. Hypothesis describing Romans 1.16-4.25; 10. The teleological exposition of Romans 1.16-4.25; 11. Testing the teleological reading; 12. The causal exposition of Romans 1.16-4.25; 13. Review and conclusion; Select bibliography; General index; Index of biblical and other ancient literature.

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• Authors: Wendy Dabourne, Dabourne Wendy
• Assisted by: John Court (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2005
• EAN: 9780521018937
• ISBN: 978-0-521-01893-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Society for New Testament Stud; Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Bible readings, selections and meditations