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Informationen zum Autor Sarah Whittle is Lecturer in Biblical Studies at Nazarene Theological College, Manchester. She is also chair of the British New Testament Conference's Paul Seminar. Klappentext This study illustrates how Paul reworks Old Testament citations in Romans to incorporate the Gentiles into Israel's covenant-renewal texts. Zusammenfassung This study considers Paul's designation of the community in Rome as 'holy ones' in relation to the Old Testament! particularly events at Mount Sinai consecrating the people of Israel as God's holy people. Sarah Whittle illustrates how Paul reworks citations from Deuteronomy! Hosea! and Isaiah to incorporate the Gentiles into Israel's covenant-renewal texts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; Part I. Romans 9-11: Paul's Covenant-Renewal Hermeneutics: 2. Romans 9:24-25: Hosea foretells the renewal of the covenant and the inclusion of the Gentiles; 3. Romans 10:5-13: righteousness by faith and the covenant renewal of Deuteronomy 30; 4. Romans 11:26-27: the coming of Isaiah's 'redeemer', and the covenant to deal with Israel's sin; Part II. Romans 12-15: Covenant Renewal and Consecration: 5. Romans 12:1-2: sacrificed bodies, the transformed mind, and the renewed covenant; 6. Romans 13:8-10: neighbour love, holiness, and the law's fulfilment; 7. Romans 15:7-13: God's faithfulness in Christ at the renewal of the covenant and the constitution of a people; 8. Romans 15:15-16: Paul's priestly ministry and the offering of the Gentiles; 9. Conclusion.
