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This book advances the interpretation of Romans by exploring how the Apostle Paul quoted, alluded to, or "echoed" the Jewish Scriptures. Contributors apply recent methodological and interpretive methods in intertextuality to advance our understanding of Paul’s Letter to the Romans and suggest avenues for continued research and discussion.
List of contents
Introduction: Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in Romans
- A. Andrew Das
1. Habakkuk 2:4 in Romans: Echoes, Allusions, and Rewriting
- Roy E. Ciampa
2. Paul's Use of Deutero-Isaiah in Romans 2:24 and in the Gospel of Romans
- B. J. Oropeza
3. To David? Paul's Use of Composite Quotations in Romans 3:10-18: Taking the Context into Account
- Michael Graham
4. ?e?? ?µa?t?a? As the Sin-Offering in Romans 8:3: A Critique
- A. Andrew Das
5. The Interceding Spirit: Reevaluating the Background of Rom 8:26-27
- Joseph R. Dodson
6. The Isaianic New Exodus Wisdom Polemic in Romans 9-11
- Steven P. Sullivan
7. Who Do You Think You Are? Paul's Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9:20-21
- Brian Abasciano
8. Righteousness by Faith, Not by the Law: Paul's Argument from Scripture in Romans 10:1-8
- Harry Alan Hahne
9. Agency and Obduracy: A Comparison of Romans 11:8 And 1QIsa 6:9-10
- Stuart B. Langley
10. Echoes and Allusions to the Jewish Scriptures in Paul's Ethical Discourse
About the author
Linda L. Belleville is adjunct professor of New Testament at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.A. Andrew Das is Niebuhr Distinguished Chair and professor of Religious Studies at Elmhurst University.Linda L. Belleville is adjunct professor of New Testament at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.A. Andrew Das is Niebuhr Distinguished Chair and professor of Religious Studies at Elmhurst University.B. J. Oropeza is professor of biblical studies at Azusa Pacific University and Seminary in Azusa, California.
Summary
This book advances the interpretation of Romans by exploring how the Apostle Paul quoted, alluded to, or "echoed" the Jewish Scriptures. Contributors apply recent methodological and interpretive methods in intertextuality to advance our understanding of Paul’s Letter to the Romans and suggest avenues for continued research and discussion.
