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In this book, the contributors explore Paul’s message and theology within the context of Second Temple Judaism from both traditional and contemporary viewpoints.
List of contents
Part 1: Paul the Apostle in the Context of Complexities and Variedness of Second Temple Judaism
Chapter 1 God Is Jewish, but Gentiles Don't Have To Be: Ethnicity and Eschatology in Paul's Gospel Paula Fredriksen
Chapter 2 The Anti-Judaic Moment in the "Pauline" Doctrine of Justification - A (Protestant) Misinterpretation of the Relevant Statements in Paul's Letters Michael Bachmann
Chapter 3 From Nomos to Logos: Torah in First Century Jewish Texts Shayna Sheinfeld
Chapter 4 Does Paul Need to Be a Covenantal Jew in Order to Be a Jew? Isaac W. Oliver
Chapter 5 Paul in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Some Considerations Regarding Paul's Position Within Judaism Jörg Frey
Chapter 6 Jesus, Paul, and the Pharisees: Observations on Their Commonalities and Their Understanding of Torah Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr
Part 2: The Particular Issues of Paul's Message within Second Temple Judaism
Chapter 7 Abraham in the Divine Purpose according to Paul: the Reception of Abraham Tradition in Romans 4 and Romans
About the author
František Ábel is professor of New Testament at the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava, SlovakiaFrantišek Ábel is professor of New Testament at the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava, SlovakiaKathy Ehrensperger is research fellow at the Faculty of Theology, University of Basel, Switzerland.Shayna Sheinfeld is assistant professor of religion at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Summary
In this book, the contributors explore Paul’s message and theology within the context of Second Temple Judaism from both traditional and contemporary viewpoints.
