Christology and Ethics in Galatians - Love and the Shared Self

In this study, Logan Williams explores Paul's Christology and ethics beyond the egoism-altruism dichotomy. He provides a fresh evaluation Christological material in Paul to show that Paul's ethics do not idealise self-sacrifice but are oriented towards the construction of a relationship of shared selves.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The self, the other, and the telos of prosocial action: Paul and ethicists ancient and modern; 3. The self-gift of a crucified Messiah; 4. The self-sharing Messiah; 5. Paul's incarnational ethic; 6. Conclusion.

About the author

Logan Williams is Kirby Laing Research Fellow in New Testament at University of Aberdeen. He previously was a lecturer at University of Exeter and a postdoctoral fellow at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Product details

• Authors: Williams Logan
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.11.2025
• EAN: 9781009373388
• ISBN: 978-1-009-37338-8
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Israel, Christianity, Sacred texts, Christianity: sacred texts and revered writings, Relating to Christian people and groups, BCE to c 500 CE, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General, c 1 to c 500 CE