Paul, Judaism, and Judgment According to Deeds

This 1999 study is devoted exclusively to the topic of 'judgment according to deeds' in Paul and Judaism.

List of contents

Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Judgment According to Deeds in Jewish Literature: 1. The use of the motif in the Jewish scriptures; 2. The use of the motif in the Old Testament pseudepigrapha; 3. The use of the motif in the Qumran literature; Part II. Judgment According to Deeds in Paul's Letters: 4. Judgment according to deeds in Paul's letter to the Romans; 5. Judgment according to deeds in 1 Corinthians; 6. Judgment according to deeds in 2 Corinthians and Colossians; 7. Paul and a Jewish motif: conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography; Subject index; Index of passages.

About the author

Kent L. Yinger, retired Professor of New Testament at Portland Seminary (George Fox University), is the author of The New Perspective on Paul: An Introduction (2011) and God and Human Wholeness: Perfection in Biblical and Theological Tradition (2019).

Summary

This 1999 book explores the thought of Paul and Judaism on the subject of divine judgment according to works. How can Paul say we will be saved by grace through faith, and also that we will be judged according to our deeds? This book explains the apparent contradiction.

Product details

• Authors: Kent L Yinger, Kent L. Yinger
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.01.2013
• EAN: 9780521632430
• ISBN: 978-0-521-63243-0
• No. of pages: 334
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 603 g
• Series: Society for New Testament Stud; Society for New Testament Stud
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works