Paul, the law, and the covenant /

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Author / Creator:Das, A. Andrew.
Imprint:Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, c2001.
Description:xix, 342 p. ; 22 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4678250
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ISBN:1565634632 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-316) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Undeserved Grace Versus Strict and Deserving Obedience in Early Judaism
  • Jubilees
  • The Qumran Literature
  • Observance of "All" the Law
  • Forgiveness and Atonement as Mitigating Factors
  • The Distinctiveness of the Sectarian Understanding of the Law
  • Philo
  • The Law, the Requirement of Obedience, and Perfect Obedience
  • The Merciful Framework and Perfect Obedience
  • The Tannaim
  • Rigorous and/or Perfect Obedience in the Tannaim
  • God's Grace and Mercy as a Mitigating Factor
  • The Tension between Deserving Obedience and Undeserved Mercy in the Tannaitic View of Election
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 2. The Compromise of Collapse of Judaism's Gracious Framework
  • 4 Ezra (2 Esdras 3-14)
  • 2 Baruch
  • 3 Baruch
  • 2 Enoch
  • Testament of Abraham
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3. Would Paul the Apostle Affirm Covenantal Nomism's "(Old) Covenant"?
  • Galatians 3:15-17
  • Galatians 4:21-31
  • 2 Corinthians 3:1-18
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4. Would Paul the Apostle Affirm Covenantal Nomism's Emphasis on Israel's Election?
  • An Overview of Romans 9-11
  • Four Approaches to Romans 11:26
  • Implications of Romans 9-11 for Paul's Doctrine of Election
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5. Would Paul the Apostle Affirm Covenantal Nomism's Emphasis on Atoning Sacrifice?
  • The Variety of Old Testament Sacrifice
  • Christian Sacrifice in Paul
  • The Sacrificial Significance of Christ's Work
  • 1 Corinthians 5:7--The Paschal Lamb
  • The Eucharist
  • The Sin Offering--Romans 8:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21
  • Day of Atonement--Romans 3:24-25
  • An Apotropaic Ritual
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6. Galatians 3:10: The Necessity of Perfect Obedience
  • Omitting the Implied Premise
  • Deuteronomy 27:26--The Curse of the Exile on Corporate Israel
  • "Works of the Law"
  • Legalism
  • Obeying "All" the Works of the Law
  • The Law and Faith
  • "All" the Law Elsewhere in Galatians
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 7. Romans 1:18-2:29: Judgment according to Works Apart from Ethnic Privileges
  • Romans 1:18-2:11
  • Romans 2:12-16
  • Romans 2:17-29
  • Excursus on "Works of the Law"
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 8. Romans 3:27-4:8: Justified by God's Grace or by the Doing of the Mosaic Law?
  • The "Law of Works" and the "Law of Faith"
  • The Implications of Romans 4:4-5 for the Law
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 9. Life under the Law according to Philippians 3:2-9 and Romans 7
  • Philippians 3:2-9
  • Romans 7:14-25 in Context
  • Excursus on Nomos in Romans 7
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 10. Romans 9:30-10:8: Israel's Pursuit of the Law
  • The New Perspective on Romans 9:30-10:21
  • Problems with the New Perspective
  • A Reading of Romans 9:30-10:8
  • Romans 9:30-33
  • Romans 10:1-3
  • Romans 10:4
  • Romans 10:5
  • Romans 10:6-8
  • The Relationship between Romans 10:5 and Romans 10:6-8
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index of Modern Authors
  • Index of Ancient Sources