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| ISBN-13: | 9781532608759 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Wipf & Stock Publishers |
| Publication date: | 09/02/2016 |
| Pages: | 432 |
| Sales rank: | 694,793 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d) |
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Table of Contents
Preface xiii
Abbreviations xxiii
1 An invitation to Rediscover Paul's Faith 1
On Reading Paul's Letters 2
Reading as Seeing Dimly in the Mirror of Our Pre-Understandings 3
A Descriptive Reading 6
Studying the Characteristics of Paul's Faith 7
Fundamental Questions for Our Reading of Paul's Letters 9
Believing and Knowing: Convictions and Ideas 10
The Motivating Power of Convictions 12
Convictions Undergirding a Discourse 14
Faith as Convictional Pattern 21
Our Reading of the Pauline Corpus 27
2 Galatians: For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free 31
Galatians and the Modern Reader 32
First Reading: Historical Context 34
Second Reading: Conflicting Systems of Convictions 39
An Emotional Letter 40
Repetitions, Metaphoric Language, Strange Reasonings, Contradictions 42
Systems of Convictions in Conflict 46
Third Reading: There Is Neither Jew nor Greek 48
The Organization of a System of Convictions 49
Freedom and Bondage (Gal. 1:3-5 and 4:1-10) 52
The Gospel: A Freeing Power? 57
The Power of a System of Convictions 58
Being under the Power of the Gospel and Freed by It 60
A Gospel Open to New Revelations? 63
The Gospel in Relation to Judaism and Hellenistic Religions 67
The Gospel and the "Other Gospel" 67
The Gospel and Judaism 67
The Gospel and Hellenistic Religions 69
The Gospel and Pharisaic Judaism 72
Fourth Reading: Works of the Law, Faith, and Righteousness 76
Justified through Faith (Gal. 2:15-16) 77
The Works of the Law 81
Questions for Discerning Paul's System of Convictions 83
3 The Pharisaic Faith and Paul 87
The Convictional Pattern of Pharisaic Judaism 88
Modern Readers and Pharisaism 92
The Multiplication of the Laws 95
Chosen People of a Gracious God 96
The Election 100
The Vocation and the Law 100
A Closed View of Sacred History 104
Discovering the Will of God in New Cultural Situations 109
"The Way to Walk" as the Chosen People 112
Pharisaic Judaism and the Gospel as Systems of Convictions 117
4 First Thessalonians: Beloved and Chosen by God 122
Modern Readers and 1 Thessalonians 124
First Reading: Historical Context 124
Second Reading: The Organization of the Argument 127
Paul, the Thessalonians, God, and the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thess. 1:1-2 and 5:23-28) 128
The Typological Pattern of Paul's System of Convictions (1 Thess. 1:3-3:6) 131
Implementing the Faith (1 Thess. 3:7-5:22) 147
Paul's Faith as Manifested in 1 Thessalonians (4:13-18) 148
5 Philemon and Philippians: Consider Others as Better Than Yourselves 155
Modern Readers and Philemon and Philippians 155
Philemon: First Reading-Historical Context 157
Philemon: Second Reading-The Organization of the Argument 159
Philippians: First Reading-Historical Context 164
Philippians: Second Reading (A)-The Organization of the Argument of a Letter Fragment (3:2-4:1) 168
The Type/Imitator Pattern of the Dialogic Level 169
Paul as Type for the Believers: The Warranting Level 171
Philippians: Second Reading (B)-The Organization of the Argument of the Main Letter 175
An Exhortation to Rejoice: The Dialogic Level 176
A New Vocabulary for the Type/Imitator Pattern: The Warranting Level 178
The Believers' Vocation 186
6 The Cross, the Resurrection, and Scripture 190
The Cross as Reconciliation: Christ as the Center of Paul's Theology 191
The Cross: Salvation or Promise of Salvation? 191
A System of Convictions and Its Expression in Theological Arguments 192
Sacred History as the Framework of Paul's Theological Thinking: Reconciliation and Justification through Faith 194
Scripture, the Kerygma, and the Believers' Experience 208
Scripture as Promise and Type (Galatians 3) 208
Justification as the Overcoming of a Hopeless Situation (Romans 4) 214
The Resurrection and the Believers' Experience (1 Cor. 15:1-9) 222
7 Romans: The Gospel as Power of God for Salvation-An Overall Presentation of Paul's Faith 232
The Characteristics of Paul's Faith 233
A Radical Charismatic Faith 233
An Eschatological Faith 236
A Typological Faith 238
Other Aspects of Paul's System of Convictions 241
The Argument of Romans and Its Historical Context 244
The Nature of This Text 244
Addressing a Conflict between Jewish and Gentile Christians 246
A Letter Sent Also to Ephesus? 250
Evil in Paul's Theological Argument 251
Sinners without Excuse and under the Power of Sin 252
Evil in Sacred History 253
Evil in Paul's System of Convictions 256
The Pagans as Typical Sinners (Rom. 1:18-32) 257
The Jews as Typical Sinners and the Power of Sin (Rom. 7:7-25) 263
The Gospel as Power of God for Salvation 277
Freed horn the Law of Sin and Death 277
The Power of Sin Is the Law 278
Destroying the Power of an Idolatrous System of Convictions 281
The Uniqueness of Christ as the New Type of Divine Intervention 286
Christ as Manifestation of God's Power for the Salvation of the Jews (Rom. 8:1-4) 287
Political Authorities as Servants of God (Rom. 13:1-7) 290
Gentile Believers as Manifestations of God's Power for the Salvation of the Jews (Rom. 11:13-14) 291
Paul as Manifestation of God's Power for the Salvation of the Gentiles 293
8 First and Second Corinthians: Faith, Hope, and Love-Implementing Paul's Faith in the Life of the Church 297
Paul's Stormy Relationship with the Corinthian Church 298
Paul's Defense of the Gospel as Power of Salvation 301
A Special Structure of Authority in the Church (1 Cor. 1-4) 302
Paul's Teaching Deformed by the Corinthians 304
The Corinthians' View of the Cross as Vicarious Sacrifice 306
Faith and Knowledge 310
The Power of the Gospel Unleashed against the Corinthians (2 Cor. 10-13) 312
Ethical Life in a Christian Community 318
Community Life: Faith, Hope, and Love Immorality and the Community of Believers (1 Cor. 5:11-6:20) 328
Other Arguments against Immorality (Phil. 3:17-4:1; 1 Thess, 4:1-8; Gal. 5:13-25) 332
Remain as You Are (1 Cor. 7:1-40) 338
There Is Neither Male nor Female (1 Cor. 11:2-16) 339
The Weak and the Strong (1 Cor. 8:1-11:1) 341
Concluding Remarks 350
Appendix: Chronologies of Paul John A. Darr 352
Notes 361
Selected Bibliography 386
Indexes 397
What People are Saying About This
"I recommend this work with enthusiasm. It is important for two reasons: First, it is the most thorough application of structuralist method to the Pauline epistles as a whole. The application of structuralist categories turns out to be illuminating and fresh. On literary grounds alone this volume is likely to be significant. Second, the theological insights that Patte presents are sometimes of staggering originality and certainly very challenging. They are particularly so at this time when the problem of the finality and uniqueness of Christ is being re-examined. In this respect Patte's work could be seminal."
—W. D. Davies
Professor Emeritus, Duke University
Visiting University Professor, Texas Christian University