The chosen people : election, Paul, and Second Temple Judaism / A. Chadwick Thornhill. [print]

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Thornhill, A. Chadwick, 1983- [Author]

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text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780830840830

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BS2655.T512.T467 2015
BS2655

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God chose whom? election and the individual -- Who are the people of God? -- Who's in and who's out? election and conditions -- How big a tent? -- Whose turn is it? election and responsibility -- Rereading Romans 8:26-11:36 -- Where do we go from here?

Subject: One of the central touchstones of Second Temple Judaism is election. The Jews considered themselves a people set apart for God's special purpose. So it is not surprising that this concept plays such an important role in Pauline theology. In this careful and provocative study, Chad Thornhill considers how Second Temple understandings of election influenced key Pauline texts. Thornhill seeks to establish the thought patterns of the ancient texts regarding election, with sensitivity to social, historical and literary factors. He carefully considers questions of "extent" (ethnic/national or remnant), the relationship to the individual (corporate or individual in focus), and the relationship to salvation (divine/human agency and the presence of "conditions"). Thornhill looks at the markers or conditions that defined various groups, and considers whether election was viewed by ancient authors as merited, given graciously or both. Thorough and measured, the author contends that individual election is not usually associated with a "soteriological" status but rather with the quality of the individual (or sometimes group) in view --

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	Non-fiction	BS2655.J4T55 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001757059

The missing link in election -- God chose whom? election and the individual -- Who are the people of God? -- Who's in and who's out? election and conditions -- How big a tent? -- Whose turn is it? election and responsibility -- Rereading Romans 8:26-11:36 -- Where do we go from here?

One of the central touchstones of Second Temple Judaism is election. The Jews considered themselves a people set apart for God's special purpose. So it is not surprising that this concept plays such an important role in Pauline theology. In this careful and provocative study, Chad Thornhill considers how Second Temple understandings of election influenced key Pauline texts. Thornhill seeks to establish the thought patterns of the ancient texts regarding election, with sensitivity to social, historical and literary factors. He carefully considers questions of "extent" (ethnic/national or remnant), the relationship to the individual (corporate or individual in focus), and the relationship to salvation (divine/human agency and the presence of "conditions"). Thornhill looks at the markers or conditions that defined various groups, and considers whether election was viewed by ancient authors as merited, given graciously or both. Thorough and measured, the author contends that individual election is not usually associated with a "soteriological" status but rather with the quality of the individual (or sometimes group) in view --

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