Divine and human agency in Paul and his cultural environment /
Divine and human agency in Paul and his cultural environment / [print]
edited by John M. G. Barclay and Simon J. Gathercole.
- London ; T and T Clark, (c)2008.
- 208 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Library of New Testament studies ; Early Christianity in context 335. T & T Clark biblical studies .
- Library of New Testament studies ; 335. Library of New Testament studies. Early Christianity in context. T & T Clark biblical studies. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction Inner-Jewish debate on the tension between divine and human agency in second temple Judaism Predestination and free will in the theology of the Dead Sea Scrolls Tension between God's command and Israel's obedience as reflected in the early rabbinic literature Paul's anthropological "pessimism" in its Jewish context Constructing an antithesis : Pauline and other Jewish perspectives on divine and human agency Self-sufficiency and power : divine and human agency in Epictetus and Paul "By the grace of God I am what I am" : grace and agency in Philo and Paul Sin in God's economy : agencies in Romans 1 and 7 Epilogue: an essay in Pauline meta-ethics John M. G. Barclay -- Gabriele Boccaccini -- Phillip S. Alexander -- Friedrich Avemarie -- Stephen Westerholm -- Francis Watson -- Troels Engberg-Pedersen -- John M. G. Barclay -- Simon Gathercole -- J. Louis Martyn.
This title re-examines Paul within contemporary Jewish debate on the topic of divine grace and its relation to human agency.
9780567084439
2008277971
GBA745151 bnb
Bible.--Epistles of Paul--Theology.
Bible.--Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation etc.
Asthenia--Biblical teaching.
Free will and determinism--Biblical teaching.
BS2655 BS2655.G259.D585 2008
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction Inner-Jewish debate on the tension between divine and human agency in second temple Judaism Predestination and free will in the theology of the Dead Sea Scrolls Tension between God's command and Israel's obedience as reflected in the early rabbinic literature Paul's anthropological "pessimism" in its Jewish context Constructing an antithesis : Pauline and other Jewish perspectives on divine and human agency Self-sufficiency and power : divine and human agency in Epictetus and Paul "By the grace of God I am what I am" : grace and agency in Philo and Paul Sin in God's economy : agencies in Romans 1 and 7 Epilogue: an essay in Pauline meta-ethics John M. G. Barclay -- Gabriele Boccaccini -- Phillip S. Alexander -- Friedrich Avemarie -- Stephen Westerholm -- Francis Watson -- Troels Engberg-Pedersen -- John M. G. Barclay -- Simon Gathercole -- J. Louis Martyn.
This title re-examines Paul within contemporary Jewish debate on the topic of divine grace and its relation to human agency.
9780567084439
2008277971
GBA745151 bnb
Bible.--Epistles of Paul--Theology.
Bible.--Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation etc.
Asthenia--Biblical teaching.
Free will and determinism--Biblical teaching.
BS2655 BS2655.G259.D585 2008