Paul and the Gift / John M. G. Barclay. [print]

THE MULTIPLE MaineANINGS OF GIFT AND GRACE The anthropology and history of the gift The gift in anthropological perspective Mauss and "the gift" ; The anthropology of "gift" post-mauss Gift and reciprocity in the Greco-Roman world Greek reciprocity and the limits of the gift Civic euergetism Roman patronage Were the Jews different? - Stoic solutions to the problems of the gift The emergence of the western "pure" gift Conclusions The perfections of gift/grace Perfecting a concept six perfections of grace grace as a poyvalent symbol Interpreting Paul on grace: shifting patterns of perfection Marcion Augustine Early works on Romans Further wrestling with Romans 9: Ad Simplicianum The pelagian controversy Against the massillians - Luther The cntext Not by works of the law - But by faith in Jesus Christ The Lutheran perfections of grace Calvin Grace in creation, providence, and history Grace in justification grace in sanctification Calvin's perfections of grace From Barth to Martyn Karl Barth Rudolf Bultmann Ernst Kasemann J. Louis Martyn Sanders and the new perspective on Paul E. P. Sanders The new perspective on Paul Recent discussions of Paul and grace After the new perspective Alain Badiou new research on grace and benefaction in the Roman world Summary and Conclusions to part I.

II. DIVINE GIFT Indiana SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM The wisdom of Solomon Death and the question of justice (1:1-6:11) ; Wisdom, the ultimate gift (6:12-10:21) ; Divine equity in the Exodus events (10:15-19:22) ; The correlation of mercy and justice (1:21-12:22) Philo of Alexandria Ground rules in the interpretation of divine gift God as the sole and singular cause of abundant good The fitting gift Israel and the reward of the wise and virtuous Philo's perfection of grace The Qumran Hodayot (1QHa) ; Introduction The worthlessness of the human The goodness of God Predetermination and the design of the cosmos Conclusions Pseudo-philo, Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum Covenant promises that cannot fail ; why Israel is special The mercy of God Ezra The desolation of Zion and the world to come (episode 1): 3.1-5.20 Election and future judgment ; (episode 2): 5.21-6.35 Mercy and justice in a two-age framework (episode 3): 6.36-9.25 Breakthrough to a bifocal vision (episode 4): 9.26-10.59 The messianic future (episodes 5 and 6): 11.1-13.58 Ezra as agent of Revelation (episode 7): 14.1-50 Conclusions The diverse dynamics of grace in second temple Judaism summary diversity and debate Beyond covenantal nomism Placing Paul in the mix.

III. GeorgiaLATIANS: THE CHRIST-GIFT AND THE RECALIBRATION OF WORTH Configuring Galatians Gift in Galatians The conflict in Galatia Pauline polarities Four readings of Galatians Luther Dunn Martyn Kahl The Christ-Gift and the calibration of norms (Galatians 1-2) ; Greeting in grace (1:5) ; The good new and the disjunction of divine from human norms (1:6-12) ; Paul's call as the drama of an incongruous gift (1:13-24) ; Jerusalem and the relativization of previous cultural capital (2:1-10) ; The antioch incident and the suspension of the Torah as norm (2:11-21) ; The Antioch incident the logic of 2:15-21 Galatians 2:15-16 Galatians 2:17-21 The Christ-gift, the law, and the promise (Galatians 3:1-5:12, with 6:11-18) ; The Christ-gift and the refusal of pre-constituted systems of worth Galatians 3:1-5 Galatians 5:2-6 Galatians 6:1-16 Galatians 3:26-28 Galatians 4:12-20 The Christ-event and the story of the law The disticntion between Torah and promise the incapacity of the Torah to create worth The Christ-event as the fulfillment of the promise Divine promise and human history: narrative trajectory and radical caesura The christological re-reading of scripture A unique place for Israel? ; Conclusions The new community as the expression of the gift (Galatians 5:13-6:10) ; Freedom fro the Spirit's regime of love Flesh and Spirit Freedom for slavery Love and the law of Christ From rivalry to reciprocal support The competitive quest for honor Paul' counter-strategy Social practice as the realization of the gift Conclusions to Part III.

IV. ROMANS: ISRAEL, THE GENTILES, AND GOD'S CREATIVE GIFT The creative gift and its fitting result (Romans 1:!-5:11) ; Gift and mercy in Romans From Galatians to Romans The occasion of Romans The framework of the good news (1:1-7; 15:7-13) ; Human sin and the creative power of God (1:16-3:20) ; The Christ-gift (3:21-26; 5:1-11) ; The Abrahamic family trait Conclusions New life in dying bodies: grace and the construction of a Christian habitus (Romans 5:12-8:39; 12:1-15:13) ; Under the reign of grace (Romans 5-6) ; Newness of life: an "eccentric" existence in Christ The body and construction of a Christian Habitus A community constructed by unconditioned welcome (Romans 12:1-15:13 Conclusions Israel, Christ, and the creative mercy of God (Romans 9-11) ; The crisis of Israel The creation of Israel by the incongruity of grace (Romans 9:30-10:21) ; The momentum of mercy and the salvation of Israel (Romans 11:1-36) ; Conclusions Conclusions Grace as gift Distinct perfections of grace Paul among Jewish theologians of grace Paul's theology of grace in its original social context New contests and new meanings of grace.

In this book esteemed Pauline scholar John Barclay presents a strikingly fresh reading of grace in Paul's theology, studying it in view of ancient notions of "gift" and shining new light on Paul's relationship to Second Temple Judaism. Paul and the Gift centers on divine gift-giving, which for Paul, Barclay says, is focused and fulfilled in the gift of Christ. He offers a new appraisal of Paul's theology of the Christ-event as gift as it comes to expression in Galatians and Romans, and he presents a nuanced and detailed discussion of the history of reception of Paul. This exegetically responsible, theologically informed, hermeneutically useful book shows that a respectful, though not uncritical, reading of Paul contains resources that remain important for Christians today. ~ AMAZON: Link to source of summary

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John M. G. Barclay is Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at Durham University. His previous books include Pauline Churches and Diaspora Jews and Obeying the Truth: Paul's Ethics in Galatians.