Living in union with Christ: Paul's gospel and Christian moral identity
Introduction: union with Christ as the basis for Christian life -- Scholarly contexts for the present study: attempts to revise our understanding of justification and sanctification -- Who am I really? Paul's moral crisis -- Baptism and moral identity: clothing ourselves in Christ -- The Lord...
Summary: | Introduction: union with Christ as the basis for Christian life -- Scholarly contexts for the present study: attempts to revise our understanding of justification and sanctification -- Who am I really? Paul's moral crisis -- Baptism and moral identity: clothing ourselves in Christ -- The Lord's supper and someone else's memory: do this in remembrance of me -- Crying "abba" in the ruins of war: the spirit and the presence of Christ -- One little victory: hope and the moral life -- Concluding synthesis: living in union with Christ. "A leading New Testament theologian introduces Paul's understanding of the Christian life, which is grounded in the Apostle's theology of union with Christ"-- |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 1540961249 |