Paul and the law
Die inneren Spannungen und Widersprüche in den Aussagen des Paulus über die Tora werden hier eingehend analysiert. Die Widersprüche lassen sich nicht auflösen, sondern müssen als Hinweise auf ungelöste theologische Probleme im Denken des Paulus ernstgenommen werden. Diese Sicht der paulinischen Theo...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Tübingen
Mohr
1987
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| In: |
Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament (29)
Year: 1987 |
| Reviews: | REVIEWS (1990) (Hooker, Morna Dorothy, 1931 -)
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| Edition: | 2. ed, rev. and enlarged |
| Series/Journal: | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
29 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Paul Apostle
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
B Neues Testament B Antiquity |
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Erscheint auch als: 9783161451980 |
| Summary: | Die inneren Spannungen und Widersprüche in den Aussagen des Paulus über die Tora werden hier eingehend analysiert. Die Widersprüche lassen sich nicht auflösen, sondern müssen als Hinweise auf ungelöste theologische Probleme im Denken des Paulus ernstgenommen werden. Diese Sicht der paulinischen Theologie hat weitreichende Konsequenzen sowohl für den jüdisch-christlichen Dialog als auch für die christliche Theologie überhaupt.InhaltsübersichtPreface – Abbreviations – Introduction – I. The oscillating concept of law – II. Is law still in force? – III. Can the law be fulfilled? – IV. The origin and purpose of the law – V. The antithesis between works of law and faith in Christ – VI. Conclusions – VII. Paul's view of the law compared with other early Christian conceptions – VIII. The origins of Paul's conception of the law – Some concluding reflections – Bibliography – Index of passages – Index of authors The tensions and self-contradictions in Paul's statements on the Torah are analysed in this book in detail, which also critically discusses a vast body of scholarly literature on the subject. The contradictions in Paul cannot be explained away, neither by dialectical interpretive devices nor by way of development theories. Rather, they must be taken seriously as real contradictions and as pointers to Paul's unsolved theological problems. Different statements owe their origin largely to different needs, mostly polemical ones, arising in changing situations.»Anyone who has studied Paul knows that probably the most complex problem he develops is his view of the law and its purpose. The beauty of Räisänen's work is that he recognizes and respects this complexity without himself becoming too dense to understand. R. finds that Paul's radicalized, negative criticism of the law is peculiar to him, unparalleled in the NT and without precedent in Jewish thought. With careful, patient examination of various contexts, R. leads his readers to see that Paul has an oscillating, even inconsistent view of the law. [...] This book is well-written in clear, readable English. It is an important book, recommended to any serious student of Paul. Its strength is in R.'s willingness to abandon preconceptions of what Paul's view on the law should be according to some consistent plan and in allowing Paul to speak for himself.« Mary Ann Getty in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 47 (1985).Survey of contentsPreface – Abbreviations – Introduction – I. The oscillating concept of law – II. Is law still in force? – III. Can the law be fulfilled? – IV. The origin and purpose of the law – V. The antithesis between works of law and faith in Christ – VI. Conclusions – VII. Paul's view of the law compared with other early Christian conceptions – VIII. The origins of Paul's conception of the law – Some concluding reflections – Bibliography – Index of passages – Index of authors |
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| ISBN: | 3161573072 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/978-3-16-157307-1 |