The Rhetoric of πιστις in Paul: Galatians 2.16, 3.22, Romans 3.22, and Philippians 3.9*
The question of πίστις Xριστo in Paul (Gal. 2.16, 20; 3.22; Rom. 3.22, 26; Phil. 3.9; cf. Eph. 3.12) is impossible to avoid and has proved particularly resistant to resolution. The single most frequent exegetical argument made against the objective genitive reading (`faith in Christ') on behalf...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2007
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2007, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 173-203 |
| Further subjects: | B
Redundancy
B objective genitive B Pistis Christou B subjective genitive B Rhetoric B Structure |
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| Summary: | The question of πίστις Xριστo in Paul (Gal. 2.16, 20; 3.22; Rom. 3.22, 26; Phil. 3.9; cf. Eph. 3.12) is impossible to avoid and has proved particularly resistant to resolution. The single most frequent exegetical argument made against the objective genitive reading (`faith in Christ') on behalf of the subjective genitive reading (`the faithfulness of Christ') is that the former creates an unacceptable redundancy in several instances, where one finds two or more πιστις/ πιστεύω phrases side by side (Gal. 2.16; 3.22; Rom. 3.22; Phil. 3.9). Using this question of redundancy as a point of departure, this article offers a fresh look at these four verses, accounting for five of the seven πίστις Xριστo phrases. This is not primarily a negative critique of this redundancy argument, however, but rather a positive inquiry into the inter-relation of and interaction between these πιστις/πιστεύ$slashω phrases and the other elements of their respective contexts— and the role such considerations might play in their own right in disambiguating πίστις Xριστo . The aim is not to offer a complete exegesis of the texts in question, but to attend specifically to matters that bear on πίστις Xριστo , and more particularly to matters of rhetoric/style/structure. In this way, I will offer a number of exegetical observations that weigh heavily in favor of the objective genitive reading. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X07084775 |