RT Review
T1 Discerning the Spirits: Theological and Ethical Hermeneutics in Paul. By AndréMunzinger
JF The journal of theological studies
VO 60
IS 1
SP 266
OP 267
A1 Thiselton, Anthony C. 1937-
LA English
YR 2009
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1783724633
AB André Munzinger (of the University of Cologne) begins with Ernst Käsemann, Peter Stuhlmacher, and J. Christiaan Beker on ‘discernment of spirits’ (1 Cor. 12:10). This has connections with ‘a renewal of the mind’ in Rom. 12:2, and constitutes a theological concern. Following Wolfgang Schrage, he also sees here an ethical criterion. J. L. Martyn is right in placing discernment at ‘the juncture of the ages’, and he seeks to do justice to its christological and eschatological framework. When he asks, ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord?’ (1 Cor. 2:16), Paul gives an optimistic and affirmative answer. However, ‘testing’ (δοκιµάζω) remains of the utmost importance., On 1 Cor.
K1 Rezension
DO 10.1093/jts/fln129