Vessels of Wrath and God’s Pathos: Potter/Clay Imagery in Rom 9:20–23
Starting from the concept of divine patience in Rom 9:22, this article argues that Paul employs the potter/clay metaphor not (as often interpreted) to defend God’s right to arbitrary choice but rather as an appeal to what Abraham Heschel called divine pathos—the idea that God’s choices are impacted...
| Publié dans: | Harvard theological review |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2022
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| Dans: |
Harvard theological review
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Bibel. Römerbrief 9,20-23
/ Potier
/ Dieu
/ Pathos
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| Classifications IxTheo: | HC Nouveau Testament NBC Dieu |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Sovereignty
B Clay B Apostle Paul B Theodicy B Potter B Predestination |
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| Résumé: | Starting from the concept of divine patience in Rom 9:22, this article argues that Paul employs the potter/clay metaphor not (as often interpreted) to defend God’s right to arbitrary choice but rather as an appeal to what Abraham Heschel called divine pathos—the idea that God’s choices are impacted by human actions. The potter/clay imagery in Rom 9:20-23 thus serves to highlight the dynamic and improvisational way the God of Israel interacts with Israel and, by extension, all of creation. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4517 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0017816022000116 |