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...
| Published in: | Harvard theological review |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2022
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Harvard theological review
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Römerbrief 9,20-23
/ Potter
/ God
/ Pathos
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Sovereignty
B Clay B Apostle Paul B Theodicy B Potter B Predestination |
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| Summary: | 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 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0017816022000116 |