Law and promise in Galatians
The purpose of this paper is to illucidate the arguments by which Paul explains the relationship between Law and Promise in order to persuade the Galatians to remain in the gospel as he has brought it to them and not to rely on keeping part of the Law of Moses for their salvation. For this purpose P...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1992
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Neotestamentica
Year: 1992, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 311-327 |
| Further subjects: | B
Paul the Apostle
B Theology B law of Moses B New Testament Bible B Galatians B Christianity B Law And Gospel |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this paper is to illucidate the arguments by which Paul explains the relationship between Law and Promise in order to persuade the Galatians to remain in the gospel as he has brought it to them and not to rely on keeping part of the Law of Moses for their salvation. For this purpose Paul first uses two historical arguments and one from the legal system. He then proceeds to explain the real meaning and function of the law. In this way it is possible for him to allow them to remain positive towards the law, if understood correctly. However, at the same time he can persuade them not to rely on the law in a Judaistic manner |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_810 |