Faith and obedience in Paul

The traditional position of viewing obedience, not as an integral part of the faith event, but rather as a secondary and often less crucial aspect of becoming a Christian, is questioned in the light of the Pauline evidence. The Pauline documents indicate that, for Paul, faith and obedience, while no...

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Published in:Neotestamentica
Main Author: du Toit, A. B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: NTWSA 1991
In: Neotestamentica
Year: 1991, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-74
Further subjects:B Obedience
B Paul the Apostle
B Theology
B New Testament Bible
B Romans 1:5
B Saint Paul
B Greek Language Terms
B Linguistics
B Epistles of Paul
B Justification of theology
B Christianity
B "Hupakoe pisteos"
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Summary:The traditional position of viewing obedience, not as an integral part of the faith event, but rather as a secondary and often less crucial aspect of becoming a Christian, is questioned in the light of the Pauline evidence. The Pauline documents indicate that, for Paul, faith and obedience, while not fully identical, overlap to an important degree, making it impossible to divorce obedience from the faith event.
ISSN:2518-4628
Contains:Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_769