God's Saving Grace: A Pauline Theology
Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. A Pauline Theology of God's Saving Grace -- Introduction -- The Nature and Challenges of Writing a Pauline Theology -- The Character and Method of This Pauline Theology -- "Paul" and "the Pauline...
| Summary: | Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. A Pauline Theology of God's Saving Grace -- Introduction -- The Nature and Challenges of Writing a Pauline Theology -- The Character and Method of This Pauline Theology -- "Paul" and "the Pauline Letters" -- For Further Reading -- 2. Paul's Experience of God's Saving Grace -- Introduction -- Paul's Call and Conversion according to the Letters -- The Letter Openings -- The Grace Given to Paul -- Paul's Ministry -- In Defense of Paul's Gospel and Apostleship -- The Change in Paul's Life -- Paul's Call and Conversion according to Acts -- The First Account -- The Second Account -- The Third Account -- Paul's Gospel -- Ways of Speaking about the Gospel -- The Content of the Gospel -- Paul's Apostleship -- Coherence and Meaning in Paul's Call -- For Further Reading -- 3. Christ the Embodiment of God's Saving Grace -- Introduction -- How Paul Identifies the One Whom He Proclaims -- Son/Son of God -- Christ/Messiah -- Christ -- Christ Jesus/Jesus Christ -- Lord -- The One Who Preexisted and Exists with God -- In the Form of God -- The Firstborn of Creation -- Revealed in the Flesh -- The Corporate Christ -- Eschatological Adam/New Human Being -- Living in and with Christ -- Coherence and Meaning in Pauline Christology -- For Further Reading -- 4. The Saving Grace of Jesus Christ -- Introduction -- Paul's Experience of God's Saving Grace -- Humanity apart from Christ -- The Plight of Sinful Humanity -- Galatians -- Romans -- Colossians -- Ephesians -- Other Letters -- Dominant Themes -- Alienation from God -- Under the Power of Sin and Death -- Under the Powers of This Age -- Under the Law -- Humanity in Christ -- Justified and Reconciled to God -- Galatians and Romans -- Philippians and 2 Corinthians -- Colossians and Ephesians -- The Pastorals Redeemed, Freed, and Forgiven -- Sanctified, Transformed, a New Creation -- Waiting for Final Salvation and Glorification -- Coherence and Meaning in Pauline Soteriology -- For Further Reading -- 5. Living in the Community of God's Saving Grace -- Introduction -- The People of God -- The Church as a Local Assembly -- The Local Assembly as the Church of God -- The Body of Christ -- The Body and Its Members -- The Body in Relation to Its Head -- Ministry and Ministers -- Gifts of the Spirit -- Ministry as Office -- Israel and the Church -- Israel according to the Flesh -- The Israel of God -- The Remnant of Israel -- The Mystery of Christ -- Coherence and Meaning in Pauline Ecclesiology -- For Further Reading -- 6. Living according to God's Saving Grace -- Introduction -- A Soteriological Ethic -- A Spirit-Empowered Ethic -- A Sacramental Ethic -- A Love Ethic -- An Eschatological Ethic -- Coherence and Meaning in Pauline Ethics -- For Further Reading -- 7. Waiting for the Final Appearance of God's Saving Grace -- Introduction -- Waiting for the Parousia -- Waiting for the Resurrection of the Dead -- Waiting for God's Final Victory in Christ -- Waiting for a Heavenly Inheritance -- Waiting for the Final Appearance of Christ -- Coherence and Meaning in Pauline Eschatology -- For Further Reading -- 8. The God Revealed through the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ -- Introduction -- God Who Calls and Elects -- God Revealed in Weakness and Suffering -- First Corinthians -- Second Corinthians -- God Who Justifies -- God Who Is Faithful -- The Righteousness of God -- The Wrath of God -- The Impartiality of God -- God Who Raises the Dead -- The Love of God -- The Spirit of God -- God Who Predestines and Calls -- God Who Is Incomprehensible -- God Who Shares His Name -- God Revealed in Christ -- God Revealed in the Economy of Salvation -- God Who Is Savior Coherence and Meaning in Pauline Theology -- For Further Reading -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Authors -- Index of Scripture Citations |
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| ISBN: | 146743678X |