Paul and the vocation of Israel : how Paul's Jewish identity informs his apostolic ministry, with special reference to Romans /
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Berlin ; Boston :
Walter de Gruyter GmbH,
[2014]
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Series: | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ;
Beiheft 205. |
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Paul's Jewish identity
- 1.2. vocational dimension of Jewish identity
- 1.3. Romans: An exercise in Jewish vocation
- 1.4. Preview of the argument
- 2. Review of literature
- 2.1. Paul's apostolic mission and Israel's vocation
- 2.1.1. "Patterns of religion" approaches
- 2.1.2. Albert Schweitzer
- 2.1.3. Johannes Munck
- 2.1.4. Krister Stendahl
- 2.1.5. Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr
- 2.1.6. Stanley Stowers
- 2.1.7. James Dunn
- 2.1.8. N. T. Wright
- 2.1.9. Terence Donaldson
- 2.2. Related issues
- 2.2.1. relationship between Jewish identity and Christ-believing identity
- 2.2.2. debate over Jewish "mission"
- 2.3. Summary
- 3. Paul's language of Jewish identity
- 3.1. Jewish distinctiveness
- 3.1.1. "Jew" and "circumcision": Terms of Jewish distinctiveness
- 3.1.2. Common objections to the notion of Jewish distinctiveness in Paul
- 3.1.2.1. Gentiles as the "seed of Abraham"?
- 3.1.2.2. inclusive use of "Israel" in Rom 9--11?
- 3.1.2.3. Paul's definition of "Israel" in terms of God's "call" (Rom 9:6b--13)
- 3.1.2.4. metaphor of the olive tree (Rom 11:17--24)
- 3.1.2.5. "We are the circumcision" (Phil 3:3)
- 3.1.2.6. "Israel of God" (Gal 6:16)
- 3.1.2.7. Christians as "spiritual" Jews? (Rom 2:28--29)
- 3.1.3. ethnic distinctiveness
- 3.1.4. theological distinctiveness
- 3.2. Jewish identity and divine revelation
- 3.2.1. Jewish identity and the Law of Moses
- 3.2.2. "Israelites" and divine revelation
- 3.2.3. "Hebrews" and divine revelation
- 3.3. Jewish identity and divine vocation
- 3.3.1. Law of Moses: A basis for Jewish vocation
- 3.3.2. Abraham's fatherhood / seed: A paradigm for Jewish vocation
- 3.3.2.1. In Paul's letters
- 3.3.2.2. In Paul's Jewish context
- 3.3.3. "Judaism" / "zeal": Paul's former expression of Jewish vocation
- 3.3.4. Paul's opposition to alternative expressions of Jewish vocation
- 3.4. Summary: Paul's language of Jewish identity
- 4. Jewishness of Paul's vocation (Romans 1:1--15 & 15:14--33)
- 4.1. Paul and the Isaianic Servant
- 4.1.1. Paul's identification with the Isaianic Servant: Evidence
- 4.1.2. Paul's identification with the Isaianic Servant: Common objections
- 4.1.2.1. Λouλo: A term of humility?
- 4.1.2.2. Λouλo: A common term for believers?
- 4.1.2.3. Λouλo: An economic or political allusion?
- 4.1.3. Paul's identification with the Isaianic Servant: Significance
- 4.2. Paul and Israel's priesthood
- 4.2.1. Paul's consecration
- 4.2.2. Paul's priestly ministry
- 4.3. Paul and contemporary expressions of Jewish vocation
- 4.3.1. "Proselytism"?
- 4.3.2. Accommodation?
- 4.3.3. Apologetics?
- 4.3.4. Israel as a global priesthood?
- 4.3.5. Eschatological expectations
- 4.3.6. Apparent anomalies
- 4.4. Summary: Paul's fulfilment of Israel's eschatological vocation
- 5. Paul's contest over Jewish identity (Romans 2:17--29)
- 5.1. Romans 2:17--29 as an argument about Jewish identity
- 5.1.1. discrete function of Rom 2:17--29 within the argument of Romans
- 5.1.2. social context of Rom 2:17--29: the Jewish synagogue
- 5.1.3. unity of Rom 2:17--29
- 5.2. Jewish identity and the Law (Romans 2:17--20)
- 5.2.1. Law and Jewish privilege (Rom 2:17--18)
- 5.2.2. Law and Jewish vocation (Rom 2:19--20)
- 5.2.2.1. Jewish Law and the teaching of Gentiles
- 5.2.2.2. identity of Paul's interlocutor
- 5.3. Jewish identity deconstructed (Romans 2:21--27)
- 5.3.1. failure of Law-teaching (Rom 2:21--24)
- 5.3.1.1. Jewish transgression of the Law (w. 21--22)
- 5.3.1.2. failure of Jewish vocation to the nations (w. 23--24)
- 5.3.2. failure of circumcision (Rom 2:25--27)
- 5.3.2.1. commonly held truth (v. 25)
- 5.3.2.2. contested issue (v. 26)
- 5.3.2.3. radical consequences (v. 27)
- 5.4. Jewish identity redefined (Romans 2:28--29)
- 5.4.1. Jewish identity: Not in the mainstream synagogue
- 5.4.2. Jewish identity: Within the Christ-believing community
- 5.4.3. Jewish honour: Not from people, but from God
- 5.5. Summary: Paul's contest over Jewish identity
- 6. Paul's fulfilment of Israel's vocation (Romans 9--11)
- 6.1. Paul's vocation: The framework for Romans 9--11
- 6.1.1. prominence of Paul's persona in Rom 9--11
- 6.1.2. Tensions concerning Israel's vocation in Rom 9--11
- 6.1.3. Paul's first-person resolution of these tensions
- 6.2. Paul and Israel: Conflicting vocations (Romans 9:1--5)
- 6.2.1. apostolic identification with Israel (Rom 9:1--3)
- 6.2.2. Israel's purpose in light of the apostolic vocation (Rom 9:4--5)
- 6.3. Paul and Israel: Competing vocations (Romans 10)
- 6.3.1. Israel's failed vocation (Rom 10:1--4)
- 6.3.2. apostolic preaching vocation (Rom 10:5--13)
- 6.3.3. apostolic fulfilment of Israel's vocation (Rom 10:14--18)
- 6.3.4. ongoing failure of Israel's vocation (Rom 10:19--21)
- 6.4. Paul and Israel: Converging vocations (Romans 11)
- 6.4.1. apostle as the paradigmatic Israelite (Rom 11:1--2a)
- 6.4.1.1. inadequacy of alternative proposals
- 6.4.1.2. Paul's self-description and Israel's vocation
- 6.4.2. apostle against Israel (Rom 11:2b--10)
- 6.4.3. apostle and Israel: Complementary vocations (Rom 11:11--14)
- 6.4.4. apostle and Israel: Corresponding vocations (Rom 11:15--16)
- 6.4.5. apostle's vocation and Israel's salvation
- 6.5. Summary: Paul's fulfilment of Israel's vocation in Romans 9--11
- 7. Conclusions
- 7.1. Summary of the argument
- 7.2. Implications for further study.