Paul S Corporate Christophany

Author : Rob A. Fringer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532645280

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Paul's Corporate Christophany by Rob A. Fringer Pdf

Paul’s Christophany (i.e., his Damascus Road Experience) has been the subject of much scholarly analysis. However, treatments of this phenomenon, while widely varied, have tended to extract the various references from their literary contexts in order to reconstruct the event, to discover the foundations and content of Paul’s Christology, or to analyze Paul’s experience of conversion and/or call. The current study, focused on the undisputed Pauline epistles, evaluates how and why Paul employed the various Christophanic references in their particular literary and sociohistorical contexts. Through this assessment, the importance of Paul’s Christophanic references as part of his larger arguments is established. It is shown how Paul uniquely shapes the various Christophanic references to fit the needs of his argument and through it, the needs of each community. Furthermore, this study demonstrates that Paul’s Christophanic references do not primarily establish his apostolic status or assert his apostolic authority. Through this study, the corporate nature of Paul’s Christophanic references becomes increasingly evident, and multiple general conclusions are drawn, which provide a possible glimpse into Paul’s understanding of his Christophanic experience.

Author : Dale C. Allison, Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567697585

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The Resurrection of Jesus by Dale C. Allison, Jr. Pdf

The earliest traditions around the narrative of Jesus' resurrection are considered in this landmark work by Dale C. Allison, Jr, drawing together the fruits of his decades of research into this issue at the very core of Christian identity. Allison returns to the ancient sources and earliest traditions, charting them alongside the development of faith in the resurrection in the early church and throughout Christian history. Beginning with historical-critical methodology that examines the empty tomb narratives and early confessions, Allison moves on to consider the resurrection in parallel with other traditions and stories, including Tibetan accounts of saintly figures being assumed into the light, in the chapter “Rainbow Body”. Finally, Allison considers what might be said by way of results or conclusions on the topic of resurrection, offering perspectives from both apologetic and sceptical viewpoints. In his final section of “modest results” he considers scholarly approaches to the resurrection in light of human experience, adding fresh nuance to a debate that has often been characterised in overly simplistic terms of “it happened” or “it didn't”.

Author : Dean G. Smith,Rob A. Fringer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532699214

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Wesleyan Perspectives on Human Flourishing by Dean G. Smith,Rob A. Fringer Pdf

Human flourishing is an ever-expanding concept that crosses geographic, ethnic, cultural, and religious lines as persons, both individually and corporately, seek to find happiness, fulfillment, and purpose. This book brings together well-established and burgeoning Wesleyan scholars to consider not only John and Charles Wesley's understanding of human flourishing but the broader Wesleyan perspectives on contemporary issues such as calling, creation care, healthcare, education, technological enhancements, death and dying, and more. Throughout these chapters the complexities and challenges of life, both past and present, are explored and grappled with, and we are reminded over and again that God is the ultimate source of flourishing.

Author : Rob A. Fringer,Dean G. Smith
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532655579

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A Plain Account of Christian Faithfulness by Rob A. Fringer,Dean G. Smith Pdf

The title of this work—A Plain Account of Christian Faithfulness—is a play on John Wesley’s famous book, A Plain Account of Christian Perfection. It reflects the focus, character, and actions of David B. McEwan, for whom this book has been dedicated. The essays have been written by scholars from around the globe, each focusing on an aspect of faithfulness from a Wesleyan perspective, and covering the broad disciplines of Bible, theology, history, and pastoral theology. This book has something for everyone, and ultimately invites the reader into deeper Christian faith and faithfulness.

Author : Seyoon Kim
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2001-11-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802849741

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Paul and the New Perspective by Seyoon Kim Pdf

Understanding Paul and his conversion to Christianity is imperative for a thorough knowledge of the New Testament. In Paul and the New Perspective Seyoon Kim develops his argument that the origin of Paul's gospel lies in two places his radical conversion at Damascus and his usage of the Jesus tradition in light of Damascus. This new way of looking at Paul further explains how Paul made strong distinctions between the Spirit and the flesh/law, with further implications for his doctrine of justification. A departure from the New Perspective School represented by James D. G. Dunn, Kim's Paul and the New Perspective offers a thorough and extensive argument for the foundation of the gospel that Paul spread in the first century.

Author : James D. G. Dunn
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664250955

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Jesus, Paul, and the Law by James D. G. Dunn Pdf

Drawing upon ten years of research experience, the master scholar James D. G. Dunn presents a book on a major issue in the study of Christian origins: what were the attitudes toward Jewish law within earliest Christianity? This volume not only gathers the author's significant contributions to date but also includes new material. Divided into nine parts, it is set in the wider context of a living dialogue and debate. The introduction maps out Dunn's extensive work in Pauline and Markan studies. The final chapter, "The Theology of Galatians," serves as a summary of Dunn's current position on Paul and the law and brings the volume to a convincing conclusion.

Author : Carey C. Newman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004267022

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Paul's Glory-Christology by Carey C. Newman Pdf

In 1927 C.A.A. Scott, while commenting on the apostle Paul's Christology, remarked that the "history of the word Glory in the Bible has yet to be written." By using methodology developed in semantics, semiotics, and, more generally, literary theory, Newman examines the origin and rhetoric of Paul's Glory-Christology. The investigation involves three distinct tasks: (1) to plot the tradition-history of Glory which formed part of Paul's linguistic world, (2) to examine Paul's letter, in light of the reconstructed tradition-history of Glory, in order to discern the rationale of Paul's identification of Christ as Glory and, (3) to map out the implications of such an identification for Paul's theological and rhetorical strategy. On the basis of this study, four conclusions are reached for understanding Paul. First, Paul inherited a symbolic universe with signs already "full" of signification. Second, knowing the (diachronically acquired) connotative range of a "surface" symbol (e.g. Glory) aids in discerning Paul's precise contingent strategy. Third, knowing the "surface" symbol's referential power defines and contributes to the "deeper structure" of Paul's theological grammar. Finally, the heuristic power within the construals of the Glory tradition coalesce in Paul's Christophany and thus provide coherence at the "deepest" level of Paul's Christology.

Author : Albertus Frederik Johannes Klijn,G. J. Reinink
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004037632

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Patristic Evidence for Jewish-Christian Sects by Albertus Frederik Johannes Klijn,G. J. Reinink Pdf

Author : GERALD F HAWTHORNE,RALPH P MARTIN,DANIEL G REID
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
Page : 1815 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789740271

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Dictionary of Paul and his letters by GERALD F HAWTHORNE,RALPH P MARTIN,DANIEL G REID Pdf

The 'Dictionary of Paul and his letters' is a one-of-a-kind reference work. Following the format of its highly successful companion volume, the 'Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels', this Dictionary is designed to bring students, teachers, ministers and laypeople abreast of the established conclusions and significant recent developments in Pauline scholarship. No other single reference work presents as much information focused exclusively on Pauline theology, literature, background and scholarship. In a field that recently has undergone significant shifts in perspective, the 'Dictionary of Paul and His Letters' offers a summa of Paul and Pauline studies. In-depth articles focus on individual theological themes (such as law, resurrection and Son of God), broad theological topics (such as Christology, eschatology and the death of Christ), methods of interpretation (such as rhetorical criticism and social-scientific approaches), background topics (such as apocalypticism, Hellenism and Qumran) and various other subjects specifically related to the scholarly study of Pauline theology and literature (such as early catholicism, the centre of Paul's theology, and Paul and his interpreters since F. C. Baur). Separate articles are also devoted to each of the Pauline letters, to hermeneutics and to preaching Paul today. The 'Dictionary of Paul and His Letters' takes its place alongside the 'Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels' in presenting the fruit of evangelical New Testament scholarship at the end of the twentieth century - committed to the authority of Scripture, utilising the best of critical methods, and maintaining dialogue with contemporary scholarship and challenges facing the church.

Author : David B. Capes,Rodney Reeves,E. Randolph Richards
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830889020

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Rediscovering Paul by David B. Capes,Rodney Reeves,E. Randolph Richards Pdf

For some of us, the apostle Paul is intimidating, like a distant and difficult uncle. Maybe not someone you'd like to hang out with at a coffee shop on a rainy day. He'd make a scene, evangelize the barista, and arouse looks across the room. For a mid-morning latte, we'd prefer Jesus over Paul. But Paul is actually the guy who—from Ephesus to Athens—was the talk of the marketplace, the raconteur of the Parthenon. He knew everyone, founded emerging churches, loved the difficult people, and held his own against the intellectuals of his day. If you’re willing to give Paul a try, Rediscovering Paul is your reliable guide. This is a book that reacquaints us with Paul, as if for the first time. Drawing on the best of contemporary scholarship, and with language shaped by teaching and conversing with today's students, Rediscovering Paul is a textbook that has passed the test. Now in a reworked edition, it's better than ever. There are fresh discussions of Paul’s letter writing and how those letters were received in the churches, new considerations of pseudonymity and the authenticity of Paul’s letters, and updated coverage of recent developments in interpreting Paul. from Paul’s conversion and call to his ongoing impact on church and culture, this second edition of Rediscovering Paul comes enthusiastically recommended.

Author : Andries Van Aarde
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781527548541

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Jesus, Paul and Matthew, Volume One by Andries Van Aarde Pdf

This book is the first of two volumes arguing that kingdom ethics is the core substance of the message of the historical Jesus. Paul and Matthew were influential voices in formative Christianity. Some prominent exegetes have tended to contrast Jesus and Paul, as well as Paul and Matthew. This volume demonstrates that Jesus’ kingdom ethics—based on divine wisdom, mercy and justice—originated in Stoic philosophy, and that it became a popular ethos of the first-century Graeco-Roman world. This common transformative ethos of crossing conventional boundaries regarding patriarchy, gender injustice and bigotry based on class and sexuality was articulated differently by Jesus, Paul and Matthew. The book will appeal to specialists in the fields of New Testament scholarship and ancient Graeco-Roman and Hellenistic-Semitic literature.

Author : Larry W. Hurtado,Alan F. Segal
Publisher : Baylor University Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781602580268

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Israel's God and Rebecca's Children by Larry W. Hurtado,Alan F. Segal Pdf

An important new look at community and identity in early Christianity.

Author : Trevor J. Burke,Keith Elliott
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004268272

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Paul and the Corinthians: Studies on a Community in Conflict by Trevor J. Burke,Keith Elliott Pdf

This volume has 1 and 2 Corinthians as its main focus where the various contributors address significant aspects of text, language, background, theology and exegesis. The first part of the volume deals with the issues of textual criticism and traditions available to Paul, while the second section is interdisciplinary in nature and integrates different methodologies such as social-scientific and rhetorical criticism in order to provide new insights into the text. The third and longest section addresses the varied theological problems which the community raised with Paul, including sexual matters, the timing of the resurrection the resurrection body, authority and headship, soteriology, and the question of Paul's faithfulness and integrity. The final section concentrates on the identity of Paul's opponents, his visions and apologetics.

Author : Trevor J. Burke,Brian S. Rosner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567464903

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Paul as Missionary by Trevor J. Burke,Brian S. Rosner Pdf

Paul as Missionary: Identity, Activity, Theology and Practice takes the view that before anything else Paul must first and foremost be identified as a missionary. Using the entire Pauline corpus the contributors to this volume assess what Paul's correspondence can tell us about how he perceived his role and identity. The work comprises four parts: in section one, Paul's identity as priest, eschatological herald, and missionary-pastor are explored while in part two topics such as the apostle's activity among pagans, his suffering, and Paul's missionary message; to the church at Rome are considered. Section three comprises essays on the Spirit as the governing dynamic, the glory of God as the apostles missionary goal, and the importance of Paul's Christology in shaping his mission to the Gentiles. Finally, part four addresses Paul's missionary praxis, including his support of his missionary enterprise.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004438088

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Monotheism and Christology in Greco-Roman Antiquity by Anonim Pdf

Matthew V. Novenson, ed., Monotheism and Christology in Greco-Roman Antiquity is a collection of state-of-the-art essays by leading scholars on views of God, Christ, and other divine beings in ancient Jewish, Christian, and classical texts.