Romans 4 and the new perspective on Paul
Subtitle: faith embraces the promise
By: Gerhard Visscher.
Series: Studies in biblical literature -- v. 122
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781433105371
Subjects: Bible. -- N.T. -- Romans III-IV -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Description: In addition to examining Romans IV, includes discussion of writings supporting and opposing the New Perspective position.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Romans 4 since 1977 : interpretations of those; title: Favoring the new perspective; title: E.P. Sanders; title: J.D.G. Dunn; title: N.T. Wright; title: T. Donaldson; title: H. Risnen; title: Romans 4 since 1977 : interpretations of those; title: Opposing the new perspective; title: T.R. Schreiner; title: F. Thielman; title: M.A. Seifrid; title: S.J. Gathercole; title: S. Westerholm77; title: The context of Romans 4; title: The letter in general; title: A. Suetonius, Claudius and a more general background; title: A Jewish sub-group and the gospel : a more specific background; title: Paul's argument up to Romans 3:26; title: The relationship between Romans 3:27-31 and 4:1-25; title: A. 3:27-31 expands on 3:21-26; title: B. 3:27-31 expands on 3:1-8; title: Elaborates on 3:27-28; title: Elaborates on 3:29-30; title: Elaborates on 3:31; title: Rhetorical approaches : diatribe; title: G. Douglas, A. Campbell's rhetorically assisted approach; title: Correspondence between Rom. 3:27-28 and 4:2-8; title: Correspondence between rom 3:29-30 and 4:9- 2; title: Correspondence between Rom. 3:31 and 4:13-16a; title: Correspondence between Rom. 4:1 and 4:16b-22; title: Evaluation of Campbell's approach; title: Romans 3:27-31; title: Boasting excluded by the principle of faith (3:27-28); title: Circumcised by faith, uncircumcised through faith (3:29-30); title: Overthrowing the law (3:31); title: Romans 4:1-25; title: Rom 4:1 : the initial question; title: Rom. 4:2 : something to boast about; title: Who was Abraham according to Paul's contemporaries?; title: What is the role of Genesis 15:6 in Paul's argument?; title: Rom. 4:3-8 : Paul's first argument from Gen. 15:6; title: Faith and reckoning; title: Abraham, the ungodly; title: Even David ... (4:6-8); title: Rom. 4:9-12 : second argument from Gen. 15:6; title: Faith, circumcision and gentiles; title: Rom 4:13-22 : third argument from Gen. 15:6; title: Promise, law, and gentiles (4:13- 16); title: Faith and promise (4:17-22); title: Rom. 4:23-25 fourth argument from Gen. 15:6; title: For us also.