Eschatology and the Covenant
Subtitle: A Comparison of 4 Ezra and Romans 1-11
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 1991
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780567340665
Subjects: Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., n. t. epistles; Eschatology, biblical teaching; Covenants; Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., n. t. apocryphal books
Description: "This extensive and detailed analysis compares Paul with the author of 4 Ezra against the background of Sanders's portrayal of early Judaism. 4 Ezra and Paul would seem to have one significant point in common: their common displacement from the covenantal 'pattern of religion' which was so prevalent in Early Judaism. It is from this perspective that Longenecker undertakes his comparison."--Bloomsbury Publications

This extensive and detailed analysis compares Paul with the author of 4 Ezra against the background of Sanders's portrayal of early Judaism. 4 Ezra and Paul would seem to have one significant point in common: their common displacement from the covenantal 'pattern of religion' which was so prevalent in Early Judaism. It is from this perspective that Longenecker undertakes his comparison