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If You Call Yourself a Jew: Reappraising Paul's Letter to the Romans
Rafael Rodriguez
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Description for If You Call Yourself a Jew: Reappraising Paul's Letter to the Romans
Paperback. A new look at St Paul's Epistle to the Romans, adopting the hypothesis that Paul's interlocutor is a gentile covert to Judaism and showing how this resolves a number of outstanding problems of interpretation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 496.
''If You Call Yourself a Jew' reads Paul's letter to the Romans as a dialogue between Paul and a gentile proselyte to Judaism. This fresh reading brings Romans into focus as Paul's exposition of the revelation of God's righteousness - his faithfulness to his covenant promises to Abraham, which is brought to climax in the announcement that "in you all the tribes of the earth will be blessed" (Genesis 12:3). Paul insists that the righteousness of God is revealed, "for the Jew first as well as for the Greek," not through Torah but through the faith(fullness) of Jesus. He concedes ... Read more
''If You Call Yourself a Jew' reads Paul's letter to the Romans as a dialogue between Paul and a gentile proselyte to Judaism. This fresh reading brings Romans into focus as Paul's exposition of the revelation of God's righteousness - his faithfulness to his covenant promises to Abraham, which is brought to climax in the announcement that "in you all the tribes of the earth will be blessed" (Genesis 12:3). Paul insists that the righteousness of God is revealed, "for the Jew first as well as for the Greek," not through Torah but through the faith(fullness) of Jesus. He concedes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
James Clarke & Co
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780227175019
SKU
V9780227175019
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About Rafael Rodriguez
Rafael Rodríguez is Professor of New Testament at Johnson University, Knoxville, Tennessee. He is the author of 'Structuring Early Christian Memory' (2010) and 'Oral Tradition and the New Testament' (2014).
Reviews for If You Call Yourself a Jew: Reappraising Paul's Letter to the Romans
"The book is a fine read , clearly set out and engagingly written. There are some sections where Rodríguez's reading works particularly well - for example, the section on Rom. 7. I also found his take on Rom. 11 well argued and helpful." -Gary W. Burnett, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 38.5, August 2016 "All ... Read more