The theology of Paul the Apostle

Author:James Douglas Grant Dunn (Author)

Print Book, English, 2006

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Publisher: W.B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids (Mich.), 2006

Physical Description:1 v. (xxxVI-808 p.) ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9780802844231, 9780802838445, 0802844235, 0802838448

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:470529217

Subjects:

"Bible. NT. Epîtres pauliniennes"

Bible. New Testament. Épîtres de Paul

Bible. New Testament. Épîtres. Paul Théologie

Paul, l'apôtre, saint

Paul, saint, 0005?-0067?

Théologie

Contents:

Preface

Bibliography

xix

Abbreviations

xxix

Chapter 1. Prologue

(26)

��1 Prolegomena to a theology of Paul

(26)

��1.1 Why a theology of Paul?

(4)

��1.2 What is a "theology of Paul"?

(7)

��1.3 Can a theology of Paul be written?

(6)

��1.4 How to write a theology of Paul?

(4)

��1.5 Toward a theology of Paul

(4)

Chapter 2. God and Humankind

(52)

��2 God

(24)

��2.1 God as axiom

(3)

��2.2 God as one

(2)

��2.3 Other gods?

(5)

��2.4 God and the cosmos

(5)

��2.5 The God of Israel

(3)

��2.6 God in experience

(3)

��2.7 Conclusion

(2)

��3 Humankind

(28)

��3.1 Anthropological presuppositions

(4)

��3.2 Soma

(7)

��3.3 Sarx

(8)

��3.4 Soma and sarx

(3)

��3.5 Nous and kardia

(3)

��3.6 Psyche and Pneuma

(2)

��3.7 Summary

(1)

Chapter 3. Humankind under Indictment

(84)

��4 Adam

(23)

��4.1 The dark side of humanity

(3)

��4.2 Adam in Jewish scripture

(2)

��4.3 Adam in post-biblical Jewish tradition

(7)

��4.4-9 Adam in Paul's theology

��4.4 Romans 1.18-32

(2)

��4.5 Romans 3.23

(1)

��4.6 Romans 5.12-21

(4)

��4.7 Romans 7.7-13

(2)

��4.8 Romans 8.19-22

100

(1)

��4.9 Summary

101

(1)

��5 Sin and death

102

(26)

��5.1 The power of evil

102

(2)

��5.2 The heavenly powers

104

(7)

��5.3 Sin

111

(3)

��5.4 The effects of sin - misdirected religion

114

(5)

��5.5 The effects of sin - self-indulgence

119

(4)

��5.6 The effects of sin - sins

123

(1)

��5.7 Death

124

(3)

��5.8 In sum

127

(1)

��6 The law

128

(35)

��6.1 Sin, death, and the law

129

(2)

��6.2 Torah, nomos, and ho nomos

131

(2)

��6.3 The measure of God's requirement and judgment

133

(4)

��6.4 Israel under the law

137

(6)

��6.5 A relationship whose time is past

143

(7)

��6.6 A law for life? or death?

150

(5)

��6.7 Is the law sin?

155

(4)

��6.8 Conclusions

159

(4)

Chapter 4. The Gospel of Jesus Christ

163

(154)

��7 Gospel

163

(19)

��7.1 Euangelion

164

(5)

��7.2 "In accordance with the scriptures"

169

(5)

��7.3 Kerygmatic and confessional formulae

174

(3)

��7.4 The apocalypse of Jesus Christ

177

(2)

��7.5 The eschatological now

179

(3)

��8 Jesus the man

182

(25)

��8.1 How much did Paul know or care about the life of Jesus?

183

(2)

��8.2 Some a priori considerations

185

(4)

��8.3 Echoes of Jesus tradition in Paul

189

(7)

��8.4 Jesus

196

(1)

��8.5 Messiah

197

(2)

��8.6 Adam

199

(5)

��8.7 The incarnate Son?

204

(2)

��8.8 Conclusion

206

(1)

��9 Christ crucified

207

(27)

��9.1 As one died

208

(4)

��9.2 A sacrifice for sins

212

(6)

��9.3 Paul's theology of atoning sacrifice

218

(6)

��9.4 The beloved Son

224

(1)

��9.5 The curse of the law

225

(2)

��9.6 Redemption

227

(1)

��9.7 Reconciliation

228

(2)

��9.8 Conquest of the powers

230

(1)

��9.9 Conclusions

231

(3)

��10 The risen Lord

234

(32)

�� 10.1 The resurrection of the crucified

235

(6)

�� 10.2 The last Adam

241

(1)

�� 10.3 Son of God in power

242

(2)

��10.4 The Lord

244

(8)

��10.5 Jesus as God?

252

(8)

��10.6 The life-giving Spirit

260

(5)

��10.7 Conclusions

265

(1)

��11 The pre-existent one

266

(28)

��11.1 Divine Wisdom

267

(5)

��11.2 Jesus as Wisdom

272

(5)

��11.3 Other possible Wisdom passages

277

(4)

��11.4 Philippians 2.6-11

281

(7)

��11.5 Other possible pre-existent Adam passages

288

(4)

��11.6 Conclusions

292

(2)

��12 Until he comes

294

(23)

��12.1 The coming (parousia) of Christ

294

(4)

��12.2 The parousia hope in the Thessalonian letters

298

(7)

��12.3 Christ's role in the end events in the later letters

305

(5)

��12.4 The delay of the parousia

310

(3)

��12.5 Conclusions

313

(4)

Chapter 5. The Beginning of Salvation

317

(144)

��13 The crucial transition

317

(17)

��13.1 A new epoch

317

(2)

��13.2 Grace as event

319

(4)

��13.3 The new beginning

323

(5)

��13.4 Metaphors of salvation

328

(6)

��14 Justification by faith

334

(56)

��14.1 A new perspective on Paul

335

(5)

��14.2 The righteousness of God

340

(6)

��14.3 The impact of Paul's conversion

346

(8)

��14.4 Works of the law in Judaism

354

(5)

��14.5 Not of works

359

(7)

��14.6 Self-achieved righteousness?

366

(5)

��14.7 By faith alone

371

(8)

��14.8 Faith in Christ

379

(6)

��14.9 The blessings of justification

385

(5)

��15 Participation in Christ

390

(23)

��15.1 Christ mysticism

390

(6)

��15.2 "In Christ," "in the Lord"

396

(5)

��15.3 "With Christ"

401

(3)

��15.4 Complementary formulations

404

(4)

��15.5 The corporate Christ

408

(2)

��15.6 The consequences of participation in Christ

410

(3)

��16 The gift of the Spirit

413

(29)

��16.1 The third aspect

414

(2)

��16.2 The eschatological Spirit

416

(3)

��16.3 Receiving the Spirit

419

(7)

��16.4 The experience of the Spirit

426

(8)

��16.5 The blessings of the Spirit

434

(6)

��16.6 Conclusion

440

(2)

��17 Baptism

442

(19)

��17.1 The traditional view

442

(5)

��17.2 Exegetical issues

447

(8)

��17.3 An ordo salutis?

455

(2)

��17.4 Infant baptism

457

(4)

Chapter 6. The Process of Salvation

461

(72)

�� 18 The eschatological tension

461

(38)

�� 18.1 Between the times

461

(5)

�� 18.2 Already-not yet

466

(6)

�� 18.3 The divided "I"

472

(5)

�� 18.4 Flesh and Spirit

477

(5)

��18.5 Sharing Christ's sufferings

482

(5)

��18.6 The process completed

487

(6)

��18.7 Conclusions and corollaries

493

(6)

��19 Israel

499

(34)

��19.1 Has God's word failed (9.1-5)?

500

(4)

��19.2 Who is Israel (9.6)?

504

(5)

��19.3 The character of Israel's election (9.7-29)

509

(5)

��19.4 Israel's misunderstanding of its call (9.30-10.21)

514

(5)

��19.5 Israel not abandoned (11.1-24)

519

(7)

��19.6 All Israel shall be saved (11.25-36)

526

(3)

��19.7 The final goal (15.7-13)

529

(2)

��19.8 Conclusions

531

(2)

Chapter 7. The Church

533

(92)

��20 The body of Christ

533

(32)

��20.1 Redefining corporate identity

534

(3)

��20.2 The church of God

537

(6)

��20.3 Community without cult

543

(5)

��20.4 The body of Christ

548

(4)

��20.5 Charismatic community

552

(9)

��20.6 The shared experience of the church

561

(1)

��20.7 An unrealistic vision?

562

(3)

��21 Ministry and authority

565

(34)

��21.1 Charism and office

566

(5)

��21.2 Paul's apostolic authority

571

(9)

��21.3 The other regular ministries

580

(6)

��21.4 The ministry and authority of women

586

(7)

��21.5 The authority of the congregation

593

(1)

��21.6 Discerning the spirits

594

(4)

��21.7 Conclusion

598

(1)

��22 The Lord's Supper

599

(26)

��22.1 The problem in assessing Paul's theology of the Lord's Supper

600

(1)

��22.2 Influence from other religions?

601

(5)

��22.3 The origin of the sacrament

606

(3)

��22.4 The situation in Corinth

609

(4)

��22.5 Paul's theology of the Lord's Supper: spiritual food

613

(2)

��22.6 Paul's theology of the Lord's Supper: sharing in the one body

615

(5)

��22.7 Paul's theology of the Lord's Supper: christology

620

(5)

Chapter 8. How Should Believers Live?

625

(88)

��23 Motivating principles

625

(45)

��23.1 Indicative and imperative

626

(5)

��23.2 Once more, the law

631

(3)

��23.3 Faith and "the law of faith"

634

(8)

��23.4 Spirit and "the law of the Spirit"

642

(7)

��23.5 Christ and "the law of Christ"

649

(9)

��23.6 Liberty and love

658

(3)

��23.7 Traditional wisdom

661

(7)

��23.8 Conclusions

668

(2)

��24 Ethics in practice

670

(43)

��24.1 The social context

672

(2)

��24.2 Living within a hostile world Rom. 12.9-13.14

674

(6)

��24.3 Living with fundamental disagreements Rom. 14.1-15.6

680

(9)

��24.4 Living between two worlds: sexual conduct (1 Corinthians 5-6)

689

(3)

��24.5 Living between two worlds: marriage and divorce (1 Corinthians 7)

692

(6)

��24.6 Living between two worlds: slavery (1 Cor. 7.20-23)

698

(3)

��24.7 Living between two worlds: social relations (1 Corinthians 8-10)

701

(5)

��24.8 The collection

706

(5)

��24.9 Conclusion

711

(2)

Chapter 9. Epilogue

713

(26)

��25 Postlegomena to a theology of Paul

713

(26)

��25.1 Paul's theology as dialogue

713

(3)

��25.2 The stable foundation of Paul's theology

716

(6)

��25.3 The fulcrum point of Paul's theology

722

(7)

��25.4 Centre and development

729

(4)

��25.5 Other innovative and lasting features

733

(6)

Index of Subjects

739

(6)

Index of Modern Authors

745

(14)

Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings

759

Notes:

Bibliogr. p. XIX-XXVIII

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