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Paul, Judaism and the Gentiles: A Sociological Approach (1986) is a book by Francis Watson.

Abstract

<This book is novel in its questioning of the adequacy of interpreting Paul from the perspective of the Reformation and in its application of sociological methods to the New Testament. 'In the past few years or so Paul's theology, especially his relationship to Judaism, has become a highly controversial topic in NT studies. In this book Watson launches into that controversy with one of the most important and adventurous contributions to date, which is sure to spark off further controversies in its wake ... that he has managed to produce strikingly novel but not wild or idiosyncratic results is a measure of his rigorous methods of argument'>--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 1986 (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, 56).

Contents

• 1. Paul, the Reformation and modern scholarship
• 2. The origins of Paul's view of the law
• 3. The Galatian crisis
• 4. Philippi, Corinth and the Judaizers
• 5. The situation in Rome
• 6. The social function of Romans: Rom. 2
• 7. The social function of Romans: Rom. 3-4
• 8. The social function of Romans: Rom. 5-8
• 9. The social function of Romans: Rom. 9-11
• 10. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

External links

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