Understanding Paul: The Early Christian Worldview of the Letter to the Romans (2004 Westerholm), book (revised ed.)

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Understanding Paul: The Early Christian Worldview of the Letter to the Romans (2004) is the revised ed. of Preface to the Study of Paul (1997 Westerholm), book.

Abstract

"Two thousand years later, Paul attracts more attention than any other figure from antiquity besides one," writes Stephen Westerholm. Why the fascination with the apostle Paul? Westerholm explains that Paul remains such a compelling figure because he was "a man completely captivated by a particular way of looking at life." Using the themes of the Epistle to the Romans, Westerholm helps readers understand the major components of Paul's vision of life. He delves into the writings of the Old Testament, explores their influence on Paul, and engages contemporary readers in a thought-provoking reconsideration of their own assumptions about faith, theology, and ethics. This insightful introduction gives postmodern readers, especially those with little or no biblical background, a necessary big-picture look at Paul's view of reality."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2004.

Contents

The commission and its context (Romans 1:-15) -- Intuitions of goodness-- and divine Tzedakah (Romans 1:16-17) -- War against goodness (Romans 1:18-32) -- Israel joins the fray (Romans 2:1-3:20) -- The divine counter (Romans 3:21-31) -- Faith's awakening (Romans 4:1-25) -- Just cause for joy (Romans 5:1-11) -- Freedom versus freedom (Romans 5:12-6:23) -- The goals and goodness of the law (Romans 7:1-8:13) -- At home in the cosmos (Romans 8:14-39) -- The triumph of God in history (Romans 9:1-11:36) -- On living the good life (Romans 12:1-16:27).

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