Paul’s Negotiation of Abraham in Galatians 3 in the Jewish Context

The Galatian Converts — Lineal Descendants of Abraham and Heirs of the Promise
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-11-072192-8
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 597 g

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This work offers a fresh reading of Paul’s appropriation of Abraham in Gal 3:6–29 against the background of Jewish data, especially drawn from the writings of Philo of Alexandria. Philo’s negotiation on Abraham as the model proselyte and the founder of the Jewish nation based on his trust in God's promise relative to the Law of Moses provides a Jewish context for a corresponding debate reflected in Galatians, and suggests that there were Jewish antecedents that came close to Paul’s reasoning in his own time. This volume incorporates a number of new arguments in the context of scholarly discussion of both Galatian 3 and some of the Philonic texts, and demonstrates how the works of Philo can be applied responsibly in New Testament scholarship.

Zielgruppe

Jewish studies; New Testament Studies; Theology; Hellenistic Juda / Forschende zu Jüdischen Studien, Theologie des Neuen Testaments.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bekken, Per Jarle

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums

Über Autor(innen)

Per Jarle Bekken, Nord Universität, Levanger, Norwegen.

Per Jarle Bekken, Nord University, Levanger, Norway.