Paul and the Restoration of Humanity in Light of Ancient Jewish Traditions

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-23543-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 82, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1540 g

Reihe: Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity

In Paul and The Restoration of Humanity in Light of Ancient Jewish Traditions, Aaron Sherwood questions the assumption of universalism in Pauline thought, and finds instead that relevant Pauline traditions depict a partly restricted and particularly Israelite restoration of humanity. This important Jewish component of Paul’s thought remains largely unrecognized, but Pauline and other ancient Jewish traditions consistently present Israel and non-Israelites' uniting in their worship of Yhwh as the restoration of both Israel and humanity.

Aaron Sherwood demonstrates in Pauline traditions the same deployment of Israel-nations unification as in biblical and post-biblical traditions. This suggests that rather than secondarily finding space for Gentile justification, the restoration of humanity plays a generative role in Paul’s theology, mission, and apostolic self-identity.

Zielgruppe

Scholars of Pauline studies, Old Testament studies, early Jewish studies, and biblical theology, and all interested in universalism or cosmology in Pauline or ancient Jewish traditions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sherwood, Aaron

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

Sherwood, Aaron
Aaron Sherwood, Ph.D. (2010), Durham University, is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Roanoke College.