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Noting that a traditional understanding of Paul as “convert” from Judaism has fueled false and often dangerous stereotypes of Judaism, and that the so-called “new perspective on Paul” has not completely escaped these stereotypes, František Ábel has gathered leading international scholars to test the hypotheses of the more recent “Paul within Judaism” movement. Though hardly monolithic in their approach, these scholars’ explorations of specific topics concerning Second Temple Judaism and Paul’s message and theology allow a contextually more nuanced understanding of the apostle’s thought, one free from particular biases rooted in unacknowledged ideologies and traditional interpretations transmitted by particular church traditions.
Contributors include František Ábel, Michael Bachmann, Daniel Boyarin, William S. Campbell, Kathy Ehrensperger, Paula Fredriksen, Jörg Frey, Joshua Garroway, Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, Isaac W. Oliver, Shayna Sheinfeld, and J. Brian Tucker.
Noting that a traditional understanding of Paul as “convert” from Judaism has fueled false and often dangerous stereotypes of Judaism, and that the so-called “new perspective on Paul” has not completely escaped these stereotypes, František Ábel has gathered leading international scholars to test the hypotheses of the more recent “Paul within Judaism” movement. Though hardly monolithic in their approach, these scholars’ explorations of specific topics concerning Second Temple Judaism and Paul’s message and theology allow a contextually more nuanced understanding of the apostle’s thought, one free from particular biases rooted in unacknowledged ideologies and traditional interpretations transmitted by particular church traditions.
Contributors include František Ábel, Michael Bachmann, Daniel Boyarin, William S. Campbell, Kathy Ehrensperger, Paula Fredriksen, Jörg Frey, Joshua Garroway, Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, Isaac W. Oliver, Shayna Sheinfeld, and J. Brian Tucker.
Part 1: Paul the Apostle in the Context of Complexities and
Variedness of Second Temple Judaism
Chapter 1 God Is Jewish, but Gentiles Don’t Have To Be: Ethnicity
and Eschatology in Paul’s Gospel Paula Fredriksen
Chapter 2 The Anti-Judaic Moment in the “Pauline” Doctrine of
Justification – A (Protestant) Misinterpretation of the Relevant
Statements in Paul’s Letters Michael Bachmann
Chapter 3 From Nomos to Logos: Torah in First Century Jewish Texts
Shayna Sheinfeld
Chapter 4 Does Paul Need to Be a Covenantal Jew in Order to Be a
Jew? Isaac W. Oliver
Chapter 5 Paul in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Some
Considerations Regarding Paul’s Position Within Judaism Jörg
Frey
Chapter 6 Jesus, Paul, and the Pharisees: Observations on Their
Commonalities and Their Understanding of Torah Karl-Wilhelm
Niebuhr
Part 2: The Particular Issues of Paul’s Message within Second
Temple Judaism
Chapter 7 Abraham in the Divine Purpose according to Paul: the
Reception of Abraham Tradition in Romans 4 and Romans 9 William S.
Campbell
Chapter 8 Ioudaismos within Paul: A Modified Reading of Galatians
1:13–14 Daniel Boyarin
Chapter 9 Trouble in Galatia: What Should be Cut? (On Gal 5:12)
Kathy Ehrensperger
Chapter 10 Ζῆλος According to Paul: The Concept of ζῆλος in
Galatians in the Context of Paul’s Divine Vocation František
Ábel
Chapter 11 Gentiles Identifying with Moses and Israel’s Story in 1
Corinthians 10:1–13: Evaluating Aspects of the Wright-Hays
Interpretive Framework J. Brian Tucker
Chapter 12 Second Corinthians 3 “Within Judaism” Joshua Garroway
František Ábel is professor of New Testament at the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty of Comenius University.
Since Krister Stendahl and E.P. Sanders challenged the conventional
wisdom that Paul’s life-changing experience near Damascus resulted
in his rejection of Judaism, the debate over the apostle’s
relationship with Judaism (of lack thereof) has persisted. The
Message of Paul the Apostle contains articles by many leading
scholars who continue the quest to understand Paul in the context
of first-century Judaism. Anyone with an interest in Paul and/or
second temple Judaism will want to have this collection of essays
near at hand.
*Paul B. Duff, George Washington University*
In this volume, František Ábel brings into conversation numerous
Pauline scholars who strive to read the apostle to the gentiles
within the diversity and complexity of first-century Judaism. The
essays that make up The Message of Paul the Apostle are a must read
for anyone willing to rethink Paul.
*Matthew Thiessen, McMaster University*
Paul remained a Jew throughout his lifetime! But what does this
concretely mean if our images of Second Temple Judaism become
increasingly complex and varied? In a fascinating manner, this book
not only shows how we have to re-think key concepts of Pauline
theology if we take this question seriously; it also demonstrates
what all this means for the practice of the Church today. A great
read!
*Tobias Nicklas, Universität Regensburg and The Catholic University
of America*
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