Derhetorizing Paul :a dynamic perspective on Pauline theology and the law
Tغubingen
Mohr Siebeck
Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ;421
Includes bibliographical references )p. ]187[-198( and indexes
Lauri Thuren
Machine generated contents note: PrefaceV -- Part I -- The Dynamics of Paul's Writings -- 1. Towards a Sensible Interpretation of Paul1 -- 2. Was Paul a Theologian?5 -- A. The Dogmatic Interpretation5 -- B. The "Contextual" Alternative8 -- C. Back to Theology31 -- D. New Approaches to Pauline Theology81 -- 3. From a Static to a Dynamic View of Paul's Text32 -- A. Two Perspectives32 -- B. Some Approaches to Textual Dynamics72 -- C. The Dynamic Nature of Paul's Writing92 -- 4. Was Paul Sincere?63 -- A. Questioning Paul's Ethos63 -- B. Attempts to Save Paul's Reputation83 -- C. Adapting a General Pattern14 -- D. Against the Wind34 -- E. Sincerity Behind the Rhetoric?44 -- Part II -- The Law in Paul's Theology -- 1. Solutions with Problems35 -- 2. The Law in Galatians85 -- A. Galatians as Persuasion95 -- a. Was Paul too Angry?95 -- b. Coerced by the Villains?46 -- c. The Antagonists' Theology Defined?86 -- d. Galatians as Dramatization07 -- a( Labelling the Opponents07 -- p( Mighty Expressions07 -- y( Absolute Theology17 -- 8( Conclusion27 -- B. Theology behind Rhetoric?37 -- a. Semantic Observations37 -- b. The Law and God - is Paul Blasphemous?08 -- a( The Exigency of Gal 3,51-0892 -- p( The Origins of the Law18 -- Y( The Purpose of the Law38 -- 8( Conclusions48 -- c. The Law as Moral Guidance58 -- a( The New Moses?68 -- p( Enabling Exhortation?78 -- y( The Exigency of Gal 5,31-6,8801 -- C. Conclusions29 -- 3. The Law Strikes Back: Romans and 1 Cor59 -- A. Conditions for Communication69 -- a. Romans69 -- b. 1 Cor and Other Pauline Epistles101 -- B. Semantic Observations601 -- C. The Functions of the Law011 -- a. Producing Life211 -- b. Explaining the Death of Christians411 -- a( 1 Cor 51,65 - the Mother of All Contradictions?511 -- p( Rom 7,41-52 Revisited711 -- c. Identifying and Provoking Sin 721 -- d. Conclusion 031 -- D. Law and Paraenesis 131 -- a. Should the Commands of the Law still be Obeyed? 231 -- b. Has the Paraenesis Inherited the Negative Qualities of the Law? 531 -- 4. What Was Wrong With the Law?831 -- A. Theology Must not be Disregarded931 -- B. Jewish Theology or Pauline Exaggeration?341 -- C. Tensions within the Old Testament841 -- a. Introduction841 -- b. Contradicting the Promise?251 -- c. Counteracting Monotheism?551 -- a( Persistence of the Social Difference551 -- p( Tension within Judaism751 -- D. Law and Boasting - a General Element of Paul's Solution561 -- a. Introduction561 -- b. Phil 3 and Rom 8614 -- c.lCor171 -- d.Gal4716 -- e. Conclusion: Boasting, Judaism, and Paul671 -- Part III -- Paul Derhetorized? -- 1. Summary181 -- 2. Concluding Remarks on the Dynamic Perspective481 -- Literature781 -- Indices891 -- Sources991 -- Modem Authors702 -- Subjects112