Paul and the new perspective : second thoughts on The origin of Paul's gospel / Seyoon Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Seyoon

Contributor:

Kim, Seyoon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Theology.

Bible.

Bible. Epistles of Paul.

Theology.

Paul, the Apostle, Saint.

Paul.

Physical Description:

xv, 336 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans, 2002.

Contents:

1. Paul's Conversion/Call, James D. G. Dunn, and the New Perspective on Paul 1

Dunn's Interpretation 2

Dunn's Critique of My Thesis 4

Only an Apostolic Call for the Gentiles? 7

The Christological Component Not Essential? 13

The Crucified Christ Only for the Gentiles? 20

The Problem of the Law 22

Excursus: Terence L. Donaldson's Theory 35

What Gospel Did Paul Preach before the Antiochian and Galatian Controversies? 45

The Doctrine of Justification Developed Only for the Gentile Mission? 53

"Works of the Law" 57

The Antithesis between Faith in Christ and "Works of the Law" 60

The Forensic and Ethical Dimensions of Justification 66

The Problem of the Law and Liberation from It 70

"My/Their Own Righteousness" 75

2. Justification by Grace and through Faith in 1 Thessalonians 85

No Doctrine of Justification in 1 Thessalonians? 85

Salvation as Deliverance from the Wrath of God through Christ's Atoning Death 86

God's Sovereign Initiative and Grace 88

Not by Works of the Law but by the Holy Spirit 88

Paul's Initial Preaching (1:9b-10) 90

By Faith Alone 96

The Absence of the Terminology "Righteousness/Justification" 97

Conclusion and Corollaries 98

Appendix Justification in the Corinthian Correspondence 99

3. Isaiah 42 and Paul's Call 101

God "Was Pleased ([characters not reproducible])..." 102

God's "Call" to Be "a Light to the Gentiles" 103

"I Immediately Went Away to Arabia" 103

"Chosen" and "Set Apart" 104

"The Old Things" and "The New Things" 106

To Preach the Gospel of God's Saving Judgment or His Righteousness 106

The Hope of the Gentiles 109

Unfaltering and Undaunted, to the Ends of the Earth 109

"A Covenant to the People" 110

"I Will Put My Spirit on Him" 115

The Hardening of Israel 123

4. Paul, the Spirit, and the Law 128

Galatians 3:10-14 as a Test Case 128

The Challenges of the New Perspective 130

The Theory of the Continuing Exile 136

No Alternative to the Traditional Interpretation 141

The Judaism of Paul's Day 143

Revelation of God's Righteousness in the Crucified Christ 152

The Flesh/Law-Spirit Antithesis 154

The Origin of the Flesh/Law-Spirit Antithesis 155

Paul's Experience of the Holy Spirit at His Conversion/Call and Its Impact on His Theology 157

5. Christ, the Image of God and the Last Adam 165

Summary of My Thesis 165

Recent Research on the Tradition-History of the Theophany Vision of Ezekiel 1 174

Contra James D. G. Dunn Again 176

Alan F. Segal 184

The Origin of Adam-Christology 192

The "Son of Man" Christology Hidden 194

Christ, the Last Adam, and the Wisdom of God 208

6. 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 and the Origin of Paul's Concept of Reconciliation 214

Linguistic Background 215

Uniquely Pauline Terminology within the New Testament 216

Various Suggestions about Its Origin 218

2 Corinthians 5:11-21 220

Conclusion: Origin and Development of the Doctrine of Reconciliation 236

7. The "Mystery" of Romans 11:25-26 Once More 239

My Original Thesis in Brief 239

From Scriptural Exegesis Alone? 242

The Damascus Revelation and Call 247

For an Early Dating 250

Paul's Visit with Peter the Terminus ad Quem? 253

8. The Jesus Tradition in Paul 259

Certain or Probable References 259

Possible Echoes 270

Continuity/Similarity in Theology and Attitude 275

Theological Loci and Sayings of Jesus 279

Narrative Tradition 281

Paucity and Allusive Character of References 284.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-317) and indexes.

Related Work:

Kim, Seyoon. Origin of Paul's gospel.

ISBN:

0802849741

OCLC:

50663351