Paul's Gentile-Jews : neither Jew nor Gentile, but both / Joshua D. Garroway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garroway, Joshua D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Romans--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Romans.

Identification (Religion)--Biblical teaching.

Identification (Religion).

Gentiles in the New Testament.

Jews in the New Testament.

Christians.

Physical Description:

235 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

"How is it possible that the apostle Paul calls one and the same group of Gentile readers Jews, Gentiles, and neither Jews nor Gentiles without skipping a beat? Joshua Garroway has a solution. Garroway sees Paul caught up in the ancient debate over Jewish identity. Convinced his baptized charges had become Jews, yet unable to describe that transformation without invoking and confirming standard notions of Jewishness, Paul constructed a hybrid Gentile-Jewish identity. This novel approach to Paul invites fresh interpretations of Paul's letters, particularly Romans, and allows Garroway to reimagine Paul's role in the historical development of Christianity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I

1 The Gentile-Jew 15

2 Paul's "Christians" as "Gentile-Jews" 45

Part II

3 Paul's Epistle to the Romans: Purpose and Audience 73

4 Romans 4:1-12: Gentiles as Descendants of Abraham "According to the Flesh" 81

5 Romans 15:7-13: The Circumcision of Christ 115

6 Romans 9-11: Israel, (Un)naturally 135.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137281135

1137281138

OCLC:

793573126