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Paul, grace and freedom : essays in honour of John K. Riches / edited by Paul Middleton, Angus Paddison and Karen Wenell.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- T & T Clark biblical studies.
- T & T Clark biblical studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
- Paul.
- Bible. Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Grace (Theology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (234 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection of twelve essays will celebrate the distinguished contribution of Professor John Kenneth Riches to biblical interpretation. The international selection of contributors are all either former students or colleagues of Professor Riches and the focus of the essays all reflect (and extend) Professor Riches' particular research interests and contribution to biblical and theological studies. The essays in this volume are clustered around two closely related topics: historical and theological contributions to understanding the nature of Christian freedom and agency, and studies which i
- Contents:
- John Riches : an appreciation / John Eldridge
- Pt. 1. Grace and human agency in the New Testament and other writings. Grace within and beyond reason : Philo and Paul in dialogue / John M.G. Barclay
- 'Everything is clean' and 'everything that is not of faith is sin' : the logic of Pauline casuistry in Romans 14.1-15.13 / Troels Engberg-Pedersen
- 'I believe; help my unbelief!' : human faith and divine faithfulness in Mark 9.14-29 / Joel Marcus
- Paul and Matthew on the Torah : theory and practice / David C. Sim
- Testing the boundary : ritual, moral and supramoral responsibility in Jesus and Paul / Karen Wenell
- 'Dying we live' (2 Cor. 6.9) : discipleship and martyrdom in Paul / Paul Middleton
- Pt. 2. Reception and theology. Who is freedom for? : Martin Luther and Alain Badiou on Paul and politics / Stephen Chester
- William Blake and life in the divine body / Christopher Rowland
- Constructing African Christianity : the voice of Paul in the formative teachings of Isaiah Shembe / Gerald West
- 'Your circumcision has become uncircumcision' (Rom 2.25) : context and culture in New Testament study / Leslie Milton
- P.T. Forsyth and the Christian life / Angus Paddison
- Against pecking : Christian law after Pentecost / Ben Quash
- Afterword: Paul, grace and freedom : a response / John Riches.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612868467
- 9781282868465
- 1282868462
- 9780567447548
- 0567447545
- OCLC:
- 676698452
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