The word is near you : a study of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 in Paul's Letter to the Romans in a Jewish context / Per Jarle Bekken.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Bekken, Per Jarle.

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der alteren Kirche ; Beiheft 144.

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der alteren Kirche, 0171-6441 ; Bd. 144

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Biblical teaching.

Jesus Christ.

Philo, of Alexandria.

Philo.

Bible. Romans--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. N.T. Romans IX-X--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. O.T. Deuteronomy XXX, 12-14--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Romans--Relation to the Old Testament.

Bible. Romans--Relation to Deuteronomy.

Bible. Deuteronomy--Relation to Romans.

Bible. Romans--Criticism, Textual.

Bible. Deuteronomy--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Righteousness--Biblical teaching.

Righteousness.

Greek literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study deals with a difficult and much-debated text in Paul's Letter to the Romans, 9:30-10:21. The study in particular analyses Paul's use and interpretation of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 in Romans 10:4-17. Scholars have characterized Paul's exegesis here as idiosyncratic, fanciful, baffling, and arbitrary. By a comparison with Jewish writings near Paul in time, such as the writings of Philo of Alexandria and Baruch, the thesis is argued that Paul's treatment of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 can be located within Jewish exegetical method, expository structure, terminology as well as content and context. In comparison with Baruch and Philo, it has been shown that Paul's handling of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 can be placed within a Jewish context as to the way the biblical "ations are rendered. The thesis is substantiated that Paul's expository rendering of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 follows the method of exegetical paraphrase of a biblical "ation. So, in comparison with Baruch and Philo, Paul's interpretative rendering of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 falls within a form of exposition, in which words, phrases and sentences from the Old Testament "ation are either repeated or replaced by interpretative terms and supplemented with other qualifying terms. Thus, Paul's christological exposition of Deut 30:12-14 can be located within the method of exegetical paraphrase, with a parallel in Baruch's application of this OT Scripture to the personified 'Wisdom'.

Contents:

Front matter

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

1. Introduction

CHAPTER TWO

2. Literary Observations on the Surface Level

CHAPTER THREE

3. Exegetical Method, Structure, and Terminology

CHAPTER FOUR

4. Conversion of Jews and Gentiles: De Virtutibus 183-184 in its Literary Context

CHAPTER FIVE

5. The Law and the Future Hope of Blessings: De Praemiis et Poenis 79-84 in its Literary Context

CHAPTER SIX

6. Christ, the Law, Israel and the Nations: Rom 10:4-17 in its Literary and Jewish Context

Final Summary

Bibliography and Indices

Bibliography

Index of Modern Authors

Index of References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-262) and indexes.

ISBN:

9783110897814

3110897814

OCLC:

811407258