Grace and agency in Paul and second temple judaism : interpreting the transformation of the heart / Kyle B. Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, Kyle B. (Kyle Brandon), 1980- author.

Series:

Novum Testamentum. Supplements ; Volume 157.

Novum Testamentum, Supplements, 0167-9732 ; Volume 157

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paul, the Apostle, Saint--Theology.

Paul.

Grace (Theology)--Biblical teaching.

Grace (Theology).

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Relation to the Old Testament.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Following recent intertextual studies, Kyle B. Wells examines how descriptions of ‘heart-transformation’ in Deut 30, Jer 31–32 and Ezek 36 informed Paul and his contemporaries' articulations about grace and agency. Beyond advancing our understanding of how these restoration narratives were interpreted in the LXX, the Dead Sea Literature, Baruch, Jubilees, 2 Baruch, 4 Ezra, and Philo, Wells demonstrates that while most Jews in this period did not set divine and human agency in competition with one another, their constructions differed markedly and this would have contributed to vehement disagreements among them. While not sui generis in every respect, Paul's own convictions about grace and agency appear radical due to the way he reconfigures these concepts in relation to Christ.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Kyle B. Wells

1 Introduction / Kyle B. Wells

2 Deuteronomy 30: God and Israel in the Drama of Restoration / Kyle B. Wells

3 Heart Transformation in the Prophets: Jeremiah and Ezekiel / Kyle B. Wells

4 The Septuagint / Kyle B. Wells

5 The Dead Sea Scrolls / Kyle B. Wells

6 The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha / Kyle B. Wells

7 Philo / Kyle B. Wells

8 Paul’s Reading of Deuteronomy 30 in Romans 2:17–29 / Kyle B. Wells

9 Paul’s Reading of Restoration: Further Considerations / Kyle B. Wells

10 Paul’s Reading of Restoration Outside Romans / Kyle B. Wells

11 Conclusions / Kyle B. Wells

Bibliography / Kyle B. Wells

Index of Ancient Literature / Kyle B. Wells

Index of Names / Kyle B. Wells

Select Index of Subjects / Kyle B. Wells.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-27732-3

OCLC:

896833941

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004277328 DOI