The people of God / Markus Barth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barth, Markus, author.

Series:

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 5.

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series, 0143-5108 ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People of God--Biblical teaching.

People of God.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Christianity and other religions.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity.

Judaism.

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

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (105 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : JSOT Press, Dept. of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield, [1983]

Summary:

It makes no sense to do theological work in an ivory tower. The necessity of defining the concept 'people of God' may be illustrated by at least four elements of present-day experience: the baffling fate and often shocking politics of the State of Israel since the six-day war in 1967; the anti-Jewish elements which still shame many books written for the church, and many Christian declarations about Israel; the stuttering progress in matters of Jewish-Christian unity; and, finally, the need for a united and unequivocal testimony to Jesus Christ who is a Jew and the Son of God, and as such the s

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction; I Tensions in Paul and among his Interpreters; II. The Testimony of Romans 9-11 and Other Pauline Texts; III The Church and the Jewish People Today; Notes; Index of Passage References; Index of Names; Index of Documents

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613196750

9781283196758

1283196751

9780567316080

0567316084

OCLC:

741691658