For whom did Christ die? : the extent of the atonement in Paul's theology / Jarvis J. Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Jarvis J., author.

Series:

Paternoster biblical monographs.

Paternoster Biblical Monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paul, the Apostle, Saint.

Paul.

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Theology.

Bible.

Atonement--Biblical teaching.

Atonement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Keynes, England : Paternoster, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A careful and exegetical reading and examination of the Pauline passages that suggests particular atonement, together with a thorough engagement with contemporary scholars on the subject. In For Whom Did Christ Die? Williams argues that according to Paul, Jesus died exclusively for the elect to achieve their salvation. The book attempts to show that particular atonement is not simply an abstract theological doctrine, imposed on the text by theologians, and void of a biblical or exegetical foundation, but that this doctrine is biblical, is Pauline, and that particular atonement can be detected in Pauline theology by means of a careful, exegetical analysis of the relevant Pauline texts and of the relevant texts in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism.

Contents:

Series preface

Series editors

Preface

Introduction, thesis, and history of research

Humanity's spiritual plight in Paul's anthropology

Divine and human agency in Paul's soteriology

The purpose of Jesus' death in Paul's atonement theology

Conclusion

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 30, 2014).

ISBN:

9781780783529

1-78078-352-3