Paul's message and ministry in covenant perspective : selected essays / Scott J. Hafemann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hafemann, Scott J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Covenants--Biblical teaching.

Covenants.

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Theology.

Bible.

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

Paul, the Apostle, Saint.

Paul.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The essays presented here represent over twenty-five years of thinking about the theology and life of the Apostle Paul who, as a ""slave of Jesus Christ"" (Rom 1:1), was a ""servant of the new covenant"" with a ""ministry of the Spirit"" (2 Cor 3:6, 8). Taking the questions raised by the history of scholarship since F. C. Baur as their starting point, Hafemann's exegetical studies focus on how Paul's self-understanding shaped his message, the motivations of his ministry, and his consequent call to suffer for the sake of his churches. Hafemann's work reveals that Paul's views of redemption, of

Contents:

Paul and his interpreters since F.C. Baur

Reading Paul's [DIKAIO]-language: a response to Douglas Campbell's "Rereading Paul's [DIKAIO]-language"

Paul's "history-of-redemption" use of the Old Testament in 2 Corinthians

The comfort and power of the gospel: the argument of 2 Corinthians 1-3

The glory and veil of Moses in 2 Corinthians 3:7-14: an example of Paul's contextual exegesis of the Old Testament

The sum of the matter: Paul's understanding of perseverance

Paul's "Jeremiah" ministry in reverse and the reality of the new covenant

"Because of weakness" (Gal 4:13): the role of suffering in the mission of Paul

Pastoral suffering: recovering Paul's model of ministry in 2 Corinthians

The "temple of the spirit" as the inaugural fulfillment of the new covenant

Paul's concern for the unity of the church: an embodiment of his new covenant theology

Divine judgment and the completion of the missionary task: Paul's motivation for ministry in 1-2 Thessalonians

The sum of the ministry: challenges to Paul's exclusive gospel.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781630878337

1630878332