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Divine and human agency in Second Temple Judaism and Paul : a comparative study / Jason Maston.
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Maston, Jason, 1978-
- Series:
- Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2.Reihe - Band 297
- Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe, 0340-9570 ; 297
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish ethics.
- Christian ethics.
- Divine commands (Ethics).
- Bible. Epistles of Paul--Theology.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (227 p.)
- Edition:
- 1. Aufl.
- Place of Publication:
- Tubingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Hauptbeschreibung Recent scholarship on Second Temple Judaism and Paul has maintained that both held salvation to be through God's grace alone, not human obedience. In this study, Jason Maston argues against this trend by demonstrating the spectrum of perspectives available during the Second Temple period regarding the interaction of divine and human actions. Using Josephus' depiction of the Jewish schools as the starting point, he argues that ancient Jews were discussing the issue of divine and human agency and that they were putting forward alternative and even contradictory persp
- Contents:
- Obedience and the law of life in Sirach
- God's gracious acts of deliverance in the Hodayot
- Sin, the Spirit, and human obedience in Romans 7-8.
- Notes:
- A revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Durham University, 2009.
- Druckversion
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-198) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-04501-9
- 9786613518583
- 3-16-151640-0
- OCLC:
- 782878954
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