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Christology and ethics in Galatians : love and the shared self / Logan Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Logan, author.
- Series:
- Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies)
- Society for New Testament Studies monograph series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jesus Christ--Person and offices--Biblical teaching.
- Jesus Christ.
- Bible. Galatians--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Christian ethics--Biblical teaching.
- Christian ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Pauline scholars have misconstrued key features of Paul's portrayal of love by arguing that Paul idealises self-sacrifice and 'altruism'. In antiquity, ideal loving behaviour was intended to construct a relationship of shared selves with shared interests; by contrast, modern ethics has rejected this notion of love and selfhood. In this study, Logan Williams explores Paul's Christology and ethics beyond the egoism-altruism dichotomy. He provides a fresh evaluation of self-giving language in Greek literature and shows that 'gave himself' is not a fixed phrase for self-sacrifice. In Galatians, for example, self-giving languages depict Jesus' love as an act of self-gifting. By re-evaluating the apostle's description of Christ's loving action, Williams demonstrates that Paul portrays Jesus' loving action as his positive participation in the condition of others. He also interrogates the ethics in Galatians and shows that Paul's love-ethics encourage the Galatians not to sacrifice themselves for others but to share themselves with others."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The self, the other, and the telos of prosocial action
- The self-gift of a crucified messiah
- The self-sharing messiah
- Paul’s incarnational ethic
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed February 3, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Williams, Logan, Christology and ethics in Galatians,
- ISBN:
- 9781009373432
- 1009373439
- OCLC:
- 1545083423
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000290637
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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