Romans and the Power of the Believer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Britton, Richard J., author.

Series:

Semeia Studies

Semeia Studies ; v.99

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deconstruction.

Deconstruction--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Namur : Society of Biblical Literature, 2022.

Summary:

"Richard J. Britton uses the critical theory of Jacques Derrida, Giorgio Agamben, and others to examine the financial, gift, and olive tree metaphors of Paul's Letter to the Romans. Drawing upon papyri about money, gifts, and friendship, Greek and Roman farming handbooks, and later sources, including the Book of Mormon and writings from colonized places, Britton questions the way some people understand faith, grace, and identity in the New Testament and beyond. Britton asserts that the believer is not a passive recipient of God's grace and righteousness but rather an interpreter, reader, and decision maker actively involved in reciprocal exchange and enhancement of God's eschatological and soteriological project. Believers, he concludes, negotiate meaning through their own interaction with texts and traditions in combination with their own personal relationship with the divine and the world. Turning to the contemporary world, Britton contends that, if we want to upend the oppression of established religion and ideology, we must first appreciate the believer as a powerful and responsible agent within God's cosmic project." --Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Belief

Grace

Graft

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Britton, Richard J. Romans and the Power of the Believer

ISBN:

9781628374421

162837442X

OCLC:

1377819036