The purpose of election : reexamining the doctrine of predestination through the theology of the cross / by Paul Chua Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Paul Chua, author.

Contributor:

Molnar, Paul D., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Predestination.

Election (Theology).

Reformed Church--Doctrines.

Reformed Church.

Theology of the cross.

Bible. Romans--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

Bible.

Physical Description:

xviii, 389 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, [2026]

Summary:

"The renewed interest in the reading of Romans 9-11 over recent decades is indicative of the attempt to settle the controversy concerning the doctrine of double predestination. In reference to Luther's directive that the theology of the cross be the lens through which all other doctrines be examined, and based on the "New Perspective" on Paul's writings and his Jewish background, this study reassesses the Reformed doctrine of predestination through Paul's convictions concerning the cross and his theological reading of the Old Testament. Accordingly, this study establishes that the primary principle, which Paul underscores within the context of Romans 9, is that the cross is the supreme expression of God's purpose of election. The cross of Christ not only is a statement about God's determination in election, but it also has an existential purpose in its ways and works. Furthermore, the readers of Romans 9 will recognize that when Paul discusses election, he engages a specifically Trinitarian articulation of God, who works out his election of grace in a definite yet surprising manner. Since the correlation between election and the cross is held together in Christ through his crucifixion, Wang puts "cruciform election" foremost in the understanding of predestination." --Page [4] of cover.

Contents:

Part I: Theological context and exegetical history. Introduction: a theological context

Exegetical history (I): reading Romans 9 from the Ante-Nicene fathers to the Medieval Era

Exegetical history (II): reading Romans 9 from the sixteenth-century Reformation to modern scholarship

Part II: The theology of election and the cross based on Roman nine. The Trinitarian economy in Romans nine

Trinitarian election in the theology of the cross (I)

Trinitarian election in the theology of the cross (II)

Trinitarian election in the theology of the cross (III): the purpose of election in the way of the cross

Conclusion: a cross without election and election without the cross.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-376) and indexes.

ISBN:

9798385279562

9798385279555

OCLC:

1594331258

Publisher Number:

90104885617