God and the Faithfulness of Paul

by Christoph Heilig University of Basel, J. Thomas Hewitt

Overview

N. T. Wright's magnum opus Paul and the Faithfulness of God is a landmark study on the history and thought of the apostle Paul. This volume brings together a stellar group of international scholars to critically assess an array of issues in Wright's work.

Essays in Part I set Wright in the context of other Pauline theologies. Part II addresses methodological issues in Wright's approach, including critical realism, historiography, intertextuality, and narrative. In Part III, on context, scholars measure Wright's representation of early Judaism, Greek philosophy, paganism, and the Roman Empire. Part IV turns to Wright's exegetical decisions regarding law, covenant, and election, the "New Perspective," justification and redemption, Christology, Spirit, eschatology, and ethics. Part V at last speaks to the implications of Wright's work for the church's theology, sacraments, and mission, and for global responsibility in a "postmodern" age. The volume includes a critical response from Wright himself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506421681
Publisher:	Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date:	04/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	833
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Christoph Heilig teaches New Testament and coordinates doctoral studies for the theology faculty of the University of Zurich. His publications include Paul's Triumph: Reassessing 2 Corinthians 2:14 in Its Literary and Historical Context (2016), and as co-editor, God and the Faithfulness of Paul (Fortress Press, 2017).

Table of Contents

Part I Prologue

Introduction Michael F. Bird Christoph Heilig J. Thomas Hewitt 3

Paul and the Faithfulness of God among Pauline Theologies Benjamin Schliesser 21

Part II Methodological Issues

N. T. Wright's Biblical Hermeneutics: Considered from A German Exegetical Perspective Oda Wischmeyer 73

Wright's Version of Critical Realism Andreas Losch 101

Historical Methodology Theresa Heilig Christoph Heilig 115

Wright's Paul and the Paul of Acts: A Critique of Pauline Exegesis - Inspired by Lukan Studies Eve-Marie Becker 151

Wright's Understanding of Paul's Use of Scripture Steve Moyise 165

N. T. Wright's Narrative Approach Joel R. White 181

Part III Contextual Issues

Wright's Paradigm of Early Jewish Thought: Avoidance of Anachronisms? James Hamilton Charlesworth 207

Wisdom or Foolishness?: The Role of Philosophy in the Thought of Paul Gregory E. Sterling 235

"A World of Shrines and Groves": N. T. Wright and Paul among the Gods James Constantine Hanges 255

Paul and the Roman Empire Seyoon Kim 277

Part IV Exegetical Issues

Law and Covenant in Paul and the Faithfulness of God Gregory Tatum 311

Election and the Role of Israel Sigurd Grindheim 329

An Insider's Perspective on Wright's Version of the New Perspective on Paul James D. G. Dunn 347

N. T. Wright's Understanding of Justification and Redemption Peter Stuhlmacher 359

Messianism and Messiah in Paul: Christ as Jesus? Aquila H. I. Lee 375

Participationism and Messiah Christology in Paul J. Thomas Hewitt Matthew V. Novenson 393

YHWH's Return to Zion: A New Catalyst for Earliest High Christology? Larry W. Hurtado 417

The Spirit in Its Second Temple Context: An Exegetical Analysis of the Pneumatology of N. T. Wright John R. (Jack) Levison 439

God and His Faithfulness in Paul: Aspects of the History of Research in Light of the Letter to the Romans Torsten Jantsch 463

Demythologizing Apocalyptic?: On N. T. Wright's Paul, Apocalyptic Interpretation, and the Constraints of Construction Jörg Frey 489

Individual Eschatology Richard H. Bell 533

The Faithfulfness of God and Its Effects on Faithful Living: A Critical Analysis of Tom Wright's Faithfulness to Paul's Ethics Volker Rabens 555

Part V Implications

Ecclesiology as Ethnology: The Church in N. T. Wright's Paul and the Faithfulness of God Andrew McGowan 583

Paul and the Faithfulness of God as Postmodern Scholarship James G. Crossley Katie Edwards 603

The Spirit and God's Return to Indwell a People: A Systematic Theologian's Response to N. T. Wright's Reading of Paul's Pneumatology Frank D. Macchia 623

Barth, Wright, and Theology Sven Ensminger 645

Bishop Wright: Sacramentality and the Role of Sacraments Edith M. Humphrey 661

Evangelism and the Mission of the Church Eckhard J. Schnabel 683

Part VI Epilogue

The Challenge of Dialogue: A Partial and Preliminary Response N. T. Wright 711

Indices

Index of Ancient Sources 771

Index of References to Paul and the Faithfulness of God 801

Index of Names 815

Index of Subjects 827