Table of Contents
Preface vii
Permissions xxxiii
Part I A New Approach to Romans: Paul's Synagogue Correspondence
1 To the Churches within the Synagogues of Rome 3
Part II Exegetical Support for Non-Jews within the Synagogues of Rome as Paul's Target Audience
2 Some Problems with Reading Romans through the Lens of the Edict of Claudius 23
3 The Jewish Context of the Gentile Audience Addressed in Paul's Letter to the Romans 40
4 A Rejoinder to Robert A. J. Gagnon's "Why the 'Weak' at Rome Cannot Be Non-Christian Jews" 65
Part III A New Exegetical Approach to Romans 9-11 and Christian-Jewish Relations
5 Romans 9-11 from a Jewish Perspective on Christian-Jewish Relations 103
6 "Broken Branches": A Pauline Metaphor Gone Awry? (Romans 11:11-24) 112
7 "Callused," Not "Hardened": Paul's Revelation of Temporary Protection until All Israel Can Be Healed 153
8 Romans 11 and Christian-Jewish Relations: Exegetical Options for Revisiting the Translation and Interpretation of This Central Text 179
9 The Translation of Romans 11 since the Shoah: What's Different? What's Not? What Could Be? 200
10 "The Gifts and the Calling of God are Irrevocable" (Romans 11:29): If So, How Can Paul Declare that "Not All Israelites Truly Belong to Israel" (9:6)? 214
Part IV Special Occasions
11 Challenging the Limits That Continue to Define Paul's Perspective on Jews and Judaism 237
12 Implications of Paul's Hopes for the End of Days for Jews and Christians Today: A Critical Re-evaluation of the Evidence -co-authored with Philip Cunningham 249
Appendix: Translating Romans 11:11-12:1a within Judaism: Literal-Oriented and Expanded Versions 285
Index of Ancient Sources 293