| The Deliverance of God: An Apocalyptic Rereading of Justification in Paul Contributor(s): Campbell, Douglas A. (Author), Wright, N. T. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0802870732 ISBN-13: 9780802870735 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $55.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - Paul's Letters |
| Dewey: 227.06 |
| Physical Information: 2.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (3.70 lbs) 1248 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book breaks a significant impasse in much Pauline interpretation today, pushing beyond both "Lutheran" and "New" perspectives on Paul to a noncontractual, "apocalyptic" reading of many of the apostle's most famous -- and most troublesome -- texts. In The Deliverance of God Douglas Campbell holds that the intrusion of an alien, essentially modern, and theologically unhealthy theoretical construct into the interpretation of Paul has produced an individualistic and contractual construct that shares more with modern political traditions than with either orthodox theology or Paul's first-century world. In order to counter-act that influence, Campbell argues that it needs to be isolated and brought to the foreground before the interpretation of Paul's texts begins. When that is done, readings free from this intrusive paradigm become possible and surprising new interpretations unfold. |
Contributor Bio(s): Campbell, Douglas A.: - Douglas A. Campbell is professor of NewTestament at Duke Divinity School. His other books includeThe Quest for Paul's Gospel: A Suggested Strategy.Wright, N. T.: - N. T. (Tom) Wright is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and one of the most highly respected biblical scholars in the world today. |
