Grace and Agency in Paul and Second Temple Judaism: interpreting the transformation of the heart
Following recent intertextual studies, Wells examines how descriptions of 'heart-transformation' in Deut 30, Jer 31-32 and Ezek 36 influenced Paul and his contemporaries' articulations about grace and agency.
| Summary: | Following recent intertextual studies, Wells examines how descriptions of 'heart-transformation' in Deut 30, Jer 31-32 and Ezek 36 influenced Paul and his contemporaries' articulations about grace and agency. Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Paul, Grace, and Agency -- 1.2 Method of Investigation -- Part 1 Jewish Scriptures: Restoration Agency in Deuteronomy, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel -- Chapter 2 Deuteronomy 30: God and Israel in the Drama of Restoration -- 2.1 Reading 1: The Priority of Israel in Restoration -- 2.2 Reading 2: Divine Priority in Restoration -- 2.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Heart Transformation in the Prophets:Jeremiah and Ezekiel -- 3.1 The Heart and Its Transformation in the Book of Jeremiah -- 3.2 Ezekiel and the Recreation of Moral Agents -- 3.3 Conclusion -- Part 2 Early Jewish Interpretation and Theology -- Chapter 4 The Septuagint -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Initiative and Agency -- 4.3 Heart Operation -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 The Dead Sea Scrolls -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Scriptural Engagement -- 5.3 The Sectarian Community: Larger Considerations -- 5.4 Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 6 The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha -- 6.1 Baruch -- 6.2 Jubilees -- 6.3 Second Baruch -- 6.4 Fourth Ezra -- 6.5 Summary and Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Philo -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Deuteronomy 30 and Restoration -- 7.3 Philo and Heart-Circumcision -- 7.4 Conclusion -- Part 3 Paul -- Chapter 8 Paul's Reading of Deuteronomy 30 in Romans 2:17-29 -- 8.1 Introduction: Establishing the Connection -- 8.2 The Way to Life and Fulfilling the Commands -- 8.3 Heart-Circumcision and the Reconstitution of the Moral Agent -- 8.4 Conclusion -- Chapter 9 Paul's Reading of Restoration:Further Considerations -- 9.1 Romans 7:5-6: A Critical Link -- 9.2 Moral Agents in Eschatological Contrast -- 9.3 Life in the Flesh: Moral Agents in the Old Aeon -- 9.4 New Creation: The Reconstitution of the Human Agent in Christ -- 9.5 Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 10 Paul's Reading of Restoration Outside Romans. |
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| ISBN: | 9004277323 |