Why Spain?: Paul and His Mission Plans
The Paul who wrote from Corinth to the Christian community in Rome around A.D. 56 had already decided on a mission to Spain (Rom 15:23-24, 28-29).! Because he offers no direct explanation for this decision, it is unclear what reasoning lies behind it.2 This is an issue worth investigating, because i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Eisenbrauns
2011
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Journal for the study of Paul and his letters
Year: 2011, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 193-212 |
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| Summary: | The Paul who wrote from Corinth to the Christian community in Rome around A.D. 56 had already decided on a mission to Spain (Rom 15:23-24, 28-29).! Because he offers no direct explanation for this decision, it is unclear what reasoning lies behind it.2 This is an issue worth investigating, because it is far from obvious why Paul would set his sights on Spain in particular.3 We begin our investigation by noting several ways in which this choice seems odd. We will then examine the range of explanations on offer, which find the decisive factor to be either eschatological, geographical, or scriptural. Concluding that the latter is the most fruitful way forward, we will then argue that Paul's decision reflects the influence of the Servant passages in Isaiah, especially Isa 49:6. Ihis will lead us to consider why Paul was looking westward in this connection-and dealing with this question will involve us in discussing Paul's perception of his task and the extent of his horizons at this pivotal point in his mission. |
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| ISSN: | 2576-7941 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of Paul and his letters
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/26426486 |