Preface (Beverly Roberts Gaventa) 1. Paul's Mythologizing Program in Romans 5â8 (Martinus C. de Boer) 2. Righteousness, Cosmic and Microcosmic (Stephen Westerholm) 3. A Tale of Two Gardens: Augustine's Narrative Interpretation of Romans 5 (Benjamin Myers) 4. Under Grace: The Christ-Gift and the Construction of a Christian Habitus (John M. G. Barclay) 5. The Shape of the "I": The Psalter, the Gospel, and the Speaker in Romans 7 (Beverly Roberts Gaventa) 6. Double Participation and the Responsible Self in Romans 5â8 (Susan Eastman) 7. The Love of God Is a Sovereign Thing: The Witness of Romans 8:31-39 and the Royal Office of Jesus Christ (Philip G. Ziegler) 8. Creation, Cosmos, and Conflict in Romans 8â9 (Neil Elliott) Afterword: The Human Moral Drama (J. Louis Martyn) Bibliography List of Contributors Index
Beverly Roberts Gaventa is Distinguished Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Baylor University. She has authored many books, including 'From Darkness to Light: Aspects of Conversion in the New Testament' and 'Our Mother Saint Paul'.
"Romans 5-8 are explored, pressed, and at times -- as they should
be -- simply celebrated. Every reader interested in Paul will
benefit from this interplay of theology, exegesis, and subtle
intertextuality, threaded through with church tradition. Perhaps
most importantly, many of the apostle's most powerful and
challenging thoughts are on display here at the hands of some of
his most significant and gifted current interpreters." -- Douglas A
Campbell, Associate Professor of New Testament, Duke Divinity
School
"This volume brings us into the company of seasoned Pauline
scholars focused on the centre of Paul's Epistle to the Romans. The
conversation among these experts, all sympathetic (though not all
in the same way) to the designation of Paul as an 'apocalyptic'
figure, reveals richly informed engagement with the text and honest
wrestling with the large questions of cosmology and anthropology
raised by Romans 5-8. Altogether the essays in this volume stand as
a profoundly stimulating, challenging, crucial, and timely
contribution to the conversation about Paul's interpretation of the
gospel in what remains for the time being contested territory." --
Alexandra Brown, Jessie Ball duPont Professor of Religion,
Washington & Lee University
"We are indebted to Beverly Gaventa for this fine collection. This
is an unusually strong series of studies by respected Paul scholars
that should be of interest to anyone preaching and teaching from
Romans, especially Romans 5-8." --A. Katherine Grieb, Professor of
New Testament, Virginia Theological Seminary
...this handsomely presented volume is surely welcome as an
excellent sampling of the rich interpretive possibilities of
apocalyptic for coming to grips with the cosmic dimensions of
Paul's thought, not only in Rom 5-8 but in his letters in general.
It will serve well as an introduction to apocalyptic for advanced
students of Paul and as a scholarly contribution to the theological
interpretation of Romans. -- Timothy Gombis, Grand Rapids
Theological Seminary -- Review of Biblical Literature
A fine introduction to the apocalyptic Paul. -- Michael J. Gorman,
St. Mary's Seminary and University -- Interpretation
Treat yourself to the complexity of this volume, but do so with
your favorite translation of Romans 5-8 close in hand, never far
from the artistry of Paul's narrative and the complexity of his own
voice...[Gaventa's collection] is a rich feast for those who hunger
to learn -- and be challenged -- in our ongoing conversation with
the Apostle Paul. -- Sean Miller, Pastor of Potomac Presbyterian
Church -- The Presbyterian Outlook
This book is a fantastic addition to Pauline and New Testament
studies...All scholars, pastors, and students will find this book
to be both intellectually stimulating and a helpful aid. -- Jared
Brown -- Wheaton Blog
On the whole, Apocalyptic Paul provides insightful reflection on
the cosmological and anthropological implications of Paul's
argument in Romans 5:8, while providing plenty of avenues for
further contemplation of the letter more generally. Anyone who
engages with these essays will enter into a conversation of lasting
importance for Pauline studies. -- Eric Lewellen -- Scottish
Journal of Theology
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