{"product_id":"purpose-and-cause-in-pauline-exegesis-romans-1-16-4-25-and-a-new-approach-to-the-letters-paperback-9780521018937","title":"Purpose and Cause in Pauline Exegesis; Romans 1.16-4.25 and a New Approach to the Letters (Paperback) 9780521018937","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePurpose and Cause in Pauline Exegesis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRomans 1.16-4.25 and a New Approach to the Letters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is about how to read Paul's letters as first-century epistles by studying Romans 1.16-4.25.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWendy Dabourne (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521018937, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 August 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.3 x 14.3 x 1.9 cm, 0.411 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… one can only commend this provocative work.' Irish Theological Quarterly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThree factors prompt this re-examination of the underlying questions that shape mainstream exegesis of Paul's letters. Hermeneutical studies have destabilized assumptions about the nature of meaning in texts; the letters are usually characterized as pastoral but explicated as expressions of Paul's thought; and the impact of E. P. Sanders' work on Paul has sharpened exegetical problems in Romans 1.16-4.25. The outcome is a two-step method of exegesis that considers a letter first in the light of the author's purpose in creating it and second as evidence for the patterns of thought from which it sprang. The passage appears as pastoral preaching, helping the Romans to deal with the implications of the fact that the God of Israel is now accepting believing Gentiles on the same basis as believing Jews. Justification by grace through faith emerges as the theological understanding of God's action in Christ that grounds pastoral speech.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Asking new exegetical questions\u003cbr\u003e 2. Exegesis of Romans 1.16-4.25: The basic conception and its problems\u003cbr\u003e 3. Romans 1.16-4.25: what do we want to know?\u003cbr\u003e 4. The basis for separating presuppositions from intended address\u003cbr\u003e 5. How to trace what Paul was intending to say to the Romans\u003cbr\u003e 6. Working from the problems of interpretation within the justification framework\u003cbr\u003e 7. Paul's purpose in creating the text\u003cbr\u003e 8. The nature of the text\u003cbr\u003e 9. Hypothesis describing Romans 1.16-4.25\u003cbr\u003e 10. The teleological exposition of Romans 1.16-4.25\u003cbr\u003e 11. Testing the teleological reading\u003cbr\u003e 12. The causal exposition of Romans 1.16-4.25\u003cbr\u003e 13. Review and conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e General index\u003cbr\u003e Index of biblical and other ancient literature.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Biblical studies \u0026amp; exegesis [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biblical studies \u0026amp; exegesis\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biblical%20studies%20\u0026amp;%20exegesis%20%5BHRCG%5D%22\"\u003eHRCG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006155346200,"sku":"9780521018937","price":34.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521018937i_0c3d3171-928c-4f74-8981-cd1c3c3f6250.jpg?v=1691376791","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/purpose-and-cause-in-pauline-exegesis-romans-1-16-4-25-and-a-new-approach-to-the-letters-paperback-9780521018937","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}