Focusing on Paul: Persuasion and Theological Design in Romans and Galatians

Andrie du Toit

Published by De Gruyter 2007

Focusing on Paul

Persuasion and Theological Design in Romans and Galatians

Andrie du Toit
Edited by: Cilliers Breytenbach and David S. du Toit

Volume 151 in the series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110914559

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In the early 1970’s, due to serious epistemological flaws, the demise of traditional New Testament research paradigms became imminent. A new generation of scholars started the search for a fresh approach, based on scientifically sound principles. Working within the stimulating atmosphere of the New Testament Society of South Africa, the author was one of the pioneers in developing a new, multi-dimensional research approach for New Testament studies. The articles in the present volume, written over a period of 25 years, reflect part of this journey, as viewed from a Pauline perspective. Combining the positive aspects of the traditional biblical research paradigms with the important insights of modern linguistics, literary science, semantics and pragmatics, particularly rhetoric, the author investigates the convergence of various influences in Paul’s pre-christian career. He proposes new possibilities of understanding Paul’s language and style, such as hyperbolical contrasts, typical of his Semitic background. Various aspects of his strategies of persuasion are investigated, such as creating an ethos, vilification, alienation and re-identification. The majority of articles concentrate on central elements in Pauline theology: belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the centrality of grace, the in Christ and related formulae, faith and obedience, justification in Romans, Christian identity, ethics and ethos, as portrayed in Romans.

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Andrie du Toit, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Cilliers Breytenbach, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, and University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; David S. du Toit, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.

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Editors’ Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Author’s Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
I. On Paul’s Life, Style and Theology
A Tale of Two Cities: “Tarsus or Jerusalem” Revisited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Hyperbolical Contrasts: A Neglected Aspect of Paul’s Style Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Vilification as a Pragmatic Device in Early Christian Epistolography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Encountering Grace: Towards Understanding the Essence of Paul’s Damascus Experience Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
The Centrality of Grace in the Theology of Paul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Primitive Christian Belief in the Resurrection of Jesus in the Light of Pauline Resurrection and Appearance Terminology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
Faith and Obedience in Paul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
“In Christ”, “in the Spirit” and Related Prepositional Phrases: Their Relevance for a Discussion on Pauline Mysticism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
II. On Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
Alienation and Re-Identification as Pragmatic Strategies in Galatians Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Galatians 6:13: A Possible Solution to an Old Exegetical Problem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
III. On Paul’s Letter to the Romans
“God’s beloved in Rome” (Rom 1:7). The Genesis and Socio-Economic Situation of the First Generation Christian Community in Rome Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
The Ecclesiastical Situation of the First Generation Roman Christians Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Persuasion in Romans 1:1–17 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Romans 1:3–4 and the Gospel Tradition: A Reassessment of the Phrase κατὰ πνευ̑μα ἁγιωσύνης Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Forensic Metaphors in Romans and Their Soteriological Significance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Paul, Homosexuality and Christian Ethics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
Die Kirche als doxologische Gemeinschaft im Römerbrief Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Gesetzesgerechtigkeit und Glaubensgerechtigkeit in Rom 4:13-25: Im Gespräch mit E.P. Sanders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309
Dikaiosyne in Römer 6 Beobachtungen zur ethischen Dimension der paulinischen Gerechtigkeitsauffassung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
Text-Critical Issues in Romans 14-16 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	351
Shaping a Christian Lifestyle in the Roman Capital Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
Andrie du Toit: Bibliography (1962-2006) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	405
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413
Indices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	415

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Institutes, Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 443
Illustrations
- Other: 1 frontispiece
Keywords: Background of Paul; Paul’s language; Pauline rhetoric; Theology of Paul; Romans

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Published: February 13, 2012
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Published: July 16, 2007
ISBN: 9783110195125