Pauline Christology: An Exegetical-theological Study

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An exhaustive study of Pauline Christology by noted Pauline scholar, Gordon Fee. The author provides a detailed analysis of the letters of Paul (including those whose authorship is questioned) individually, exploring the Christology of each one, and then attempts a synthesis of the exegetical work into a biblical Christology of Paul. The author's synthesis covers the following themes: Christ's roles as divine Savior and as preexistent and incarnate Savior; Jesus as the Second Adam, the Jewish Messiah, and Son of God; and as the Messiah and exalted Lord. Fee also explores the relationship between Christ and the Spirit and considers the Person and role of the Spirit in Paul's thought. Appendices cover the theme of Christ and Personified Wisdom, and Paul's use of Kurios (Lord) in citations and echoes of the Septuagint. "Anyone who has read even a smattering of Paul's writings recognizes early on that his devotion to Christ was the foremost reality and passion of his life. What he said in one of his later letters serves as a kind of motto for his entire Christian life: 'For me to live is Christ; to die is [to] gain [Christ]' (Phil. 1:21). Christ is the beginning and goal of everything for Paul, and thus is the single great reality along the way." --From the Introduction

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• Year: 2,007

• Pages: 741

• Pages In File: 741

• Language: English

• Topic: 208

• Issue: до 2011-08

• Identifier: 1598560352,9781598560350

• Org File Size: 43,242,359

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• Tags: Религиоведение Религиоведение христианства Теология (Богословие) Богословие и мистика

• Toc: CONTENTS......Page 8ABBREVIATIONS......Page 22PREFACE......Page 28Pauline Christology: What Is It?......Page 34Pauline Christology: The Theological Difficulty......Page 40Pauline Christology in the Twentieth Century......Page 43Pauline Christology: Some Basic Matters......Page 49PART I: ANALYSIS......Page 62CHAPTER 2: Christology in the Thessalonian Correspondence......Page 64I. Christology in 1 Thessalonians......Page 66A Preliminary Look at the Data......Page 67Jesus as Messianic/Eternal Son of God......Page 68Jesus as the Κυριος of Septuagint Yahweh Texts......Page 74Other Κυριος Phrases That Echo Septuagint Usage......Page 78God and ο Κυριος Share in Divine Purposes and Activity......Page 81II. Christology in 2 Thessalonians......Page 88A Case of Messianic Intertextuality—2 Thessalonians 2:8......Page 89Jesus as the Κυριος of Septuagint Yahweh Texts......Page 90God and ο Κυριος Share in Divine Purposes and Activity......Page 102Christ the Lord Invoked in Prayer......Page 106Conclusion......Page 110Appendix I: The Texts......Page 111Appendix II: An Analysis of Usage......Page 116CHAPTER 3: Christology in 1 Corinthians......Page 117A Preliminary Look at the Data......Page 120Christ: Preexistent Lord and Agent of Creation......Page 121Christ as Preexistent with Israel......Page 127Jesus as Messianic/Ete