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Paul’s Negotiation of Abraham in Galatians 3 in the Jewish Context
The Galatian Converts — Lineal Descendants of Abraham and Heirs of the Promise
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Per Jarle Bekken
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English
Published/Copyright:
2021
About this book
This work offers a fresh reading of Paul’s appropriation of Abraham in Gal 3:6–29 against the background of Jewish data, especially drawn from the writings of Philo of Alexandria. Philo’s negotiation on Abraham as the model proselyte and the founder of the Jewish nation based on his trust in God's promise relative to the Law of Moses provides a Jewish context for a corresponding debate reflected in Galatians, and suggests that there were Jewish antecedents that came close to Paul’s reasoning in his own time. This volume incorporates a number of new arguments in the context of scholarly discussion of both Galatian 3 and some of the Philonic texts, and demonstrates how the works of Philo can be applied responsibly in New Testament scholarship.
Author / Editor information
Per Jarle Bekken, Nord University, Levanger, Norway.
Reviews
"[...] the book is an incredible resource in that it argues powerfully for a Jewish foundation in a book that some read as anti-Jewish. This foundation provides a strong basis for situating Galatians within Jewish thought and therefore as a book that must be interpreted in that light."
Jason Hensley, in: SCJR 17.1, 2022, https://doi.org/10.6017/scjr.v17i1.15867.
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Part One: Philo’s Appropriation of Abraham in De Virtutibus and De Abrahamo
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Part Two: Paul’s Appropriation of Abraham in Galatians 3:6–29 in the Jewish Context
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eBook published on:
July 5, 2021
eBook ISBN:
9783110722109
Hardcover published on:
July 5, 2021
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110721928
Paperback published on:
May 8, 2023
Paperback ISBN:
9783111266589
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
10
Main content:
316
eBook ISBN:
9783110722109
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110721928
Paperback ISBN:
9783111266589
Audience(s) for this book
Jewish studies; New Testament Studies; Theology; Hellenistic Judaism;
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