The Ecclesiastical Situation of the First Generation Roman Christians

Chapters in this book

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