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The Nations in the Divine Economy - Paul's Covenantal Hermeneutics and Participation in Christ (Hardcover)
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The Nations in the Divine Economy - Paul's Covenantal Hermeneutics and Participation in Christ (Hardcover)
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Core to Paul's gospel is the relationship between Israel and the
Nations in light of the coming of Christ. But historic
Christianity, in claiming to be a new Israel, and in not
recognising the purpose of God in Christ for Jews and the nations,
has ignored its Jewish roots, the scriptures of Israel, and the
Jewishness of Jesus and the apostles leaving a lacuna in its own
identity, which Campbell argues, can only be overcome by a
covenantal understanding of diversity in Christ. The denial of the
covenant leads to a negation of God's revelation to Israel, and
leaves Christianity with a deficient self-understanding. Although
covenant language is not prominent in Paul's letters it remains the
basis of his thought in differentiated ways concerning Israel and
the nations. The covenant remains God's covenant with Israel. But
through the covenant re-ratified in Christ, non-Jews although not
included in the covenant, participate through Christ in the
Abrahamic promises. Hence participation language is prevalent in
Paul's letters since these address non-Jews in Christ as
representatives of the nations. Rather than being 'indifferent to
difference', Paul's gospel is not anti-ethnic, but is focused on
the continuation of difference in Christ. God's purpose is designed
to relate to differing peoples, not in their becoming one and the
same, but in reciprocal blessing among those who remain different.
The corollary of this respect for difference is the call for
reconciliation as an essential part of following Christ, a
fundamental element in Paul's gospel. God created a diverse world
so that his people will find blessing in its rainbow diversity.
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