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Paul has been regarded as being uncritical of the Roman Empire for
a long time, not least because of his apparent call to obey the
state in Romans 13:1-7. However, recent scholarship has questioned
this assumption by pointing to "hidden criticism" in the letters of
the apostle. But how can we decide, in a methodologically sound
way, whether such a counter-imperial message lies beneath the
surface of the text? On the basis of insights from the philosophy
of science, Christoph Heilig suggests several analytical steps for
examining this paradigm. He concludes that the hypothesis that we
can identify critical "echoes" of the Roman Empire in Paul's
letters needs to be modified if it is to be maintained. In
particular, the hypothesis of Paul's concern that any overt
criticism would be dangerous and lead to subsequent persecution of
himself or his congregations is dubious and does not sufficiently
justify this interpretative approach. Nevertheless, Heilig
concludes that the search for a counter-imperial subtext in Paul
could turn out to be heuristically fruitful, so long as the
limitations of the approach are heeded. Hence, a reevaluation of
Pauline passages in light of Paul's engagement with ideas from his
Roman environment is encouraged.
Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in Galatians and 1 Thessalonians
advances the interpretation of these letters by exploring how the
Apostle Paul quotes, alludes to or "echoes" the Jewish Scriptures
and other ancient materials. Comparative wording is at the
forefront, whether in relation to Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, or
prophecies and promises from Genesis, Habakkuk, Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Ezekiel, the Psalms, or other texts such as Philo. Issues and
controversies include such topics as faith (ἐκ πίστεως),
the Torah, the Holy Spirit, holiness, suffering, eschatology,
allegorical interpretation, identity of the Israel of God, Zion and
the return from exile, Roman piety, imperialism, and hidden
transcripts.
In this fifth volume of the Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early
Christianity series, Michael Wolter provides a detailed,
verse-by-verse interpretation of the Third Evangelist's Gospel
(Luke 9:51-24). Wolter's commentary fully complements the great
tradition of "Handbooks of the New Testament" published by Mohr
Siebeck. Replacing the third edition of Erich Klostermann's
commentary on Luke, Wolter's volume rightly joins those by
Conzelmann (Acts), Kasemann (Romans), and Lietzmann (1 Corinthians)
in this venerable series.Wolter's approach to a sustained reading
of Luke's Gospel is comprehensive. He carefully places Luke's
narrative of Jesus in its cultural context, paying close attention
to the relationship of the Gospel with its Jewish and Greco-Roman
environment. Wolter performs form-critical and narrative analysis
of the specific stories; however, Wolter also emphasizes Luke as a
theologian and his Gospel as a work of theology. Centrally, Wolter
recognizes how Luke's narrative of Jesus forms the first part of a
unified work-the Acts of Apostles being the second-that represents
a new moment in Israel's history. But in surprising new ways,
Wolter makes clear that it is God alone who works in and through
the words and deeds of Jesus to bring salvation to Israel. His
commentary shows that Luke succeeds in preserving the history of
Jesus and its theological impact and that this history stands on
equal footing with the history of early Christianity. Wolter's
thorough, careful reading follows Luke as the Evangelist seeks to
explain how the fulfillment of the Old Testament promises of God
for Israel results in a parting of the ways between the Christian
church on the one side and Judaism on the other. Scholars and
students alike will benefit from access to new German scholarship
now available to English-language audiences.
In this fifth volume of the Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early
Christianity series, Michael Wolter provides a detailed,
verse-by-verse interpretation of the Third Evangelist's Gospel
(Luke 9:51-24). Wolter's commentary fully complements the great
tradition of "Handbooks of the New Testament" published by Mohr
Siebeck. Replacing the third edition of Erich Klostermann's
commentary on Luke, Wolter's volume rightly joins those by
Conzelmann (Acts), K?nsemann (Romans), and Lietzmann (1
Corinthians) in this venerable series. Wolter's approach to a
sustained reading of Luke's Gospel is comprehensive. He carefully
places Luke's narrative of Jesus in its cultural context, paying
close attention to the relationship of the Gospel with its Jewish
and Greco-Roman environment. Wolter performs form-critical and
narrative analysis of the specific stories; however, Wolter also
emphasizes Luke as a theologian and his Gospel as a work of
theology. Centrally, Wolter recognizes how Luke's narrative of
Jesus forms the first part of a unified work - the Acts of Apostles
being the second - that represents a new moment in Israel's
history. But in surprising new ways, Wolter makes clear that it is
God alone who works in and through the words and deeds of Jesus to
bring salvation to Israel. His commentary shows that Luke succeeds
in preserving the history of Jesus and its theological impact and
that this history stands on equal footing with the history of early
Christianity. Wolter's thorough, careful reading follows Luke as
the Evangelist seeks to explain how the fulfillment of the Old
Testament promises of God for Israel results in a parting of the
ways between the Christian church on the one side and Judaism on
the other. Scholars and students alike will benefit from access to
new German scholarship now available to English-language audiences.
Not for sale in Europe.
In this fourth volume of the Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early
Christianity, Michael Wolter provides a detailed, verse-by-verse
interpretation of the Third Evangelist. Wolter's commentary fully
complements the great tradition of "Handbooks of the New Testament"
published by Mohr Siebeck. Replacing the third edition of Erich
Klostermann's commentary on Luke, Wolter's volume rightly joins
those by Conzelmann (Acts), K?nsemann (Romans), and Lietzmann (1
Corinthians) in this venerable series. Wolter's approach to a
sustained reading of Luke's Gospel is comprehensive. He carefully
places Luke's narrative of Jesus in its cultural context, paying
close attention to the relationship of the Gospel with its Jewish
and Greco-Roman environment. Wolter performs form-critical and
narrative analysis of the specific stories; however, Wolter also
emphasizes Luke as a theologian and his Gospel as a work of
theology. Wolter recognizes how Luke's narrative of Jesus forms the
first part of a unified work - the Acts of Apostles being the
second - that represents a new moment in Israel's history. But in
surprising new ways, Wolter makes clear that it is God alone who
works in and through the words and deeds of Jesus to bring
salvation to Israel. His commentary shows that Luke succeeds in
preserving the history of Jesus and its theological impact and that
this history stands on equal footing with the history of early
Christianity. Wolter's thorough, careful reading follows Luke as
the Evangelist seeks to explain how the fulfillment of the Old
Testament promises of God for Israel results in a parting of the
ways between the Christian church on the one side and Judaism on
the other. Scholars and students alike will benefit from access to
new German scholarship now available to English-language audiences.
Not for sale in Europe.
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