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Paul and Politics (Paperback)
Richard A. Horsley; Horsley; Edited by Krister Stendahl
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R1,680
Discovery Miles 16 800
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Interpretation of Paul has long been dominated by
Lutheran/Protestant theological concerns. Paul has been treated as
primarily concerned with narrowly personal religious issues, and
critics have often contended that Paul was a conservative regarding
social issues. The contributors to this volume deal in original and
provocative fashion with several interrelated issues running
through Paul's letters and their subsequent interpretation in
Christian history. The essays cover several interrelated topics
concerning Paul and politics: Paul and the politics of
interpretation; Paul and the politics of the Roman Empire; Paul and
the politics of Israel (relations of Jews and Gentiles); Paul and
the politics of the churches (relations of women and men, slaves
and free). Contributors include: Krister Stendahl (Harvard Divinity
School); Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza (Harvard Divinity School);
Richard A. Horsley (University of Massachusetts, Boston); Alan
Segal (Barnard College); Antoinette C. Wire (San Francisco
Theological Seminary); N. T. Wright (Westminster Cathedral); Sheila
Briggs (University of Southern California); Cynthia Briggs
Kittredge (Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest); Pamela
Eisenbaum (Iliff School of Theology); Mark Nanos (Lees Summit,
Missouri); Allen Callahan (Harvard Divinity School); Sze-kar Wan
(Andover Newton Theological School); Robert Jewett
(Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary); and Neil Elliott
(Seabury Western). Richard A. Horsley is Professor of Classics and
Religion at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and is the
author of numerous books including Galilee: History, Politics, and
People (Trinity Press).
Recovering the strangeness of scripture for the life of the
church-- These essays reveal the consistency and integrity of a
master exegete, New Testament theologian, and churchman. Stendahl
brings to the biblical text a constant concern to discover what was
meant by a particular biblical passage, as free as possible of the
doctrinal or cultural preoccupations of intervening centuries, but
also to reflect on what the text means to us today, ever alert to
the ways scripture has fueled anti-semitism, the subordination of
women, and other forms of prejudice and injury. The combination of
respect shown here for the diversity of meanings in scripture and
the urgency of reflecting--critically and faithfully--on our
contemporary responsibilities in light of scripture is
irresistible. The collection is a testament to the wide range of
Stendahl's interests and the depth of his perception. "The hard
eyes Stendahl turns upon scripture also have a glint in them,
sometimes reminding his audience of a vision yet larger than
scripture, to which scripture is intended to point. . . ."
--Frederick H. Borsch, Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Philadelphia "Our answers to [the issues with which Stendahl deals]
will not always be the same as his. Yet our own convictions will be
clarified even more than they will be challenged by the thoughts of
this giant among New Testament scholars." --John Howard Rhys,
School of Theology at Sewanee "There can only be admiration for the
candor with which [Stendahl] pokes holes in the pompous balloons of
pious zealotism. His minimalism pushes toward the acceptance of
finiteness and creatureliness--yes, even for theologians!" --Robin
Scroggs, Chicago Theological Seminary "Do not miss this
thought-provoking collection form one of the church's outstanding
biblical scholars." --David Rhoads, Lutheran School of Theology in
Chicago Krister Stendahl was Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus
and former Dean at Harvard Divinity School, and Bishop Emeritus of
Stockholm. Among his many writings is Paul among Jews and Gentiles
(Fortress Press, 1976) and Final Account (Fortress Press, 1995).
In his typically engaging style, Stendahl offers a provocative and
compelling reading of Paul's letter to the Romans, the "final
account" of the major themes of Paul's theology. Filled with fresh
and creative insights from a lifetime of reflection, this book will
be enthusiastically received by laypersons, clergy, students, and
scholars.
A sharp challenge to traditional ways of understanding Paul is
sounded in this book by a distinguished interpreter of the New
Testament. Krister Stendahl proposes-in the key title essay-new
ways of exploring Paul's speech: Paul must be heard as one who
speaks of his call rather than conversion, of justification rather
than forgiveness, or weakness rather than sin, of love rather than
integrity, and in unique rather than universal language. The title
essay is complemented by the landmark paper, "Paul and the
Introspective Conscience of the West," and by two seminal
explorations of Pauline issues, "Judgement and Mercy" and
"Glossolalia-The New Testament Evidence." The book concludes with
Stendahl's pointed reply to the eminent scholar Ernst Kasemann who
has taken issue with the author's revolutionary interpretations.
This volume provides convincingly new ways for viewing Paul, the
most formative of Christian teachers.
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