| Record Number |
1751702 |
| ISBN |
9781925730111 |
| Title |
Romans and the legacy of St Paul : historical, theological, and social perspectives / Peter G. Bolt and James R. Harrison (editors). |
| Also titled |
Romans and the legacy of Saint Paul |
| Published |
Macquarie Park, NSW : SCD Press, 2019. |
| ©2019 |
| Description |
560 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
No. 1 |
| Notes |
Authors include: Brendan Byrne, Mark Reasoner, Stephen Gilmour, David Hughes, Peter Orr, Murray Smith, Stephen Spence, Louise Gosbell, Alan Cadwallader, Peter Laughlin, Jin Heung Kim and Michele Connolly. |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Romans and the western intellectual tradition: from church to society and back again James R. Harrison |
| Part 1 - On first hearing Romans read aloud in Neronian Rome: theological and historical reverberations |
| The apocalyptic motif of the last judgement: the essential horizon of Paul's argument in Romans |
| Justification and last judgment in Romans: the place of chapters 5-8 |
| Paul's letter against the Roman gods |
| Hope against hope in Paul's Scriptures and in Rome |
| Part 2 - Romans and the challenge of exegesis: reading and being read by the epistle |
| Justification from sin: an examination of Romans 6:7 |
| The love tax: Paul's neighbourliness in Romans 13:1-7 |
| The intercession of Christ in Romans 8:34 |
| God's righteousness, Christ's faithfulness and 'justification by faith alone' |
| Personal obedience (and sin) in the new age of faith: rehearing Romans 14:23b |
| Part 3 - Romans and the challenge of theology: from text to society |
| A disability reading of Paul's use of the 'body of Christ' metaphor in Romans 12:3-8 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 |
| Paul's legacy in Romans and the confession inscriptions in Asia Minor: the difficulty of moving beyond divine justice to mercy in antiquity |
| Part 4 - Ancient epistles and the puzzling particularity of Romans |
| Untangling the Pauline handshakes: who is greeting whom in Romans 16? |
| Phoebe in and around Romans: the weight of marginal reception |
| Part 5 - The theological, social and philosophical legacy of Romans: from Augustine to Agamben |
| The legacy of Paul's epistle to the Romans: from Augustine to Agamben |
| Locus on justification in Vermigli's commentary on Romans |
| Part 6 - A personal reflection on the legacy of Romans |
| On first looking into Paul's Romans and why Roman Catholics need to do it more |
| Summary |
"This book, arising from the papers delivered at 2016 Sydney College of Divinity Annual Conference, explores in an ecumenical context the legacy of Romans from a variety of perspectives." -- Back cover. |
| Subjects |
Bible. -- Epistles of Paul -- Criticism, interpretation, etc |
| Bible. -- Romans -- Criticism, interpretation, etc |
| Theology -- Congresses |
| Added Names |
Bolt, Peter, 1958- author, editor. |
| Harrison, James R., 1952- author, editor. |
| Added Corporate Names |
Sydney College of Divinity issuing body. |
| Series |
Occasional series (Sydney College of Divinity) |
| Unit Reading List |
Disability Ministry (CDM) |
