Paul, Scribe of Old and New Intertextual Insights for the Jesus-Paul Debate

by Lee, Yongbom; Keith, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780567656810
• ISBN10: 0567656810
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-04-23
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark

Summary

In this study Yongbom Lee re-examines the old Jesus-Paul debate with insights from current studies on intertextuality in Paul. Lee identifies Paul's typical ways of handling authoritative traditions in a number of cases providing a set of expectations as to how his use of them elsewhere might look.

Lee begins by investigating the use of the Scriptures in the Rule of the Community and the Damascus Document. He then examines five cases of Paul's use of the Scriptures and contemporary Jewish exegetical traditions and three cases of his use of the Jesus tradition. Despite the skepticism concerning Paul's knowledge and appreciation of the Jesus tradition, the fact that his use of the Jesus tradition is similar to that of the Scriptures and contemporary Jewish exegetical traditions-with respect to its presumption of authority, various citation methods, and its creative application to the situation of his readers-provides the evidence for its importance to him.

Author Biography

Yongbom Lee (PhD, University of Bristol, UK) is the English Ministry pastor at Los Angeles Antioch Presbyterian Church, USA and is an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, USA. He also teaches at Central Baptist Theological Seminary, USA, Azusa Pacific University, USA, and Bethesda University of California, USA.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Scriptures in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Chapter 1: Scriptures in the Community Rule
Chapter 2: Scriptures in the Damascus Document
Part 2: Paul’s Use of Authoritative Traditions
Chapter 3: Paul's Use of Scripture
Chapter 4: Paul’s Use of Jesus Traditions
Chapter 5: Conclusion
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index