Narrative Dynamics in Paul

by Longenecker, Bruce W.

• ISBN13: 9780664222772
• ISBN10: 0664222773
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

Are Paul's letters undergirded and informed by key narratives, and does a heightened awareness of those narratives help us to gain a richer and more rounded understanding of Paul's theology? The last two decades of the twentieth century witnessed an increasing interest in the narrative features of Paul's thought. A variety of studies since that period have advanced "story" as an integral and generative ingredient in Paul's theological formulations. In this book, a team of leading Pauline scholars assesses the strengths and weaknesses of a narrative approach, looking in detail at its application to particular Pauline texts.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction to the Narrative Study of Paul
Narrative Interest in the Study of Paul: Retrospective and Prospective	3	(16)
Bruce W. Longenecker
Part 2: Narrative Studies of Galatians and Romans
Paul's Story of God and Creation: The Story of How God Fulfils His Purposes in Creation	19	(25)
Edward Adams
The Arrow and the Web: Critical Reflections on a Narrative Approach to Paul	44	(14)
R. Barry Matlock
Sharing in Their Spiritual Blessings? The Stories of Israel in Galatians and Romans	58	(27)
Bruce W. Longenecker
`Heirs of Abraham': The Gentiles' Role in Israel's Story: A Response to Bruce W. Longenecker	85	(12)
Morna D. Hooker
The Story of Jesus in Romans and Galatians	97	(28)
Douglas A. Campbell
`I Think, When I Read That Sweet Story of Old': A Response to Douglas Campbell	125	(8)
Grabam N. Stanton
Paul's Story: Theology as Testimony	133	(24)
John M.G. Barclay
Paul's Narratives or Narrative Substructure? The Significance of `Paul's Story'	157	(15)
David G. Horrell
The Stories of Predecessors and Inheritors in Galatians and Romans	172	(32)
Andrew T. Lincoln
Response to A.T. Lincoln: The Stories of Predecessors and Inheritors in Galatians and Romans	204	(13)
I. Howard Marshall
Part 3: In Retrospect
The Narrative Approach to Paul: Whose Story?	217	(14)
Fames D.G. Dunn
Is There a Story in These Texts?	231	(10)
Francis Watson
Abbreviations	241	(2)
Contributors	243	(2)
Index of Scriptural Citations	245	(6)
Index of Modern Authors	251