Where Is Boasting?

by Gathercole, Simon J.

• ISBN13: 9780802839916
• ISBN10: 0802839916
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Author Biography

Simon J. Gathercole is lecturer in New Testament at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Abbreviations	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Boasting in Recent Scholarship	p. 2
Boasting and the Wider Context of Pauline Studies	p. 10
Dialogue Partners: Sanders, Dunn, and Wright	p. 16
Methodology	p. 20
Obedience and Final Vindication in Early Judaism
Works and Final Vindication in Pre-70 C.E. Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha	p. 37
Sirach and Tobit	p. 37
The Book of Baruch	p. 40
Enoch	p. 41
1 and 2 Maccabees and the Assumption of Moses	p. 49
Jubilees	p. 58
Psalms of Solomon	p. 63
Wisdom of Solomon	p. 67
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs	p. 72
Pseudo-Philo	p. 78
2 (Slavonic) Enoch	p. 80
Apocalypse of Zephaniah	p. 82
Testament of Job	p. 83
Sibylline Oracles	p. 86
Conclusion	p. 90
Works and Final Vindication in the Qumran Literature	p. 91
"Works of Torah" as "Deeds Done in Obedience to Torah"	p. 92
The Future Soteriology of the Qumran Texts	p. 96
Conclusion	p. 108
Jewish Soteriology in the New Testament	p. 112
The Jewish Eschatological Framework of Early Christianity	p. 113
The Representation of Jewish Soteriology in Jesus' Parables: The Parables of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) and Laborers (Matt. 20:1-16)	p. 119
Shared Obedience-Based Soteriology in NT and Early Judaism	p. 121
Jewish and Pauline Judgment by Works in Romans 2	p. 124
Conclusion	p. 134
Obedience and Final Vindication in the Aftermath of 70 C.E.	p. 136
4 Ezra	p. 136
2 Baruch	p. 139
Josephus	p. 142
The Rabbis	p. 149
The Targums	p. 156
Conclusion	p. 159
Boasting in Second Temple Judaism	p. 161
Examples of Claims to Obedience	p. 163
The Validity of Self-Praise	p. 182
Conclusion	p. 193
Exegesis of Romans 1-5
Paul's Assessment of Jewish Boasting in Romans 1:18-3:20	p. 197
A Jewish Interlocutor in Romans 2:1-16	p. 197
The Jew and the Boast in Romans 2:17-24	p. 200
Paul's Indictment of the Sinfulness of His Interlocutor	p. 203
Conclusion	p. 215
Paul's Reevaluation of Torah, Abraham, and David in Romans 3:27-4:8	p. 216
Summary of New Perspective Exegesis	p. 217
Misunderstood Torah	p. 222
Abraham's Boast	p. 232
Conclusion	p. 248
The Resurrection of Boasting in Romans 5:1-11	p. 252
The Status of Romans 5:1-11 in the Structure of Romans	p. 252
Boasting in the Hope of the Glory of God	p. 255
Boasting in Sufferings	p. 257
Boasting in God	p. 258
Conclusion: The Relation between Jewish and Pauline "Boasting"	p. 260
Conclusion	p. 263
Select Bibliography	p. 267
Index of Authors	p. 290
Index of Subjects	p. 295
Index of Ancient Sources	p. 299
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