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Reading Romans backwards : a gospel of peace in the midst of empire  Cover Image Book Book

Reading Romans backwards : a gospel of peace in the midst of empire

McKnight, Scot (author.).

Summary: Proposes an innovative New Perspective reading of Romans emphasizing the ecclesiological situation of the original addressees and Paul's pastoral response.

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  • ISBN: 9781481308779
  • ISBN: 1481308777
  • ISBN: 9781481310529
  • ISBN: 9781481308793
  • ISBN: 9781481310512
  • Physical Description: print
    xv, 220 pages ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2019]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-203) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note: A community needing peace: Romans 12-16. Phoebe--the face of Romans ; The greetings and the house of churches of Rome ; Strong and weak ; Zealotry ; Christoformity--Paul's vision for a lived theology of peace ; Christoformity is embodied God orientation ; Christoformity is embodied body-of-Christ orientation ; Christoformity is public orientation ; Know the time is now -- A narrative leading to peace: Romans 9-11. Where we've been, where we are, where we're headed ; To the weak ; To the strong -- A Torah that disrupts peace: Romans 1-4. The opening to the letter ; The rhetoric of Romans 1-2 ; Reading Romans 2 after Romans 1 ; The first question--advantage ; The second question--boasting in advantage ; The third question--Abraham, faith, and advantage -- A Spirit creating peace: Romans 5-8. All ; You and we ; I -- Conclusion: Reading Romans forwards, in brief.
Subject: Bible Romans Bible Romans Criticism, interpretation, etc
Bible Romans Bible Romans
Genre: Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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