Paul: An Outline of His Theology

493 Pages·2015·2.15 MB·English

by  Michael Wolter

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Paul
An Outline of His Theology
Michael Wolter
Translated by Robert L. Brawley
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS
©2015 by Baylor University Press
Waco, Texas 76798
Originally published in German as Michael Wolter, Paulus: Ein Grundriss
seiner Theologie, Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Neukirchen-V luyn,
2011.
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Unless otherwise noted, biblical text has been translated into English based on
the author’s German translation from the original languages.
Cover Design by Will Brown
978-1-4813-0412-2 (Web PDF)
Library of Congress CIP data
Wolter, Michael.
[Paulus. English]
Paul : an outline of his theology / Michael Wolter.
492 pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978- 1- 4813- 0416- 0 (hardback : acid-f ree paper)
1. Bible. Epistles of Paul—T heology. 2. Paul, the Apostle, Saint. I. Title.
BS2651.W65813 2015
227’.06— dc23
2015006702
Printed in the United States of America on acid-f ree paper with a minimum of
30 percent post-consumer waste recycled content
Abbatiae Sancti Pauli extra muros Romae
Colloquii Oecumenici Paulini
Multos Per Annos Patronae
gratissimo animo
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Contents
Preface to the German Edition xi
Preface to the English Edition xiii
Translator’s Preface xv
I. Prologue 1
II. From Tarsus to Damascus 9
§1: Biographical Matters 9
§2: The Pharisee and “Zealot” for the Law 15
§3: Conversion and Call 23
III. The Period in Antioch 31
§4: The Antioch Congregation 32
§5: The Apostolic Council 38
§6: The Conflict in Antioch and Its Consequences 43
IV. The Gospel 51
§7: Concept and Pauline Usage 52
§8: The Theology of the Gospel 55
V. Faith 71
§9: “Through the Word of Christ” (Romans 10:17) 71
§10: Faith as Ethos 81
§11: Faith as Assurance of Reality 84
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