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HERALDS OF THE GOOD NEWS This page intentionally left blank HERALDS OF THE GOOD NEWS Isaiah and Paul in Concert in the Letter to the Romans BY J. ROSS WAGNER Library of Congress Catalogingin-Publication Data Wagner, J. Ross Heralds of the good news : Isaiah and Paul in concert in the letter to the Romans / by J. Ross Wagner. p. cm. Originally published: 2002. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-391-04204-1 1. Bible. N.T. Romans-Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Title. J. Ross Wagner, Heralds of the Good News: Isaiah and Paul in Concert in the Letter to the Romans, appeared originally in the series Supplements to Novum Testamentum, edited by M. M. Mitchell and D. F! Moessner, O Copyright 2002 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands ISBN 0-391-04204-1 O Copyright 2002 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 'The Netherlands All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Brill provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to 'The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910 Danvers MA 019 23, USA. Fees are subject to change. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA For Ronda 06 pBv yixp zoii ye. ~ p ~ k o~o va& i~E LOV ij 60' bp~~povkovvozf~iy aow okov Exqzov &viip pvfi. Homer, Odyssey 6:1 82-1 84 This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS Acknowledgments ........................................................................ xiii List of Figures ............................................................................ xvii List of Abbreviations .................................................................. xix I . SCRIPTURE. THEOLOGY. AND MISSION IN THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS .......................................... 1 PAUL'SU SE OF SCRIPTURINE RECENTS TUDY ................ 5 THE APPROACOHF THE PRESENITN VESTIGATIO...N... ...... 13 READINIGS AIAHIN THE FIRSTC ENTURY.... ...................... 19 How Did Paul Encounter the Book of Isaiah? .................. 20 Isaiah and the Stov of Israel's Restoration ........................ 29 READINRGO MANISN THE FIRSTC ENTURY.. .................... 33 The First Recipients of the Letter ...................................... 33 The Reception of Paul's Letter in the Roman Churches ...... 36 ". I1. "IF THE LORD OF HOSTS HAD NOT LEFT US SEED ... ISAIAH IN ROMANS 9: 1-29 ...................... 43 ABRAHAMA ND THE DRAMAOF ELECTION: ROMAN9S:I -I3 .............................................................. 45 MOSESA ND THE DRAMAO F REDEMPTION: ROMAN9S:1 4-18 ............................................................ 51 THE POTTERA ND THE CLAY:R OMANgS: ~g-21 .............. 56 Isaiah 29:16/45:9 in Romans 9:20: 7he Text ................ 58 Linking Isaiah 29:16 and 45:9: LXX and Targum .............. 59 Isaiah 29:16/45:9 in Context .......................................... 62 Disputing God's Wisdom: Isaiah Z9:I6/ 45:9 in IQS ...................................................................... 68 VESSELOSF WRATHNESSEOLFS M ERCY: ROMANgS: 2 2-24 ............................................................ 71 CALLEDFR OM AMONG JEWS AND GENTILES: HOSEAA ND ISAIAHIN ROMANgS:2 4-2g ...................... 78 A Surprising Rmersal: Hosea 2:23/1:10 in Romans 9:25-26 ........................................................ 79 Getting the Gentdes "In": Hosea in Romans ........ 79 Is Israel "Out"? Hosea 2:23/ 1: 10 in Context ........ 86 ... Vlll CONTENTS Reading Hosea through Isaiah-Colored Glasses .... Judgment and Hope. Remnant and Seed: Isaiah in Romans 9:27-29 ........................................ Isaiah 10:22-23: The Text of the Citation .......... Isaiah 10:22-23 in Context .................................. "A Remnant Will Be Saved": Hearing Isaiah 10 : 22 -2 3 in Romans 9 ...................................................... Isaiah 1:9: God Has Left Us Seed ...................... I11 . "A DISOBEDIENT AND CONTRARY PEOPLE": ISAIAH IN ROMANS 9:30-10:2 1 .................................. THEC ONTINUININGF LUENCOEF ISAIAH 1:9 .................... STUMBLINING MID-~CER:O MAN9S:3 0-10:4 ................ Isaiah 28:16/8:14 in Romans 9:33: The Text .............. A Pre-Pauline Testimony? l3e Evidence of1 Peter ................ Isaiah 2831 6/8:14 in Romans 9:33: The Context ............ The Stone of Stumbling ........................................ "The One Who Trusts in Him Will Not Be Ashamed" ............................................................ Isaiah in Stereo: Recollections of Isaiah 8 in Isaiah 28-29 ........................................................ Ripples Created by the Isaianic "Stone" Passages in Romans 9:30-10:4 ................................................ The Identip of the 'Stone" in Romans ............................ THEd h0~OF THE LAW: ROMANISO :4-13 ...................... On the Testimony of Two Witnesses: Moses and c%ighteousnessj ?om Faith" ........................ Deuteronomy 30: 12-1 4 in Context ...................... Isaiah 28:16 in Romans 10:ll ...................................... THEH ERALDOSF ISAIAHA ND THE MISSIONOF PAUL: ISAIAH5 2:7 AND 53:I IN ROMANISO :I4-I7 .................... Messengers of the Good News: Isaiah 52:7 in Romans 1 0:15 .......................................................... Isaiah 52:7 in Context .................................................... Excursus: Blasphemed among the Gentiles: Isaiah 52:5 in Romans 2:24 .............................. W%oH as Believed? Isaiah 53:l in Romans 10:16 .............. EXPLAININIGS RAEL'US NBELIEFE: CHOESOF ISAIAH4 0 IN ROMAN1S0 :1 8-19 ........................................................ ISRAELH ASH EARDP: SALM1 8:5 IN ROMAN1S0 :18 ........ ISRAELH AS KNOWND: EUTERONO3M2:Y21 AND ISAIAH6 5:1-2 IN ROMANISO :I~-21 ............................ One Good Spurn Deserves Another: Deuteronomy 32:21 in Romans 10:19 ........................ Moses' Song: Deuteronomy 32:2 1 in Context .... The Law in nuce .................................................... On the Testimony of Two Witnesses: Connections betzueen Deuteronomy 32 and Isaiah 65 .................................................................. Israel and the Gentiles in Isaiah 65:l-2 ........................ Paul's Citation and Modification of Isaiah 65: 1-2 in Romans 10:20-2 1 ............................ The Function of Isaiah 65:l-2 in Romans and in the Book of Isaiah ........................................ Hearing Deuteronomy 32 and Isaiah 65 in Concert ...................................................................... IV . "THE REDEEMER WILL COME FROM ZION": ISAIAH IN ROMANS l l ................................................ EMPIRICAELV IDENCRE:O MANIS I :I ................................ ECHOEOSF SCRIPTURRE:O MANISI :I-PA ........................ God's Inheritance: Psalm 93. ............................................. Israel's King: l Kingdoms 8-1 2 ...................................... ELIJAHA ND THE CHOSENR EMNANTO F ISRAEL: ROMANIS I :2 ~-6 .......................................................... "THE REMNANATN"D "THE REST": ROMANIS 1 :7 ........ THED IVINEB LINDINOGF "THE REST"O F ISRAEL: ROMANIS 1 :7-10 ............................................................ Isaiah 6:9-10: Bridge Between the Texts ........................ irhe Larger Stoy: Isaiah 6 and Isaiah 29 in the Book of Isaiah .......................................................... irhe Larger Stoy: From Deuteronomy 29 to Deuteronomy 30 ........................................................ Messianic Maledictions: Psalm 68:23-24 LXX in Romans 11:9-10 .................................................. David in Stereo: Psalm 34 and Psalm 68 in Romans 1 1: 9 ...................................................... Psalm 68 and the Blinding of Israel .................... Psalm 68 and the Stone of Stumbling ................

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In this text-critical,literary and theological investigation of Paul's interpretation of Isaiah in "Romans", it is argued that Paul's citations and allusions evince sustained and careful attention to significant portions of Isaiah, in concert with other scriptural voices.
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HERALDS OF THE GOOD NEWS This page intentionally left blank HERALDS OF THE GOOD NEWS Isaiah and Paul in Concert in the Letter to the Romans BY J. ROSS WAGNER Library of Congress Catalogingin-Publication Data Wagner, J. Ross Heralds of the good news : Isaiah and Paul in concert in the letter to the Romans / by J. Ross Wagner. p. cm. Originally published: 2002. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 0-391-04204-1 1. Bible. N.T. Romans-Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Title. J. Ross Wagner, Heralds of the Good News: Isaiah and Paul in Concert in the Letter to the Romans, appeared originally in the series Supplements to Novum Testamentum, edited by M. M. Mitchell and D. F! Moessner, O Copyright 2002 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands ISBN 0-391-04204-1 O Copyright 2002 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 'The Netherlands All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Brill provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to 'The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910 Danvers MA 019 23, USA. Fees are subject to change. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA For Ronda 06 pBv yixp zoii ye. ~ p ~ k o~o va& i~E LOV ij 60' bp~~povkovvozf~iy aow okov Exqzov &viip pvfi. Homer, Odyssey 6:1 82-1 84 This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS Acknowledgments ........................................................................ xiii List of Figures ............................................................................ xvii List of Abbreviations .................................................................. xix I . SCRIPTURE. THEOLOGY. AND MISSION IN THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS .......................................... 1 PAUL'SU SE OF SCRIPTURINE RECENTS TUDY ................ 5 THE APPROACOHF THE PRESENITN VESTIGATIO...N... ...... 13 READINIGS AIAHIN THE FIRSTC ENTURY.... ...................... 19 How Did Paul Encounter the Book of Isaiah? .................. 20 Isaiah and the Stov of Israel's Restoration ........................ 29 READINRGO MANISN THE FIRSTC ENTURY.. .................... 33 The First Recipients of the Letter ...................................... 33 The Reception of Paul's Letter in the Roman Churches ...... 36 ". I1. "IF THE LORD OF HOSTS HAD NOT LEFT US SEED ... ISAIAH IN ROMANS 9: 1-29 ...................... 43 ABRAHAMA ND THE DRAMAOF ELECTION: ROMAN9S:I -I3 .............................................................. 45 MOSESA ND THE DRAMAO F REDEMPTION: ROMAN9S:1 4-18 ............................................................ 51 THE POTTERA ND THE CLAY:R OMANgS: ~g-21 .............. 56 Isaiah 29:16/45:9 in Romans 9:20: 7he Text ................ 58 Linking Isaiah 29:16 and 45:9: LXX and Targum .............. 59 Isaiah 29:16/45:9 in Context .......................................... 62 Disputing God's Wisdom: Isaiah Z9:I6/ 45:9 in IQS ...................................................................... 68 VESSELOSF WRATHNESSEOLFS M ERCY: ROMANgS: 2 2-24 ............................................................ 71 CALLEDFR OM AMONG JEWS AND GENTILES: HOSEAA ND ISAIAHIN ROMANgS:2 4-2g ...................... 78 A Surprising Rmersal: Hosea 2:23/1:10 in Romans 9:25-26 ........................................................ 79 Getting the Gentdes "In": Hosea in Romans ........ 79 Is Israel "Out"? Hosea 2:23/ 1: 10 in Context ........ 86 ... Vlll CONTENTS Reading Hosea through Isaiah-Colored Glasses .... Judgment and Hope. Remnant and Seed: Isaiah in Romans 9:27-29 ........................................ Isaiah 10:22-23: The Text of the Citation .......... Isaiah 10:22-23 in Context .................................. "A Remnant Will Be Saved": Hearing Isaiah 10 : 22 -2 3 in Romans 9 ...................................................... Isaiah 1:9: God Has Left Us Seed ...................... I11 . "A DISOBEDIENT AND CONTRARY PEOPLE": ISAIAH IN ROMANS 9:30-10:2 1 .................................. THEC ONTINUININGF LUENCOEF ISAIAH 1:9 .................... STUMBLINING MID-~CER:O MAN9S:3 0-10:4 ................ Isaiah 28:16/8:14 in Romans 9:33: The Text .............. A Pre-Pauline Testimony? l3e Evidence of1 Peter ................ Isaiah 2831 6/8:14 in Romans 9:33: The Context ............ The Stone of Stumbling ........................................ "The One Who Trusts in Him Will Not Be Ashamed" ............................................................ Isaiah in Stereo: Recollections of Isaiah 8 in Isaiah 28-29 ........................................................ Ripples Created by the Isaianic "Stone" Passages in Romans 9:30-10:4 ................................................ The Identip of the 'Stone" in Romans ............................ THEd h0~OF THE LAW: ROMANISO :4-13 ...................... On the Testimony of Two Witnesses: Moses and c%ighteousnessj ?om Faith" ........................ Deuteronomy 30: 12-1 4 in Context ...................... Isaiah 28:16 in Romans 10:ll ...................................... THEH ERALDOSF ISAIAHA ND THE MISSIONOF PAUL: ISAIAH5 2:7 AND 53:I IN ROMANISO :I4-I7 .................... Messengers of the Good News: Isaiah 52:7 in Romans 1 0:15 .......................................................... Isaiah 52:7 in Context .................................................... Excursus: Blasphemed among the Gentiles: Isaiah 52:5 in Romans 2:24 .............................. W%oH as Believed? Isaiah 53:l in Romans 10:16 .............. EXPLAININIGS RAEL'US NBELIEFE: CHOESOF ISAIAH4 0 IN ROMAN1S0 :1 8-19 ........................................................ ISRAELH ASH EARDP: SALM1 8:5 IN ROMAN1S0 :18 ........ ISRAELH AS KNOWND: EUTERONO3M2:Y21 AND ISAIAH6 5:1-2 IN ROMANISO :I~-21 ............................ One Good Spurn Deserves Another: Deuteronomy 32:21 in Romans 10:19 ........................ Moses' Song: Deuteronomy 32:2 1 in Context .... The Law in nuce .................................................... On the Testimony of Two Witnesses: Connections betzueen Deuteronomy 32 and Isaiah 65 .................................................................. Israel and the Gentiles in Isaiah 65:l-2 ........................ Paul's Citation and Modification of Isaiah 65: 1-2 in Romans 10:20-2 1 ............................ The Function of Isaiah 65:l-2 in Romans and in the Book of Isaiah ........................................ Hearing Deuteronomy 32 and Isaiah 65 in Concert ...................................................................... IV . "THE REDEEMER WILL COME FROM ZION": ISAIAH IN ROMANS l l ................................................ EMPIRICAELV IDENCRE:O MANIS I :I ................................ ECHOEOSF SCRIPTURRE:O MANISI :I-PA ........................ God's Inheritance: Psalm 93. ............................................. Israel's King: l Kingdoms 8-1 2 ...................................... ELIJAHA ND THE CHOSENR EMNANTO F ISRAEL: ROMANIS I :2 ~-6 .......................................................... "THE REMNANATN"D "THE REST": ROMANIS 1 :7 ........ THED IVINEB LINDINOGF "THE REST"O F ISRAEL: ROMANIS 1 :7-10 ............................................................ Isaiah 6:9-10: Bridge Between the Texts ........................ irhe Larger Stoy: Isaiah 6 and Isaiah 29 in the Book of Isaiah .......................................................... irhe Larger Stoy: From Deuteronomy 29 to Deuteronomy 30 ........................................................ Messianic Maledictions: Psalm 68:23-24 LXX in Romans 11:9-10 .................................................. David in Stereo: Psalm 34 and Psalm 68 in Romans 1 1: 9 ...................................................... Psalm 68 and the Blinding of Israel .................... Psalm 68 and the Stone of Stumbling ................

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In this text-critical,literary and theological investigation of Paul's interpretation of Isaiah in "Romans", it is argued that Paul's citations and allusions evince sustained and careful attention to significant portions of Isaiah, in concert with other scriptural voices.
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