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P A U L An Outline Of H is tHeOlOgy M ichael Wolter RobeRt l. bRawley tRanslatoR Paul This page intentionally left blank 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. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Baylor University Press. 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 This page intentionally left blank 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 vii This page intentionally left blank This page intentionally left blank
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