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Record Nr.

UNINA9910518202203321

Autore

Coppins Wayne <1975->

Titolo

The interpretation of freedom in the letters of Paul : with special reference to the "German" tradition / / Wayne Coppins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tübingen, Germany, : Mohr Siebeck, c2009

Tübingen, : Mohr Siebeck, 2009

ISBN

9786613518231

9781280044663

1280044667

9783161516047

3161516044

Edizione

[1. Aufl.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2.Reihe - Band 261 ; ; v.261

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe, , 0340-9570 ; ; 261

Disciplina

220

Soggetti

Liberty - Biblical teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Slight revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Cambridge, 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes biliographical references (p. [181]-202) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Approaching the topic -- pt. 2. Exegesis -- pt. 3. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Hauptbeschreibung Wayne Coppins investigates the interpretation of freedom in Paul's letters with special reference to Martin Luther and twentieth-century ""German"" New Testament scholarship. He focuses on three key issues, namely the importance of freedom in Paul's letters and theology, the centrality and meaning of ""freedom from the law,"" and the relationship between freedom and service. In addition to providing a detailed exegesis of the key Pauline texts, the monograph also offers a synthesis of the aforementioned issues and concludes with a retrospective assessment of the pr