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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782959203321

Autore

Hubbard Moyer V.

Titolo

New creation in Paul's letters and thought / / Moyer V. Hubbard [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002

ISBN

1-107-12587-1

1-280-43414-7

0-511-17711-9

0-511-04250-7

0-511-15803-3

0-511-32990-3

0-511-48800-9

0-511-04566-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 293 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; ; 119

Disciplina

227/.064

Soggetti

Theological anthropology - Biblical teaching

Creation - Biblical teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-267) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: the current debate -- New creation in the Jewish scriptures : an overview -- New creation in apocalyptic Judaism : jubilees -- New creation in Diaspora Judaism : Joseph and Aseneth -- From death to life : insights from cultural anthropology -- Newness of life : Romans 6:1-11 -- Newness of the Spirit : Romans 7:1-6 -- Spirit, newness, life : the Pauline antecedents -- Crucified with Christ : Galatians 2:19-20 -- If anyone be in Christ : 2 Corinthians 5:17 -- Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision : Galatians 6:15 -- Summary and conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

As a biblical motif, 'new creation' resonates throughout the pages of the Jewish and Christian scriptures, and occupies a central place in the apostle Paul's vision of the Christian life. Yet the biblical and extra-biblical occurrences of this theme vary widely in meaning, referring to either a new cosmos, a new community, or a new individual. Beginning



with the Old Testament and working through the important texts of Second Temple Judaism, Moyer V. Hubbard focuses on how the motif functions in the argument, strategy, and literary structure of these documents, highlighting its role as the solution to the perceived plight. He then explores in detail which senses of the term Paul intends in Galatians 6.15 and 2 Corinthians 5.17, concluding that 'new creation' in Paul's letters describes the Spirit-wrought newness of the person in Christ, and is fundamentally anthropological in orientation.