Galatians / / Philip F. Esler

• Autore: Esler Philip Francis.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 227/.406
• Soggetto topico: Group identity
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-275) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Galatians; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series editor's preface; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Reading Galatians; 2. Social identity and the epistle to the Galatians; 3. Context and rhetoric in Galatians; 4. The problem with mixed table-fellowship; 5. Paul, Jerusalem and Antioch; 6. Righteousness as privileged identity; 7. Paul and the law; 8. Freedom, the Spirit and community life (Gal. 4.21-6.10); Epilogue: the intercultural promise of Galatians; Appendix: Paul's attitude to the law in Rom. 5.20-21; Notes; References; Index of ancient sources ; Index of modern authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Paul's letter to the Galatians, sometimes known as the Magna Carta of Christian liberty, is central to the understanding of the relation of Paul and the Law and is packed with crucial historical, social and theological material.Philip F. Esler provides a detailed and accessible interpretation of the text, which draws on contemporary and modern literary models. He outlines the problems often associated with reading Galatians, the context of the text, the rhetoric of the text and the intercultural and social implications of Galatians. Galatians includes comprehensive indices of anci
• Titolo autorizzato: Galatians
• ISBN: 1-134-83633-3; 1-280-18498-1; 0-203-41076-9; 0-203-31979-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451187603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New Testament readings.