02277nam a2200145Ia 4500008004100000020003100041041000800072050002500080100002700105245010500132260004900237300002800286505175200314650006502066220922s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a9780687035373‎0687035376  aeng  aBS2685.2 b.L66 1998  aLongenecker, Bruce W.  4aThe triumph of Abraham's God : bthe transformation of identity in Galatians /cBruce W. Longenecker  aNashville, TN : bAbingdon Press,  ‎c1998  axiii, 236 p.b;c25 cm.  a1. The triumph of God and salvation history in Galatians -- The problem of 'apocalyptic' theology in Galatians -- The problem of salvation history in Galatians -- The character of Judaism in Paul's day -- Affirmations of salvation history in Galatians -- The agenda of this study -- 2. The influence of agitators in Galatian Christianity -- Identifying the agitators -- Circumcision and the observance of the law -- Miscellaneous matters 3. The establishment of the new world -- The eschatological frame of Paul's letter -- Human enslavement, suprahuman competitors and national demarcation -- The intimacy of sonship in relation to the sovereign God -- Participation in the eschatological order of unity -- 4. Eschatological moral identity -- Eschatological conflict in moral orders -- The moral world of the agitators -- Christian moral identity -- Christian fulfilment of the law 5. Christ, Israel, and Covenant Theology -- Christ and the situation of Israel -- The 'faithfulness of Christ' tradition -- Paul's use of the 'faithfulness of Christ' theme outside of Galatians -- The faithfulness of Christ as a theological centre in Galatians -- 6. The law, Abraham, and Christ -- The temporality of the law -- The law is not a means to life -- The purposes of the law -- Abraham's offspring in Christ -- The curse upon 'those of works of the law' -- The cursed Christ 7. Eschatological transformation embodied -- Paul's embodiment of Christ -- Demonic manipulation by the agitators -- The Spirit, Christian character, and the Galatians -- Christian character and scriptural interpretation -- 8. Concluding observations -- The triumph of Abraham's God and the history of Israel -- Paul in perspective -- Paul's vision of God's transforming power.  aPaulus (Apostel).Bible. Galatians Theology.Bible. Galatians.