The Reverse of the Curse: Paul, Wisdom, and the Law

by C Marvin Pate

Overview

C. Marvin Pate examines the undisputed Pauline writings and demonstrates that wherever Paul employs the theme of wisdom, he does so to reverse the Deuteronomic curses and blessings. The covenantal blessings rest on those whose faith is in Christ, the wisdom of God, while the covenantal curses abide on those who attempt to obey the Torah. All of this results from Paul's separation of Christ, God's wisdom, from the law of Moses. In addition, the author deals with two secondary themes. First of all, he calls the 'new perspective' on Paul into question. Secondly, a revised form of the 'Tubingen theory' is put forth. Both of these points call scholarship back to a more Lutheran reading of the subject of Pauline theology, emphasizing the importance of law and gospel therein.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783161472862
Publisher:	Mohr Siebeck
Publication date:	02/01/2000
Series:	Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2.Reihe , #114
Pages:	536
Product dimensions:	6.01(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.08(d)

About the Author

C Marvin Pate, Born 1952; 1982 M.A. Wheaton Graduate School/USA; 1988 Ph D. Marquette University/USA; since 1988 Professor of Bible, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago/USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Current State of Research. A Survey Forschungsbericht - The Procedure of This Study I. Wisdom, Law, and the Deuteronomistic. Tradition: Theocratic Interpretations II. Wisdom and Law in Diaspora Judaism. Apologetic Interpretations III. Wisdom and Law in Jewish Apocalypticism IV. Apocalyptic, Sectarian Interpretations of Wisdom and Law. 1 Enoch and the Dead Sea Scrolls V. Wisdom and Law according to the Pre-Christian Paul. A Theoretic Interpretation VI. The Apostle Paul's Disassociation of Wisdom and Law in Galatians. An Apocalyptic, Sectarian Interpretation VII. The Reverse of the Curse. Wisdom Versus Law in Other Pauline Letters VIII. Christian Apocalyptic Interpretations of Wisdom and Law. The Judaizers and Matthew IX. Christian Apologetic Interpretations of Wisdom and Law. Luke-Acts and James