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Paul and the Vocation of Israel e-bog
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The Apostle Paul was the greatest early missionary of the Christian gospel. He was also, by his own admission, an Israelite. How can both these realities coexist in one individual? This book argues that Paul viewed his mission to the Gentiles, in and of itself, as the primary expression of his Jewish identity. The concept of Israel's divine vocation is used to shed fresh light on a number ...
E-bog
1021,49 DKK
Forlag
De Gruyter
Udgivet
1 april 2014
Længde
317 sider
Genrer
Biography: religious and spiritual
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9783110369830
The Apostle Paul was the greatest early missionary of the Christian gospel. He was also, by his own admission, an Israelite. How can both these realities coexist in one individual? This book argues that Paul viewed his mission to the Gentiles, in and of itself, as the primary expression of his Jewish identity. The concept of Israel's divine vocation is used to shed fresh light on a number of much-debated passages in Paul's letter to the Romans.