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Krister Stendahl · 1976
Stendahl's classic essays initiating the New Perspective on Paul; pairs with Sanders (SAND-PPJ) and Bird (BIRD-AAJ) on Pauline studies.
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What this book knows
Paul's mission was a call to Gentile inclusion, not a guilt-ridden conversion answering Western conscience anxiety.
calling
God has set him apart from his mother's womb, called him through grace, and given him a mission to the Gentiles.
STEND-PJG-RC-011Paul, the Christian, is just as sure of himself as Paul, the Jew—his conscience seems robust.
STEND-PJG-RC-017There is only the call to the work among the Gentiles; how to define the place for Gentiles in the Church, according to the plan of God.
STEND-PJG-RC-079self-and-identity
Luther labored under threatening demands of the law—'How am I to find a gracious God?'—and found his answer in Paul.
STEND-PJG-RC-015Where Paul was concerned about Gentiles being included in the messianic community, his statements are now read as answers to man's quest for salvation.
STEND-PJG-RC-080faith-and-doubt
We look in vain for evidence that Paul the Christian suffered under the burden of conscience concerning personal shortcomings he would label 'sins.'
STEND-PJG-RC-076Illuminates
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