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The Faith of Jesus Christ: The Narrative Substructure of Galatians 3:1-4:11

Richard B. Hays

A scholarly monograph examining the Greek phrase πίστις Χριστοῦ (pistis Christou) in Paul's letters, arguing for an objective genitive interpretation ('faith in Christ') through grammatical analysis and contextual study of Galatians, Romans, and Philippians.

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What this book knows

Paul's argument in Galatians rests on a narrative of Christ's own faithfulness, not merely human belief directed at Christ.

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faith-and-doubt

pistis Iesou Christou may be understood as the faithfulness of 'the one man Jesus Christ' whose obedient self-giving fulfilled the promise of God.
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The coming of pistis is virtually identified with the coming of Christ himself — faith and person collapse into one arrival.
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obedience-and-authority

Jesus 'enacts the salvation of men in obedience to God' — Frei's pattern of exchange provided the indispensable background for Hays's questions.
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Christ is the new Adam because, as bearer of human destiny, he brings in the world of obedience amid the opposition of the world.
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self-and-identity

How does the paradigmatic gospel story shape Paul's perception of self and world, and his directives in concrete situations?
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Clarification of the narrative substructure may enable us to follow Paul's dense, allusive argumentation through Galatians 3.
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