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041			_a0 eng
082			_a227.06
082			_bH111-S37
100			_aSchoeps, H. J
100			_d(1909-1980)
100			_eAuthor
245			_aPaul
245			_bThe theology of the apostle in the light of Jewish religious history
245			_cH. J. Schoeps
260			_aPhiladelphia, U.S.A
260			_bThe Westminster
260			_c1961
300			_a303tr.
300			_bPaperback
300			_c23cm
520			_aA major study of the apostle to the Gentiles, combining exceptional scholarship with an unusual approach. Schoeps interprets Paul's theology in the light of his Jewish background, which coloured and conditioned his Christological teaching. Paul's conception of Jesus differs from that of the Synoptics: what and how extensive the difference is and whence it is derived are among the questions Schoeps examines. After surveying major problems in Pauline research, the Author relates the apostle to primitive Christianity, discussing his eschatology and his teachings on salvation, the law, and saving history. The final chapter shows that Paul's distinctive doctrines result from two converging factors, that Paul never saw Jesus in the flesh, and the influence of Jewish teaching. The consequence was his concern with the resurrected Saviour of the world, the pre-existent and eternal Son of God. Schoeps shows that Paul betrayed a fundamental misconception of the law and the covenantal agreement between God and his chosen people. The result is a thought-provoking, and somewhat startling, study of the first, the greatest, and the most difficult of all Christian theologians.
650			_aPaul -- the Apostle, Saint
957			_a211001 TKH
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