Justification and Variegated Nomism, vol. 1: The Complexities of Second Temple Judaism
Paul's view of the law and justification has been a perennial problem for historians and biblical scholars. This collection of essays by an international list of esteemed scholars seeks, in the first of two volumes, to reexamine the concept of covenantal nomism as described in E. P. Sanders's Paul and Palestinian Judaism and calls for a new understanding of the complexities of the Judaism of Jesus' (and Paul's) day. \ Contributors\ Philip S. Alexander Richard Bauckham Markus Bockmuehl D. A....
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A comprehension of Paul's understanding of the law and justification has been a perennial problem for historians and theologians. The need for further clarity has given rise to this collection of essays by an international list of esteemed scholars who seek, in the first of two volumes, to illuminate the complexities of the Judaism of Jesus' (and Paul's) day. Was it a legalistic religion that taught one could be justified before God by obeying law? Was it even one religion, or was it a collection of traditions with some similarities and many dissimilarities?A second volume is forthcoming which will further this discussion among scholars through an evaluation of the paradoxes of Paul.
PrefaceVContributorsXIAbbreviationsXIII1.Introduction12.Prayers and Psalms73.Scripture-Based Stories in the Pseudepigrapha574.Expansions of Scripture735.Didactic Stories996.Apocalypses1357.Testaments1898.Wisdom2159.Josephus24110.Torah and Salvation in Tannaitic Literature26111.Some Targum Themes30312.Philo of Alexandria35713.1QS and Salvation at Qumran38114.Righteousness Language in the Hebrew Scriptures and Early Judaism41515.The Pharisees Between "Judaisms" and "Common Judaism"44316.Summaries and Conclusions505Index of Ancient Names549Index of Modern Names553Scripture Index562Index to Apocrypha572Index to Pseudepigrapha579Index to Qumran Texts593Index to Philo601Index to Josephus604Index to Mishnah and Other Rabbinic Sources606Index to Targums610Index to Miscellaneous Texts614Subject Index615
