Abrahamic Descent, Testamentary Adoption, and the Law in Galatians

Differentiating Abraham's Sons, Seed, and Children of Promise
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-32369-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 169, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 740 g

Reihe: Novum Testamentum, Supplements

In this volume, Bradley Trick argues that Hellenistic testamentary adoption provides the key to understanding Abrahamic descent and its implications for the law in Galatians.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Trick, Bradley

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents IntroductionBR/> 1 Abrahamic Descent in Galatians: Sons, Seed, and Children of Promise Part 1BR/> Sons (Gal 3:6–14) 2 The Jews as the Faith-Based Sons of Abraham in Gal 3:6–7 3 Transgressing the Law in Faith as the New Expression of Jewish Sonship in Gal 3:6–14 Part 2 Seed (Gal 3:15–4:11) 4 Testamentary Adoption, Dual Sonship, and the Identification of Christ as the Abrahamic Seed in Gal 3:15–16 5 The Singularity of Abraham’s Seed and the Law’s Irrelevance for Inheriting the Promise in Gal 3:15–20 6 The Abrahamic Seed as the Key to Understanding the Law in Gal 3:21–4:11 Part 3 Children of Promise (Gal 4:21–5:1) 7 The Contrast of Nonadoptive (Sinaitic) and Adoptive (Abrahamic) Testaments as Jewish “Mothers” in Gal 4:24–27 8 The Interdependent Union of the Gentile Children of Promise with the Jewish Children of the Free Woman in Gal 4:21–5:1 Conclusion 9 Jewish Sons, Christ the Seed, and the Gentile Children of Promise Bibliography Index of Authors Index of Ancient Sources

Über Autor(innen)

Bradley R. Trick, Ph.D. (2010), Duke University, is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury, NC. He is also the author of “Death, Covenants, and the Proof of Resurrection in Mark 12:18-27” (NovT 49 [2007]: 232-56).