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Divine and Human Agency in Second Temple Judaism and Paul: A Comparative Study

by Jason Maston

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
  • 15.5 x 23.1 x 1.2 cm

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Recent scholarship on Second Temple Judaism and Paul has maintained that both held salvation to be through God's grace alone, not human obedience. In this study, Jason Maston argues against this trend by demonstrating the spectrum of perspectives available during the Second Temple period regarding the interaction of divine and human actions. Using Josephus' depiction of the Jewish schools as the starting point, he argues that ancient Jews were discussing the issue of divine and human agency and that they were putting forward alternative and even contradictory perspectives. These different viewpoints are shown in Sirach and the Hodayot. Into this spectrum of opinions, the Apostle Paul is situated through an analysis of Romans 7-8. The author challenges the idea that all of Judaism can be explained under a single view of salvation. Recognising the diversity allows one to situate Paul firmly within a Jewish context without distorting either the Jewish texts or Paul.
Divine and Human Agency in Second Temple Judaism and Paul: A Comparative Study and Paul and the Apocalyptic Imagination
Paul and the Apocalyptic ImaginationDivine and Human Agency in Second Temple Judaism and Paul: A Comparative Study

  • Author

    Jason Maston

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    December 2010

  • Weight

    359g

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.1 x 1.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161505706

  • ISBN-10

    3161505700

  • Eden Code

    4898164

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