The special character of Paul's interpretation is marked by his ability to embody in his thought and praxis the movement of the incarnation, that is, the condescension of God into the depth of the human condition, so that the eternal Word of the gospel is able to become ever anew a word on target for the people to whom the gospel is addressed.
Here is a corrective to those approaches to Pauline studies that simply contrast the 'original' Paul with so-called misrepresentations by his later interpreters. J. Christiaan Beker contends that the apostle's legacy can be evaluated correctly only when the claims of the original tradition are properly balanced with those of the transmission ...
This compelling study provides a moving, triumphant answer to the mystery of suffering in God's world. Beker plumbs the Old Testament's response to earthly pain as well as Paul's own dealings with redemptive suffering,seeking to understand how the Bible's view of suffering relates to our present experience of suffering and to the Christian hope ...
This book reflects J. Christian Beker's experience of more than twenty years of teaching an introductory course in New Testament. In distinction from a history-of-religions approach, he aims at allowing the theological thrust of the New Testament to become transparent for today's readers.
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