Paul: An Outline Of His Theology
by Michael Wolter /
2015 / English / PDF
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In this newly translated volume, Michael Wolter (University of
Bonn, Germany) outlines the architecture of the Apostle's theology.
Wolter contends that it is indeed possible to discover Paul's core
theological commitments, despite the fact that the sources for
Paul's theology―his letters―are diverse, contextually dependent
snapshots of the Apostle's thinking at a particular moment in
time.
In this newly translated volume, Michael Wolter (University of
Bonn, Germany) outlines the architecture of the Apostle's theology.
Wolter contends that it is indeed possible to discover Paul's core
theological commitments, despite the fact that the sources for
Paul's theology―his letters―are diverse, contextually dependent
snapshots of the Apostle's thinking at a particular moment in
time.
Wolter frames Paul's enterprise as a theology of mission and
conversion―a mission that accounts for the life and preaching of
Paul and a conversion that highlights the experience of Christ
shared by all believers. Pauline theology finds expression in the
phrase "faith in Christ," which refers to the complete
reorientation and exclusive new identity of the Christian.
Wolter frames Paul's enterprise as a theology of mission and
conversion―a mission that accounts for the life and preaching of
Paul and a conversion that highlights the experience of Christ
shared by all believers. Pauline theology finds expression in the
phrase "faith in Christ," which refers to the complete
reorientation and exclusive new identity of the Christian.
Wolter places Paul's theology into a narrative context, often
referred to by Paul himself, that emphasizes the time before Paul's
conversion, Paul's encounter with the risen Christ, and the complex
events leading to the Antioch incident. Wolter then explores the
theology of Paul's Gospel and the response to this good
news―faith―before detailing eleven interlocking and overlapping
elements of Paul's thought.
Wolter places Paul's theology into a narrative context, often
referred to by Paul himself, that emphasizes the time before Paul's
conversion, Paul's encounter with the risen Christ, and the complex
events leading to the Antioch incident. Wolter then explores the
theology of Paul's Gospel and the response to this good
news―faith―before detailing eleven interlocking and overlapping
elements of Paul's thought.
Wolter's outline successfully delineates a theology common to all
of Paul's letters, and does so without collapsing the texts into a
timeless whole. By using the language of Paul himself, Wolter
reveals the unity of Paul's theology while simultaneously unpacking
it via categories drawn from modern scholarship. Wolter's
Wolter's outline successfully delineates a theology common to all
of Paul's letters, and does so without collapsing the texts into a
timeless whole. By using the language of Paul himself, Wolter
reveals the unity of Paul's theology while simultaneously unpacking
it via categories drawn from modern scholarship. Wolter'sPaul
Paul is as vibrant as it is careful―as compelling as it is
relevant.
is as vibrant as it is careful―as compelling as it is
relevant.