Paul's Negotiation of Abraham in Galatians 3 in the Jewish Context: The Galatian Converts -- Lineal Descendants of Abraham and Heirs of the Promise

by Per Jarle Bekken

This work offers a fresh reading of Paul's appropriation of Abraham in Gal 3:6-29 against the background of Jewish data, especially drawn from the writings of Philo of Alexandria. Philo's negotiation on Abraham as the model proselyte and the founder of the Jewish nation based on his trust in God's promise relative to the Law of Moses provides a Jewish context for a corresponding debate reflected in Galatians, and suggests that there were Jewish antecedents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111266583
• ISBN13: 9783111266589
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"