The Word Is Near You: A Study of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 in Paul's Letter to the Romans in a Jewish Context

by Per Bekken and Per Jarle Bekken

The study deals with a difficult and much-debated text in Paul's Letter to the Romans, 9:30-10:21. The study in particular analyses Paul's use and interpretation of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 in Romans 10:4-17. Scholars have characterized Paul's exegesis here as idiosyncratic, fanciful, baffling, and arbitrary. By a comparison with Jewish writings near Paul in time, such as the writings of Philo of Alexandria and Baruch, the thesis is argued that Paul's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110193418
• ISBN13: 9783110193411
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.1"