This book explores the link between Paul's belief that Jesus is
Israel's Messiah, and his interpretation of the Abrahamic Land Promise
in Galatians. Countering claims that Paul replaces the Promised Land
with the gift of the Spirit or salvation, Esau McCaulley argues that
Paul expands this inheritance to include the whole earth; believing
that, as the seed of Abraham and David, Jesus is entitled to the
entire world as his inheritance and kingdom.
McCaulley argues that scholars have neglected Paul's expanded
interpretation of the inheritance of the earth, rarely appreciate the
role that messianism plays in Galatians, and fail to acknowledge that
Second Temple authors often portrayed royal and messianic figures as
God's means of fulfilling the promises made to Abraham and Israel, via
the establishment of kingdoms. Through a comparison
of texts from the Pseudepigrapha, apocrypha, and the Dead Sea Scrolls
with Galatians 3:1–4:7, 5:21, McCaulley argues Paul's interpretation
of Jesus's death is a manifestation of Second Temple messianism
because it ends the covenant curses outlined in Deuteronomy and begins
the restoration of the inheritance to Abraham's offspring through the
establishment of Jesus's worldwide kingdom; he concludes that Paul's
interpretation of the Abrahamic inheritance is inseparable from his
belief that Jesus is Israel's Messiah.
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Davidic Messianism and Paul’s Worldwide Interpretation of the Abrahamic Land Promise in Galatians
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ISBN
9780567685957
Publisert
2020
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Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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