Paul Apostle of Liberty The Origin and Nature of Paul`s Christianity

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I THE PROBLEM OF SOURCES Talmudic Literature Noncanonical Literature The Historical Accounts The Pauline Corpus BACKGROUND II A HEBREW OF THE HEBREWS The Biographical Claims A Diaspora Home Disputed Attitudes and Actions Disputed Concepts and Expressions Disputed Hermeneutics III THE PIETY OF HEBRAIC JUDAISM Externalism and Fonnalistic Piety Inwardness and Prophetic Spirit The Correlation of the Two Elements The Religion of a Nomist The Essential Tension of Judaism IV SAUL AND THE LAW The Testimony of Romans 7 Blameless According to the Law Kicking Against the Goads Zealously Persecuting The Old Covenant in Retrospect TEACHING V LEGALITY AND LAW Romans 7 and Human Inability The "Ethical Ability" Interpretation The Law in the Old Covenant VI THE END OF NOMISM Formative Factors Christ the End of the Law Righteousness in the New Covenant VII LIBERTY IN CHRIST Background and Parallels In Christ The Indicative of Liberty The Imperative of Liberty VIII THE EXERCISE OF LIBERTY The Mind of Christ The Law of Christ The Correlation of the Two Factors Apostolic and Ecclesiastical Authority The Conditioning of Liberty PRACTICE IX PAUL AND THE JERUSALEM CHURCH The Judaizers Paul and the "Pillar" Apostles An Expression of Unity X ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN In the Gentile Mission To the Libertines To the Ascetics To the "Strong" To the Ecstatics XI THE PROBLEM PRACTICES OF ACTS Jewish Vows and Customs Continued Preaching to the Jew Acceptance of the Jerusalem Decree Claims in Defense