God and human wholeness: perfection in biblical and theological tradition
Intro -- Title Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Definition -- Definition (Engl.) of Perfect/Perfection -- Written for Whom? -- A Roadmap -- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To . . . -- PART 1: THE JEWISH FOUNDATION OF WHOLENESS-PERFECTION -- Chapter...
| Subtitles: | Perfection in biblical and theological tradition |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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La Vergne
Wipf and Stock Publishers
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Yinger, Kent L., God and human wholeness : Perfection in Biblical and Theological Tradition] (2023) (Jipp, Joshua W.)
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| Summary: | Intro -- Title Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Definition -- Definition (Engl.) of Perfect/Perfection -- Written for Whom? -- A Roadmap -- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To . . . -- PART 1: THE JEWISH FOUNDATION OF WHOLENESS-PERFECTION -- Chapter 2: Now You See 'Em, Now You Don't: Perfect People in the OT -- Perfect People in the First Testament -- The Disappearance of All Those Perfect People -- t-m-m and Cognates -- sh-l-m -- Righteousness and Related Terms -- Summary -- A Note on OT Translations -- Chapter 3: Probing the Boundaries of Human Wholeness -- Covenantal View: Only Two Options -- Humanly Attainable? -- By What Power? -- The 100 Percent Obedience Issue Once Again -- What Level of Obedience if Not 100 Percent? -- Christian Theological Queries -- Chapter 4: Expanding the Foundation: Wholeness in Jewish Tradition -- Does the LXX Change the Picture? -- The Dead Sea Scrolls and Perfection -- Other Second Temple Voices -- Philo -- Entering the World of the Rabbis -- Chapter 5: Perfection in Hellenistic Tradition -- PART 2: THE NEW TESTAMENT AND WHOLENESS-PERFECTION -- Chapter 6: Jesus and Perfection -- Jesus Preaches Human Wholeness for Israel (Matt 5:48) -- Translating "Be Perfect" in Matt 5:48 -- Matthew 19:21 -- Chapter 7: Finding Perfection in Gal 3:10, or Maybe Not? -- Who Are the "Works of Law" Group? -- Why Are the "Works of Law" Group Under a Curse? -- Paul's Reasoning in Gal 3:10 -- Was Luther All Wrong? -- Chapter 8: Human Teleios Throughout the Pauline Letters -- 1 Corinthians 2:6 ("Among the Teleioi We Speak Wisdom") -- 1 Corinthians 14:20 ("In Thinking Be Teleioi") -- Philippians 3:12-16 ("Not That I Have Already . . . Reached the Goal") -- Galatians 3:3 -- Wholeness-Perfection in the Disputed Letters -- Some Remaining "Perfect" Odds and Ends -- Summary. |
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| ISBN: | 1498243673 |