The present study examines Paul's use of Isaiah in Rom 11:25–27 and seeks to determine how the apostle's treatment of Scripture in that passage informs his argument in Romans 9–11. Some recent studies have focused on the interpretive role of mystery in specific Pauline texts inv…
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The importance of Adam speculation in first century Judaism is well documented, and its influence on early christological development is evident in the New Testament. The importance of Adam Christology in Paul is widely recognized. The present study is an investigation of Adam m…
Paul's citation of an early baptismal tradition in Gal 3:28, 1 Cor 12:13 and Col 3:11 is as notable for its prominence in the Pauline corpus as it is for its ambiguity. A survey of the variety of views as to what Paul is denying and, conversely, affirming by this formula highlig…
One of the most lively and enduring debates in New Testament studies is the question of the significance of ‘apocalyptic' thought in Paul. This has recently given birth to a group of scholars, with a common theological genealogy, who share a concern to emphasise the ‘apocalyptic…
This dissertation is a linguistic and rhetorical-theological examination of Paul's language of zelos. I examine comparative literary and epigraphical evidence concerning imitation and jealousy/zeal in antiquity (primarily Greek, but also Hebrew and Latin sources). I consider the…
The Pauline corpus comprises a large percentage of the New Testament. These epistles contain some of the richest doctrinal teaching found in the Bible. One of the doctrines explained in Paul's writings is the doctrine of God's punitive retribution. God's retribution stems from H…
Employing an architectural metaphor inspired by C. H. Dodd and utilizing methodology that draws from Richard B. Hays and Francis Watson, this dissertation presents a primary proposal and secondary sketch. The primary proposal is that both constitutively and rhetorically (through…
Chapter 1 introduces the need for an updated study on the inheritance in the Pauline epistles, examines the history of research on this topic, and states the thesis of this dissertation. Then it explains the method that will be employed to examine the relevant inheritance texts …
This study argues that the phrase “righteousness of God” in Rom 1:17 should be understood as a reference to a particular OT concept of God’s righteousness. It engages this widely discussed question by means of an intertextual-communicative approach that is open to the possibilit…
The Latin American Church has yet to reach its full potential as a center for church planting and missionary sending initiatives. Latin America’s current lack of significant missionary sending efforts coupled with the fact that it is considered a “reached” part of the world has …
This dissertation argues that the Tenth Commandment plays a formative role in Paul’s ethical instruction in the following ways: (1) Paul describes and defines sin using the Tenth Commandment (Rom 7:7; 1 Cor 10:6); (2) he connects covetousness and idolatry (1 Cor 10:6–7; Eph 5:5;…