Paul and the Vocation of Israel

1 - 1 Introduction [Seite 13]
1.1 - 1.1 Paul's Jewish identity [Seite 15]
1.2 - 1.2 The vocational dimension of Jewish identity [Seite 21]
1.3 - 1.3 Romans: An exercise in Jewish vocation [Seite 27]
1.4 - 1.4 Preview of the argument [Seite 31]
2 - 2 Review of literature [Seite 34]
2.1 - 2.1 Paul's apostolic mission and Israel's vocation [Seite 34]
2.1.1 - 2.1.1 "Patterns of religion" approaches [Seite 34]
2.1.2 - 2.1.2 Albert Schweitzer [Seite 37]
2.1.3 - 2.1.3 Johannes Munck [Seite 38]
2.1.4 - 2.1.4 Krister Stendahl [Seite 39]
2.1.5 - 2.1.5 Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr [Seite 40]
2.1.6 - 2.1.6 Stanley Stowers [Seite 41]
2.1.7 - 2.1.7 James Dunn [Seite 43]
2.1.8 - 2.1.8 N. T. Wright [Seite 44]
2.1.9 - 2.1.9 Terence Donaldson [Seite 47]
2.2 - 2.2 Related issues [Seite 48]
2.2.1 - 2.2.1 The relationship between Jewish identity and Christ-believing identity [Seite 48]
2.2.2 - 2.2.2 The debate over Jewish "mission" [Seite 52]
2.3 - 2.3 Summary [Seite 55]
3 - 3 Paul's language of Jewish identity [Seite 56]
3.1 - 3.1 Jewish distinctiveness [Seite 57]
3.1.1 - 3.1.1 "Jew" and "circumcision": Terms of Jewish distinctiveness [Seite 57]
3.1.2 - 3.1.2 Common objections to the notion of Jewish distinctiveness in Paul [Seite 59]
3.1.2.1 - 3.1.2.1 Gentiles as the "seed of Abraham"? [Seite 60]
3.1.2.2 - 3.1.2.2 An inclusive use of "Israel" in Rom 9-11? [Seite 60]
3.1.2.3 - 3.1.2.3 Paul's definition of "Israel" in terms of God's "call" (Rom 9:6b-13) [Seite 61]
3.1.2.4 - 3.1.2.4 The metaphor of the olive tree (Rom 11:17-24) [Seite 63]
3.1.2.5 - 3.1.2.5 "We are the circumcision" (Phil 3:3) [Seite 65]
3.1.2.6 - 3.1.2.6 The "Israel of God" (Gal 6:16) [Seite 67]
3.1.2.7 - 3.1.2.7 Christians as "spiritual" Jews? (Rom 2:28-29) [Seite 73]
3.1.3 - 3.1.3 An ethnic distinctiveness [Seite 73]
3.1.4 - 3.1.4 A theological distinctiveness [Seite 76]
3.2 - 3.2 Jewish identity and divine revelation [Seite 79]
3.2.1 - 3.2.1 Jewish identity and the Law of Moses [Seite 80]
3.2.2 - 3.2.2 "Israelites" and divine revelation [Seite 85]
3.2.3 - 3.2.3 "Hebrews" and divine revelation [Seite 88]
3.3 - 3.3 Jewish identity and divine vocation [Seite 90]
3.3.1 - 3.3.1 The Law of Moses: A basis for Jewish vocation [Seite 90]
3.3.2 - 3.3.2 Abraham's fatherhood / seed: A paradigm for Jewish vocation [Seite 94]
3.3.2.1 - 3.3.2.1 In Paul's letters [Seite 94]
3.3.2.2 - 3.3.2.2 In Paul's Jewish context [Seite 96]
3.3.3 - 3.3.3 "Judaism" / "zeal": Paul's former expression of Jewish vocation [Seite 101]
3.3.4 - 3.3.4 Paul's opposition to alternative expressions of Jewish vocation [Seite 105]
3.4 - 3.4 Summary: Paul's language of Jewish identity [Seite 106]
4 - 4 The Jewishness of Paul's vocation (Romans 1:1-15 & 15:14-33) [Seite 108]
4.1 - 4.1 Paul and the Isaianic Servant [Seite 111]
4.1.1 - 4.1.1 Paul's identification with the Isaianic Servant: Evidence [Seite 112]
4.1.2 - 4.1.2 Paul's identification with the Isaianic Servant: Common objections [Seite 116]
4.1.2.1 - 4.1.2.1 ??????: A term of humility? [Seite 116]
4.1.2.2 - 4.1.2.2 ??????: A common term for believers? [Seite 119]
4.1.2.3 - 4.1.2.3 ??????: An economic or political allusion? [Seite 121]
4.1.2.4 - 4.1.3 Paul's identification with the Isaianic Servant: Significance [Seite 123]
4.2 - 4.2 Paul and Israel's priesthood [Seite 124]
4.2.1 - 4.2.1 Paul's consecration [Seite 124]
4.2.2 - 4.2.2 Paul's priestly ministry [Seite 126]
4.3 - 4.3 Paul and contemporary expressions of Jewish vocation [Seite 131]
4.3.1 - 4.3.1 "Proselytism"? [Seite 133]
4.3.2 - 4.3.2 Accommodation? [Seite 138]
4.3.3 - 4.3.3 Apologetics? [Seite 139]
4.3.4 - 4.3.4 Israel as a global priesthood? [Seite 141]
4.3.5 - 4.3.5 Eschatological expectations [Seite 142]
4.3.6 - 4.3.6 Apparent anomalies [Seite 147]
4.4 - 4.4 Summary: Paul's fulfilment of Israel's eschatological vocation [Seite 149]
5 - 5 Paul's contest over Jewish identity (Romans 2:17-29) [Seite 152]
5.1 - 5.1 Romans 2:17-29 as an argument about Jewish identity [Seite 152]
5.1.1 - 5.1.1 The discrete function of Rom 2:17-29 within the argument of Romans [Seite 156]
5.1.2 - 5.1.2 The social context of Rom 2:17-29: the Jewish synagogue [Seite 159]
5.1.3 - 5.1.3 The unity of Rom 2:17-29 [Seite 163]
5.2 - 5.2 Jewish identity and the Law (Romans 2:17-20) [Seite 164]
5.2.1 - 5.2.1 The Law and Jewish privilege (Rom 2:17-18) [Seite 165]
5.2.2 - 5.2.2 The Law and Jewish vocation (Rom 2:19-20) [Seite 168]
5.2.2.1 - 5.2.2.1 Jewish Law and the teaching of Gentiles [Seite 168]
5.2.2.2 - 5.2.2.2 The identity of Paul's interlocutor [Seite 173]
5.3 - 5.3 Jewish identity deconstructed (Romans 2:21-27) [Seite 175]
5.3.1 - 5.3.1 The failure of Law-teaching (Rom 2:21-24) [Seite 175]
5.3.2 - 5.3.1.1 Jewish transgression of the Law (vv. 21-22) [Seite 176]
5.3.3 - 5.3.1.2 The failure of Jewish vocation to the nations (vv. 23-24) [Seite 180]
5.3.4 - 5.3.2 The failure of circumcision (Rom 2:25-27) [Seite 182]
5.3.4.1 - 5.3.2.1 A commonly held truth (v. 25) [Seite 186]
5.3.4.2 - 5.3.2.2 A contested issue (v. 26) [Seite 188]
5.3.4.3 - 5.3.2.3 The radical consequences (v. 27) [Seite 192]
5.4 - 5.4 Jewish identity redefined (Romans 2:28-29) [Seite 193]
5.4.1 - 5.4.1 Jewish identity: Not in the mainstream synagogue [Seite 196]
5.4.2 - 5.4.2 Jewish identity: Within the Christ-believing community [Seite 197]
5.4.3 - 5.4.3 Jewish honour: Not from people, but from God [Seite 201]
5.5 - 5.5 Summary: Paul's contest over Jewish identity [Seite 203]
6 - 6 Paul's fulfilment of Israel's vocation (Romans 9-11) [Seite 207]
6.1 - 6.1 Paul's vocation: The framework for Romans 9-11 [Seite 207]
6.1.1 - 6.1.1 The prominence of Paul's persona in Rom 9-11 [Seite 208]
6.1.2 - 6.1.2 Tensions concerning Israel's vocation in Rom 9-11 [Seite 210]
6.1.3 - 6.1.3 Paul's first-person resolution of these tensions [Seite 212]
6.2 - 6.2 Paul and Israel: Conflicting vocations (Romans 9:1-5) [Seite 214]
6.2.1 - 6.2.1 The apostolic identification with Israel (Rom 9:1-3) [Seite 215]
6.2.2 - 6.2.2 Israel's purpose in light of the apostolic vocation (Rom 9:4-5) [Seite 218]
6.3 - 6.3 Paul and Israel: Competing vocations (Romans 10) [Seite 222]
6.3.1 - 6.3.1 Israel's failed vocation (Rom 10:1-4) [Seite 224]
6.3.2 - 6.3.2 The apostolic preaching vocation (Rom 10:5-13) [Seite 228]
6.3.3 - 6.3.3 The apostolic fulfilment of Israel's vocation (Rom 10:14- 18) [Seite 232]
6.3.4 - 6.3.4 The ongoing failure of Israel's vocation (Rom 10:19-21) [Seite 240]
6.4 - 6.4 Paul and Israel: Converging vocations (Romans 11) [Seite 242]
6.4.1 - 6.4.1 The apostle as the paradigmatic Israelite (Rom 11:1-2a) [Seite 243]
6.4.1.1 - 6.4.1.1 The inadequacy of alternative proposals [Seite 244]
6.4.1.2 - 6.4.1.2 Paul's self-description and Israel's vocation [Seite 247]
6.4.2 - 6.4.2 The apostle against Israel (Rom 11:2b-10) [Seite 251]
6.4.3 - 6.4.3 The apostle and Israel: Complementary vocations (Rom 11:11-14) [Seite 252]
6.4.4 - 6.4.4 The apostle and Israel: Corresponding vocations (Rom 11:15-16) [Seite 256]
6.4.5 - 6.4.5 The apostle's vocation and Israel's salvation [Seite 256]
6.5 - 6.5 Summary: Paul's fulfilment of Israel's vocation in Romans 9-11 [Seite 258]
7 - 7 Conclusions [Seite 260]
7.1 - 7.1 Summary of the argument [Seite 261]
7.2 - 7.2 Implications for further study [Seite 264]
8 - Bibliography [Seite 267]
9 - Index of Ancient Texts [Seite 290]
10 - Index of Modern Authors [Seite 313]