Paul, Moses, and the History of Israel
The Letter/Spirit Contrast and the Argument from Scripture in 2 Corinthians 3
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Scott J. Hafemann, born 1954; 1976 B.A. (Bethel College [MN]); 1978 M.A. (Fuller Theological Seminary); 1985 Dr.theol. (Tübingen); 1985-87 Asst. Prof. N.T., Taylor University; 1987-95 Assoc. Prof. N.T., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; 1995-2004 Gerald F. Hawthorne Professor N.T. Greek and Exegesis, Wheaton College; 2004-11 Mary F. Rockefeller Distinguished Professor N.T., Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary; 2011-18 Reader in N.T., St Mary's College, University of St Andrews; since 2018 Honorary Reader in N.T., St Mary's College, University of St Andrews.
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Scott J. Hafemann, born 1954; 1976 B.A. (Bethel College [MN]); 1978 M.A. (Fuller Theological Seminary); 1985 Dr.theol. (Tübingen); 1985-87 Asst. Prof. N.T., Taylor University; 1987-95 Assoc. Prof. N.T., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; 1995-2004 Gerald F. Hawthorne Professor N.T. Greek and Exegesis, Wheaton College; 2004-11 Mary F. Rockefeller Distinguished Professor N.T., Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary; 2011-18 Reader in N.T., St Mary's College, University of St Andrews; since 2018 Honorary Reader in N.T., St Mary's College, University of St Andrews.
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Content
- Cover
- Titel
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction: The Current Debate Surrounding the Letter/Spirit Contrast and the Context for Solving It
- 1. The Modern Consensus Concerning the Meaning of the Letter/Spirit Contrast in 2 Cor. 3:6
- 2. The Paradigm Shift in Pauline Studies
- 3. The Letter/Spirit Contrast and the Question of Paul's OT Hermeneutic
- 4. The Problems Presented by the Letter/Spirit Contrast and Paul's Self-Conception as an Apostle
- Part One The Letter/Spirit Contrast within the Context of Paul's Apostolic Calling
- Chapter One: The Sufficiency and Call of Moses
- 1. The Septuagint Version of Exodus 4:10
- 2. The "Mosaic Pattern" in the "Sufficiency" of the Old Testament Prophets
- a) The Call of Moses
- b) The Call of Gideon
- c) The Call of Isaiah
- d) The Call of Jeremiah
- e) The Call of Ezekiel
- f) Conclusion
- 3. The Authority of Moses as a Legitimizing Presupposition in the Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and the Literature from Qumran
- 4. Moses in the Literature of the Jewish Apologists
- 5. The Call of Moses in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
- 6. The ??a???-motif in Philo and Josephus
- 7. The Call of Moses in Rabbinic Literature
- 8. A Concluding Note on Methodology
- Chapter Two: The Sufficiency and Call of Paul
- 1. The Confidence of Paul in 2 Cor. 3:4
- 2. The Sufficiency of Paul in 2 Cor. 3:5 f.
- 3. The Call of Paul in 2 Cor. 3:5-6a and the Call of Moses
- 4. The Significance of Paul's Allusion to Moses in 2 Cor. 2:16b and 3:4-5
- 5. Paul, the "Servant" (d???????) of the New Covenant (2 Cor. 3:6a)
- Excursus: ???????? in the LXX, Pseudepigrapha, Josephus, and Philo and Its Connotation in Paul
- 6. The "New Covenant" in 2 Cor. 3:6bc: Its Function and Meaning in Paul's Argument against the Backdrop of Jeremiah 31:31-34
- a) The Covenant Context of 1 and 2 Corinthians
- Excursus: The Meaning of the "New Covenant" in Jeremiah 31:31-34
- b) The Significance of 2 Cor. 3:6 in View of Jer. 31:31-34
- Excursus: The Heart, Spirit, and the Law in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
- c) The New Covenant and the Spirit
- d) The New Covenant and the Presence of God
- 7. The Letter/Spirit Contrast Against the Backdrop of Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Ezekiel 36:25 f.
- a) The Letter/Spirit Contrast in Aristobulus
- b) The "letter" in Philo
- c) The Letter/Spirit Contrast in Romans 2:27-29 and 7:6
- d) "The letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive" (2 Cor. 3:6c)
- 8. Conclusion: The Letter/Spirit Contrast and the Necessity of 3:7-18
- Part Two The Letter/Spirit Contrast within the Context of the Second Giving of the Law
- Chapter Three: The Ministry of Moses: Exodus 32-34 in Canonical Tradition
- 1. Reading Exodus 34 as a Narrative
- 2. The Golden Calf (Exodus 32:1-19)
- a) Exodus 32:1-6: The Breaking of the Covenant
- b) Exodus 32:7-10: The Divine Response
- c) Exodus 32:11-14: Moses' First Intercession
- d) Exodus 32:15-29: The Judgment of the Law
- 3. The Problem of the Presence of God (Exodus 32:30-33:11)
- a) Exodus 32:30-33:6: Moses' Second Intercession
- b) Exodus 33:7-11: The Tent of Meeting
- 4. Moses, the Mediator of God's Glory (Exodus 33:12-34:35)
- a) Exodus 33:12-23: Moses' Final Intercession
- b) Exodus 34:1-9: Moses' Private Theophany
- c) Exodus 34:10-28: The "Cultic Commands"
- d) Exodus 34:29-35: The Veil of Moses
- 5. The Theological Significance of Exodus 32-34
- a) The Problem of God's Presence
- b) The "Fall of Israel"
- 6. Habakkuk 3:3, Isaiah 25:7, and the Themes of Exodus 32-34 in Canonical Tradition
- 7. The Exodus 32-34 Tradition in the Septuagint
- Chapter Four: Paul's Ministry of the Spirit and Moses' Ministry of Death (2 Cor. 3:7-11)
- 1. 2 Cor. 3:7-18 in Modern Research: The Legacy of Hans Windisch and the Deadlock in Recent Scholarship
- 2. The Starting Point for Interpreting 2 Cor. 3
- 3. The Ministry of Death and the Ministry of the Spirit (2 Cor. 3:7-8)
- a) The Argument of 2 Cor. 3:7-8
- b) The Argument from Exodus 32-34 in 2 Cor. 3:7a: The Glory of the Law
- c) The Argument from Exodus 32-34 in 2 Cor. 3:7b: Moses' "Ministry of Death"
- d) The Consensus Concerning 2 Cor. 3:7c and Recent Challenges
- Excursus: The Glory and Veil of Moses in Post-Biblical Judaism
- e) The Range of Meaning of ?ata???? Outside of 2 Cor. 3:7-14
- f) The Argument from Exodus 32-34 in 2 Cor. 3:7c: The Function of Moses' Veil
- g) The Glory of the Ministry of the Spirit (2 Cor. 3:8)
- 4. The Ministry of Judgment and the Ministry of Righteousness (2 Cor. 3:9-11)
- a) The Surpassing Glory of the New Covenant (2 Cor. 3:10)
- b) The Eternal Nature of the New Covenant (2 Cor. 3:11)
- 5. Conclusion: The Main Point of 2 Cor. 3:7-11
- Chapter Five: The Boldness of Paul and the Veil of Moses (2 Cor. 3:12-18)
- 1. The Essential Contrast between the Ministries of Moses and Paul (2 Cor. 3:12-13)
- 2. ????? and the Use of Exodus 32-34 in 2 Cor. 3:13
- 3. The Veil of Moses and the History of Israel (2 Cor. 3:14-15)
- 4. The Promise to Israel: "Moses" and the Veil (2 Cor. 3:16)
- 5. The Spirit and the Veil (2 Cor. 3:17)
- 6. The Transformation of the People of God (2 Cor. 3:18)
- 7. Paul's Opponents and the Moral Transformation of Believers in 2 Cor. 3:18
- 8. The Argument of 2 Corinthians 3:12-18
- 9. Conclusion: The New Covenant as the Inauguration of the New Creation
- Conclusion: The Salvation-History Framework of Paul's Thought
- 1. The Covenant Context of the Letter/Spirit Contrast within the History of Redemption
- 2. The Role of the Letter/Spirit Contrast in Paul's Apology
- 3. The Veil of Moses and the Legitimacy of Paul's Apostolic Ministry
- 4. Paul's Eschatological Hermeneutic of the Heart
- 5. A Paradigm for Paul?
- Indices
- Selected Passages
- Modern Authors
