tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post3979524043255629444..comments2024-03-27T03:32:53.817-05:00Comments on Euangelion: Critical Assessment of Rosner's "Paul and the Law", Part 3Michael F. Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713482855679578651noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-49730516820396350842010-09-15T04:28:27.173-05:002010-09-15T04:28:27.173-05:00A careful reading of the Old Testament leads to th...A careful reading of the Old Testament leads to the conclusion that the message of the Old Testament is that the solution to Israel's covenant rebellion is the coming of the Suffering Spirit-filled Servant who will (among other things) pour out the Spirit to move Israel and the nations to keep torah. This is the Spiritual circumcision of the heart talked about in Deut 30:6; Jer 31:33; and Ezek 36:26-27. Rosner's argument seems to imply that Paul was unaware of this eschatological expectation of Moses and the Old Testament prophets. <br /><br />And if the law-keeping Gentile of Rom 2 is understood as being the Gentile Christian who has undergone such Spiritual circumcision (as it should be), then Rosner's thesis is blown out of the water: "if a [Gentile Christian] who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?" (Rom 2:26). Those who have the Spirit can actually submit to God's law (Rom 8:7)!Steven Coxheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798792943613130505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-72988202086857978142010-09-14T20:33:31.586-05:002010-09-14T20:33:31.586-05:00Hi Jason,
Here is one:
http://www.bhpublishinggr...Hi Jason,<br /><br />Here is one:<br /><br />http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/academic/downloads/endofthelaw_review_sanlon.pdf<br /><br />cheers,<br />sujomosujomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074021709379142093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-23741416914280540682010-09-14T19:15:08.372-05:002010-09-14T19:15:08.372-05:00Sujomo et al, do you know of any reviews on The En...Sujomo et al, do you know of any reviews on The End of the Law?Jason B. Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259815143346242351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-30503923685784282412010-09-14T12:20:17.416-05:002010-09-14T12:20:17.416-05:00A very good question.
At the risk of sounding uni...A very good question.<br /><br />At the risk of sounding uninformed, was there a clear category that *gentile* believers in Jesus could attach themselves to? "Christian" seems a little anachronistic.<br /><br />It's interesting that the first "heresies" seem to pull the Church either towards a traditional Jewish identity, or towards categories that the pagan world would have been familiar with. <br /><br />Did gentile "Christians" have an identity crisis of there own to contend with?<br /> <br />Graham <br />(I'm a high school teacher, which is why I come up as Mr Veale...don't know how to change that, sorry if it sounds pretentious)Mr Vealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931446615905211560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-64611832283279163462010-09-14T10:39:25.423-05:002010-09-14T10:39:25.423-05:00Joel,
Thanks for your comments and analysis.
To ...Joel,<br /><br />Thanks for your comments and analysis.<br /><br />To be fair to Rosner we may have to wait for his forthcoming New Studies in Biblical Theology volume on Paul and the law which he is currently researching and writing. His conclusion seems to be "the Law of Moses functions as witness to the gospel and as wisdom for living in his letters. The law as law is the way in which Christians do not relate to the Law of Moses." This for Rosner is the Christian's "positive relationship to the law".<br /><br />Your posts indicate that not all will be convinced by Rosner's conclusions.<br /><br />I note that Rosner does not refer to Jason C Meyer's "The End of the Law" which reminds us that a correct understanding of covenant is the substratum to Paul's epistles.<br /><br />Can anyone explain why in Romans 2:17-29 (which is the passage that Rosner studies in his article)half of the time nomos is arthrous and the other half of the time it is anarthrous. Is it just stylistic?<br /><br />cheers,<br />sujomosujomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074021709379142093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-82516428752316104522010-09-14T08:16:00.731-05:002010-09-14T08:16:00.731-05:00And is a Jewish believer (or NT scholar) today a J...And is a Jewish believer (or NT scholar) today a Jew or a christian?Mike Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382354162198484322noreply@blogger.com