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Author Jenks, R. Gregory.

Title Paul and his mortality : imitating Christ in the face of death / by R. Gregory Jenks
Published Winona Lake, IN : Eisenbrauns, 2015

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Series Bulletin for biblical research supplements ; 12
Bulletin for biblical research supplements ; 12.
Contents Title; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Semantics of Mortality; Chapter 3 Mortality among the Gentiles; Chapter 4 Mortality among the Jews: The Torah; Chapter 5 Mortality among the Jews: The Rest of the Old Testament Canon; Chapter 6 Mortality among the Jews: The Intertestamental Period; Chapter 7 Jesus and Voluntary Death; Chapter 8 The Nascent Church and Voluntary Death; Chapter 9 Paul's View of Death; Chapter 10 Paul's Mortality in Imitation of Jesus' Death; Chapter 11 Conclusion: Paul and His Mortality
Appendix A: The Date of Paul's DeathBibliography; Index of Authors; Index of Scripture
Summary While many books are written on Jesus' death, a gap exists in writings about the theological significance of a believer's death, particularly in imitation of Jesus'. Paul, as a first apostolic witness who talked frequently about his own death, serves as a foundational model for how believers perceive their own death. While many have commented about Paul's stance on topics such as forensic righteousness and substitutionary atonement, less is written about Paul's personal experience and anticipation of his own death and the merit he assigned to it.Paul and His Mortality: Imitating Christ in the Face of Death explores how Paul faced his death in light of a ministry philosophy of imitation: as he sought to imitate Christ in his life, so he would imitate Christ as he faced his death. In his writings, Paul acknowledged his vulnerability to passive death as a mortal, that at any moment he might die or come near death. He gave us some of the most mournful and vitriolic words about how death is God's and our enemy. But he also spoke openly about choosing death: "My aim is to know him . . . to be like him in his death." This study seeks to show that Paul embraced death as a follower and imitator of Christ because the benefits of a good death supersede attempts at self-preservation. For him, embracing death is gain because it is honorable, because it reflects ultimate obedience to God, and because it is the reasonable response for those who understand that only Jesus' death provides atonement.Studying mortality is paradoxically a study of life. Peering at the prospect of life's end energizes life in the present. This urgency focuses on living with mission in step with God, the Creator and Sustainer of life, who is rightly referred to as Life itself. By focusing on mortality, we focus on Paul's theology of life in its practical aspects, in particular, living life qualitatively, aware of God's kingdom and mission and our limited quantity of days
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Paul, the Apostle, Saint
Paul, the Apostle, Saint -- Death and burial
SUBJECT Paul, the Apostle, Saint -- Death and burial
Paul, the Apostle, Saint
Paul, the Apostle, Saint fast
Subject Death -- Biblical teaching
Death -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
Paul, (the Apostle, Saint.)
Death and burial of a person
Death -- Biblical teaching
Death -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2015029321
ISBN 9781575068343
1575068346
1575068338
9781575068336