Barclay's Gift
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Marcus, J
Published in: Journal for the Study of the New Testament
March 1, 2017
John Barclay's Paul and the Gift features a powerful and illuminating comparison and contrast between Paul's theology of grace and theologies of gift and reward in other Second Temple Jewish texts. Barclay is right to critique E.P. Sanders's conflation of the priority of grace with other perfections of the gift concept, but his own assertion that Paul, like the author of 4 Ezra, regards the divine gift as necessarily circular is questionable. Both Paul and the author of 4 Ezra, rather, seem to leave open the possibility that God may freely bestow his grace on the unworthy, not only in this world, but also in the next.
Duke Scholars
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Journal for the Study of the New Testament
DOI
EISSN
1745-5294
ISSN
0142-064X
Publication Date
March 1, 2017
Volume
39
Issue
3
Start / End Page
324 / 330
Related Subject Headings
- 5005 Theology
- 5004 Religious studies
- 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
- 2103 Historical Studies
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Marcus, J. (2017). Barclay's Gift. Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 39(3), 324–330. https://doi.org/10.1177/0142064X17689990
Marcus, J. “Barclay's Gift.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 39, no. 3 (March 1, 2017): 324–30. https://doi.org/10.1177/0142064X17689990.
Marcus J. Barclay's Gift. Journal for the Study of the New Testament. 2017 Mar 1;39(3):324–30.
Marcus, J. “Barclay's Gift.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament, vol. 39, no. 3, Mar. 2017, pp. 324–30. Scopus, doi:10.1177/0142064X17689990.
Marcus J. Barclay's Gift. Journal for the Study of the New Testament. 2017 Mar 1;39(3):324–330.
Published In
Journal for the Study of the New Testament
DOI
EISSN
1745-5294
ISSN
0142-064X
Publication Date
March 1, 2017
Volume
39
Issue
3
Start / End Page
324 / 330
Related Subject Headings
- 5005 Theology
- 5004 Religious studies
- 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
- 2103 Historical Studies