Paul's Eschatological Anthropology: The Dynamics of Human Transformation (Emerging Scholars) - Hardcover

Harding, Sarah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1506408141 ISBN 13: 9781506408149

Publisher: Fortress Press, 2016

Synopsis

In this study, Sarah Harding examines Paul's anthropology from the perspective of eschatology, concluding that the apostle's view of humans is a function of his belief that the cosmos evolves through distinct aeons in progress toward its telos. Although scholars have frequently assumed that Paul's anthropological utterances are arbitrary, inconsistent, or dependent upon parallel views extant in the first-century world, Harding shows that these assumptions only arise when Paul's anthropology is considered apart from its eschatological context. That context includes the temporal distinction of the old aeon, the new aeon, and the significant overlap of aeons in which those "in Christ" dwell, as well as a spatial dimension that comprises the cosmos and the powers that dominate it (especially sin and the Holy Spirit). These eschatological dimensions determine the value Paul attaches to any particular anthropological "aspect." Harding examines the cosmological power dominant in each aeon and the structures through which, in Paul's view, these influence human beings, examining texts in which Paul discusses nous, kardia, and soma in each aeon.

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About the Author

Sarah Harding received her PhD from the University of Wales, Trinity-Saint David. This volume is a revision of her dissertation completed under Kathy Ehrensperger and Bill Campbell.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1506408141
• ISBN 13: 9781506408149
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 468