Paul and the Restoration of Humanity in Light of Ancient Jewish Traditions (Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, 82)

Book info: Paul and the Restoration of Humanity in Light of Ancient Jewish Traditions (Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, 82) (Hardcover, 362 pages) – Brill, 2012. Language: English.

In Paul and The Restoration of Humanity in Light of Ancient Jewish Traditions, Aaron Sherwood questions the assumption of universalism in Pauline thought, and finds instead that relevant Pauline traditions depict a partly restricted and particularly Israelite restoration of humanity. This important Jewish component of Paul’s thought remains largely unrecognized, but Pauline and other ancient Jewish traditions consistently present Israel and non-Israelites' uniting in their worship of Yhwh as the restoration of both Israel and humanity.Aaron Sherwood demonstrates in Pauline traditions the same deployment of Israel-nations unification as in biblical and post-biblical traditions. This suggests that rather than secondarily finding space for Gentile justification, the restoration of humanity plays a generative role in Paul’s theology, mission, and apostolic self-identity. Editorial Reviews Review "Mit seiner Studie positioniert sich S. in einem Diskurs, der exegetisch und hermeneutisch gleichermaßen von Belang ist. [...] Den wesentlichen Ertrag der Studie [ist], dass sie in wünschenswerter Deutlichkeit den Rezeptionshorizont erhellt, in den die aus dem biblisch-jüdischen Traditionsreservoir sich speisende [...] Vorstellung einer künftigen Teilhabe der Völker am Erbe Israels jeweils eingespannt ist." – Dieter Sänger, Kiel, in: Theologische Literaturzeitung 140 (2015) 11 About the Author Aaron Sherwood, Ph.D. (2010), Durham University, is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Roanoke College.