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Paul's Glory-Christology: Tradition and Rhetoric

Paul's Glory-Christology: Tradition and Rhetoric

Newman, Carey C.

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Series: Supplements to Novum Testamentum (Brill), Book 69

Bible StudiesGeneral Christianity

ISBN10: 9004094636
ISBN13: 9789004094635
Publisher: Brill
Published: Nov 1 1991
Pages: 305
Weight: 1.63
Height: 1.08 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.48
Language: English
In 1927 C.A.A. Scott, while commenting on the apostle Paul's Christology, remarked that the history of the word Glory in the Bible has yet to be written. By using methodology developed in semantics, semiotics, and, more generally, literary theory, Newman examines the origin and rhetoric of Paul's Glory-Christology.
The investigation involves three distinct tasks: (1) to plot the tradition-history of Glory which formed part of Paul's linguistic world, (2) to examine Paul's letter, in light of the reconstructed tradition-history of Glory, in order to discern the rationale of Paul's identification of Christ as Glory and, (3) to map out the implications of such an identification for Paul's theological and rhetorical strategy.
On the basis of this study, four conclusions are reached for understanding Paul. First, Paul inherited a symbolic universe with signs already full of signification. Second, knowing the (diachronically acquired) connotative range of a surface symbol (e.g. Glory) aids in discerning Paul's precise contingent strategy. Third, knowing the surface symbol's referential power defines and contributes to the deeper structure of Paul's theological grammar. Finally, the heuristic power within the construals of the Glory tradition coalesce in Paul's Christophany and thus provide coherence at the deepest level of Paul's Christology.

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