Paul and the Economy of Salvation: Reading from the Perspective of the Last Judgment

by Brendan Byrne

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 2021

Overview

This major contribution to Pauline scholarship by a widely-respected New Testament scholar is the culmination of over forty years of teaching on Paul. Brendan Byrne demonstrates that topics often discussed in Pauline studies and Christian theology go astray when the significance of the last judgment falls from view. Offering a fresh Catholic perspective that engages with centuries of Protestant interpretation, this book recaptures the significance of the motif of the last judgment for the interpretation of Paul.

Key Features

• Offers a fresh Catholic perspective that engages with centuries of Protestant interpretation
• Recaptures the significance of the motif of the last judgment for the interpretation of Paul
• Demonstrates that topics often discussed in Pauline studies and Christian theology go astray when the significance of the last judgment falls from view

Product Details

• Title: Paul and the Economy of Salvation: Reading from the Perspective of the Last Judgment
• Author: Brendan Byrne
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Pages: 286
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. Epistles of Paul › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Judgment of God › Biblical teaching; Judgment Day › Biblical teaching
• ISBNs: 9781493430819, 9781540962898, 9781493430673, 1493430815, 154096289X, 149343067X
• Resource ID: LLS:PLCNMYSLVTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:37:46Z

About Brendan Byrne

Brendan Byrne, is a professor of New Testament at Jesuit Theological College, within the United Faculty of Theology, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of Romans (1996) from the Sacra Pagina series, Galatians and Romans (2010), The Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke's Gospel (2000), A Costly Freedom: A Theological Reading of Mark's Gospel (2008), and Lifting the Burden: Reading Matthew's Gospel in the Church Today (2004), all published by Liturgical Press.