Paul and Union With Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study
Overview
Paul and Union with Christ fills the gap for biblical scholars, theologians, and pastors pondering and debating the meaning of union with Christ.
Following a selective survey of scholarly work on union with Christ from the twentieth century to the present day, Greek scholar Constantine Campbell carefully examines every occurrence of the phrases “in Christ’, “with Christ’, “through Christ’, “into Christ,’ and other related expressions, exegeting each passage in context and taking into account the unique lexical contribution of each Greek preposition. Campbell then builds a holistic portrayal of Paul’s thinking and engages contemporary theological discussions about union with Christ by employing his evidence-based understanding of the theme.
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Top Highlights
“Consequently, two of the central concerns addressed in this book include what union with Christ actually is and what role it performs in Paul’s theology.” (Page 21)
“There are seventy-three occurrences of the precise phrase ἐν Χριστῷ in the Pauline corpus, all of which are cited below” (Page 67)
“The chief problem for the term union, however, is that it is static, referring to a state of affairs or mode of existence; it reflects a spiritual reality but is not able to convey more dynamic notions. In particular, the term does not adequately capture participatory elements—the dynamic, active partaking in the events of Christ’s narrative. To participate is a ‘doing’ word, while union is a ‘being’ word.” (Page 413)
“It is my contention that imputation is a theological concept that might properly be understood as an outworking of union with Christ; through their union with Christ, his righteousness is imputed to believers.” (Page 400)
“The approach taken in this book, however, is to work with the entire Pauline corpus, in keeping with the arguments advanced by Brevard Childs.” (Page 27)
- Title: Paul and Union With Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study
- Author: Constantine R. Campbell
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Print Publication Date: 2012
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Pages: 480
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Epistles of Paul › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Mystical union
- ISBNs: 9780310517504, 0310517508
- Resource ID: LLS:PAULUNIONCHRIST
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:09:46Z
Constantine R. Campbell (PhD, Macquarie University) is the author of several books on the New Testament and Ancient Greek, including Paul and Union with Christ—the 2014 Christianity Today Book of the Year in Biblical Studies. He is Professor and Associate Research Director at the Sydney College of Divinity, and was previously Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Illinois) and senior lecturer in New Testament at Moore Theological College (Sydney). Dr Campbell lives in Canberra, Australia. His website is found here.
