CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON

RECONSIDERING PAUL’S THEOLOGY OF GLORY IN ROMANS

Haley Goranson Jacob

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To my parents, Leroy and Nancy

CONTENTS

Foreword by N. T. Wright

Preface

Abbreviations

1 Introduction

1.1 Getting to This Point

1.2 A Few Notes on Methodology

1.3 Outline and Agenda for Each Section

PART 1 THE HOPE OF GLORY IN ROMANS 5–8

2 Glory and Glorification in Jewish Literature

2.1 A Discussion of Semiotics

2.2 Glory and Glorification in the LXX

2.3 Glory and Glorification in Apocalyptic Literature

2.4 Conclusion

3 Humanity’s Glory and Glorification in Romans

3.1 Humanity’s Glory and Glorification in Romans: Current Approaches

3.2 Humanity’s Glory and Glorification in Romans: Considerations

3.3 Paul’s Anthropological “Narrative of Glory” in Romans

3.4 Conclusion

4 Participation in Christ’s Glory

4.1 Participation as a Foundational Motif in Pauline Literature

4.2 Participation Elsewhere

4.3 Conclusion

PART 2 ROMANS 8:29

5 Image of the Son

5.1 Son of God Backgrounds

5.2 Christ as Messiah—A Presupposition

5.3 Son of God as the Davidic Messiah

5.4 Son of God as the New Adam

5.5 Conclusion

6 Participation in the Firstborn Son’s Glory

6.1 Adoption into God’s Eschatological Family: The Basis of Conformity

6.2 Participation in the Son’s Inheritance and Glory in Romans 8:17

6.3 A Reglorified Humanity in Romans 8:30

6.4 Conclusion

7 Purposed for Conformity

7.1 God’s Eternal Decree: Called with a Purpose: Romans 8:28–30

7.2 Called with a Present Purpose: Romans 8:17–30

7.3 Conclusion

8 Conclusion

8.1 Alternative Proposals

8.2 Chapter Conclusions

8.3 Summary of the Argument

Bibliography

Author Index

Subject Index

Scripture Index

FOREWORD

N. T. Wright

The letters of Paul are notoriously complex. However exciting and stimulating the subject matter, there always seems to be more going on than meets the eye of the casual reader, even of the Christian reader used to hearing sermons and other expositions of well-known texts. It is therefore always worthwhile investigating even the most familiar passages ...