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Jews, Gentiles, and the Opponents of Paul: The Pauline Letters is unavailable, but you can change that!

B. J. Oropeza’s study of the disputed and undisputed Pauline epistles aims to show how the subject of apostasy was perceived in various New Testament communities. The person of Paul is first evaluated in the accusations against his own defection from the Jewish sect of the Pharisees, as narrated in the letter to the Galatians. Oropeza then reviews the Thessalonian letters—Paul’s earliest. The...

and God is glorified in him (Gal 1:12–16, 24/Isa 49:1–5, 16; cf. Acts 13:47). Paul’s calling is bound up with the Isaianic Servant, he interprets this figure as the Christ (cf. 1 Cor 15:3/Isa 53:5; Rom 4:25/Isa 53:12; Rom 15:8–12/Isa 11:1–2; Rom 15:20–21/Isa 52:15; cf. Luke 3:22/Isa 49:1–5). If he considers himself crucified with Christ so that he no longer lives but Christ lives in him (Gal 2:20), then his own role as a prophetic servant is in this sense a continuation of the message and mission
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