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According to the author, “Until now Paul’s theology has been treated in exegetical literature almost exclusively as a systematic whole. Here, by contrast, the attempt is made to show how Paul’s theology can be adequately understood only when it is seen in relation to its development. There is a decisive process of theological development between Galatians and Romans which in turn must be related...

are “men of faith” ’—again the stereotyped οἱ ἐκ πίστεως formula—‘who are blessed with Abraham who had faith, who in fact are blessed “in community with” the believing Abraham.’6 Paul’s argumentation can therefore be briefly summarised as follows, as a syllogism: 1st premiss: Abraham was justified because of his faith. 2nd premiss: In Abraham all peoples are blessed. Conclusion: If all the peoples are blessed in Abraham (in the sense of being justified) then this can only be, as in the case
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