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Readers of Paul today are more than ever aware of the importance of interpreting Paul’s letters in their Jewish context. In Reading Romans in Context a team of Pauline scholars go beyond a general introduction that surveys historical events and theological themes and explore Paul’s letter to the Romans in light of Second Temple Jewish literature. In this non-technical collection of short essays,...

of the law,” Paul shifts the focus so that the statement stresses the means by which one cannot become righteous before God. The point is no longer a comparison between sinful humans and the righteous God; rather, the focus is now on the way in which one attains (or cannot attain) a righteous verdict from God. In comparison to 4QMMT, Paul presents another way to think about how God and humans interact in the salvation process. Paul finds in claims like that of 4QMMT §C 27 assertions that humans are
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