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4 - The Return of the Faithful One

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2021

Edwin Chr. van Driel
Edwin Chr. van Driel
Affiliation:
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
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Summary

This chapter places the notion of “pistis Christou” in the context of three major contemporary exegetical proposals regarding the shape of the Pauline narrative: “pistis Christou” as the faithfulness of the resurrected and ascended Christ (David J. Downs and Benjamin Lappenga), Christ’s coming as the end of exile and the return of Israel’s God to the people (N. T. Wright), and the idea of Christ as the embodiment of Isaiah’s suffering servant (Richard Bauckham). The chapter argues that these combined proposals offer a lens through which to interpret “pistis Christou” as the human expression of the Lord’s faithfulness to his people.

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Pistis Christouthe faithfulness of ChristBabylonian exilereturn from exileIsaiahthe suffering servantPhilippians 2David J. DownsBenjamin J. LappengaN. T. WrightRichard Bauckham
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Rethinking Paul
Protestant Theology and Pauline Exegesis
 , pp. 100 - 130
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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