{"product_id":"reading-romans-in-context-paul-and-second-temple-judaism-9780310517955","title":"Reading Romans in Context: Paul and Second Temple Judaism","description":"\u003cp\u003eReaders of Paul today are more than ever aware of the importance of interpreting Paul's letters in their Jewish context. In \u003cem\u003eReading Romans in Context\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this non-technical collection of short essays, beginning and intermediate students are given a chance to see firsthand what makes Paul a distinctive thinker in relation to his Jewish contemporaries. Following the narrative progression of Romans, each chapter pairs a major unit of the letter with one or more thematically related Jewish text, introduces and explores the theological nuances of the comparative text, and shows how these ideas illuminate our understanding of the book of Romans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaston, Jason:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJason Maston (PhD, University of Durham) is Lecturer in New Testament at Highland Theological College UHI (UK). He is the author of \u003cem\u003eDivine and Human Agency in Second Temple Judaism and Paul: A Comparative Approach\u003c\/em\u003e and contributor to and co-editor (with Michael F. Bird) of \u003cem\u003eEarliest Christian History: History, Literature and Theology. Essays from the Tyndale Fellowship in Honor of Martin Hengel\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlackwell, Ben C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBen C. Blackwell (PhD, University of Durham) is associate professor of early Christianity at Houston Baptist University. He has authored a number of essays and articles related to Historical Theology and the New Testament, including \u003cem\u003eChristosis: Engaging Pauline Soteriology with His Patristic Interpreters\u003c\/em\u003e. He is currently working on new monograph: \u003cem\u003eParticipating in the Righteousness of God: Justification in Pauline Theology\u003c\/em\u003e. He also served as a co-editor for several volumes: \u003cem\u003ePaul and the Apocalyptic Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eReading Romans in Context: Paul and Second Temple Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eReading Mark in Context: Jesus and Second Temple Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526947049746,"sku":"9780310517955","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ed87be1b-c327-48aa-b5f5-300a60488007.jpg?v=1731287421","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reading-romans-in-context-paul-and-second-temple-judaism-9780310517955","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}