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Favor and Gratitude

Reading Galatians in Its Greco-Roman Context

Favor and Gratitude

Reading Galatians in Its Greco-Roman Context

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Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9781978707023
Number of Pages: 158
Published: 15/11/2020
Width: 16.2 cm
Height: 24.1 cm

This book examines Paul’s appeals to Greco-Roman values in his Epistle to the Galatians.

Chapter One: The Scope of the Study and Approach

Chapter Two: Manifestations of ????? in Divine-Human Benefaction

Chapter Three: Language of ????? in Divine-Human Benefaction

Chapter Four: Language of ????? in Human-Human Benefaction

Chapter Five: Contrast between Paul and Opponents on ?????

Ferdinand Okorie

Ferdinand Okorie is director of Bible studies and travel programs and assistant professor of New Testament and at Catholic Theological Union.

Okorie's fresh study of Galatians investigates the way that Paul uses the language of benefaction and friendship to persuade his auditors to adopt his version of the gospel message. Paul not only wants to convince the Galatians to recognize God's benefaction toward them, but they too can and must act toward one another with fellowship, equality, goodwill, etc. This is a most valuable book for Pauline studies. -- Barbara E. Reid, O.P., Catholic Theological Union How did Paul's Gentile Galatian audience, steeped in the Hellenistic ethos of patron-client reciprocity, hear Paul's message of charis and pistis? Okorie persuasively argues that charis in Galatians be rendered "favor" and pistis "gratitude." God's favor or goodwill towards the Galatians is ; what they do to acknowledge this is also called . Both patron and client are reliable and faithful - the patron in rendering promised assistance, the client in being grateful, loyal, and committed. Okorie's scintillating research breaks new ground in scholarship and uncovers layers of hitherto fallow meaning. To read this book is to read Galatians, indeed Paul, again for the first time! -- James Chukwuma Okoye, C.S.Sp., Duquesne University Okorie offers an excellent and persuasive reading of how the Galatian audience understands the concepts of faith and grace in light of benefaction in their own cultural context. Scholars, students, and pastors alike will benefit from this book that illuminates key points of Paul's theology, as well as his talent for communication. -- Timothy Milinovich, Dominican University

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