Paul's contestation of Israel's (ethnic) memory of Abraham in Galatians 3

This essay proposes an explanation for the prominent role of Abraham in Galatians 3. While the view of existing scholarship that Paul is responding to a case being made by his opponents is accepted, there are difficulties with the current proposals. Paul's opponents are not likely to have invok...

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Main Author: Esler, Philip Francis 1952- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 2006
In: Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2006, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-34
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Galaterbrief 3 / Abraham, Biblical person / Collective memory / Jews / Ethnic identity / Israel (Theology)
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Socio-historical exegesis
B Memory
B Bible. Galaterbrief 3