Romans through History and Cultures Series

Early Patristic
Readings
of Romans

Edited by

Kathy Gaca
and L.L. Welborn

T & T Clark International

 


 

 

Cover art by Elizabeth McNaron Patte

 

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Table of Contents

Introduction  Romans in Light of the Early Patristic Receptions [[The            i

Kathy L. Gaca and L.L. Welborn

1.   Paul’s Uncommon Declaration in Romans 1:18-32 and
Its Problematic Legacy for Pagan and Christian Relations

       ............................................................................................. 1

Kathy L. Gaca

      A Response.  Reading Paul in a Frontier Context: Moral Criticism
and Paul’s Picture of “Gentiles”........................................... 34

Halvor Moxnes

2.   Jewish Salvation in Romans according to Clement of Alexandriain Stromateis 2   42

Michael Joseph Brown

      A Response. Is Clement of Alexandria a Supersessionist?

]........................................................................................... 61

Kathy L. Gaca

3.   The Soteriology
of Romans in Clement of
Alexandria, Stromateis 2: Faith, Fear, and Assimilation to God: 64

L. L. Welborn

      A Response:  Elucidating Romans in Stromateis 2 .............. 83

Kathy L. Gaca

4.   Irenaeus as Reader of Romans 9-11: Olive Branches............ 86

Susan L. Graham

5.   Irenaeus Reads Romans 8:  Resurrection and Renovation.. 114

D. Jeffrey Bingham

      A Response to J. Bingham and S. Graham: Networks and Noah’s Sons [better title… an additional word to clarify this subtitle?  Larry, please provide this better title]......... 130

Jouette M. Bassler

      A Response to J. Bingham and S. Graham: [two or three words expressing the main points of the response, Larry please provide this title phrase]......................................... 146

Christoph Markschies

6.   Origen’s Readings of Romans in Peri Archon: (Re)Constructing Paul       153

Ruth Clements

      A Response.  Origen’s Christian Platonist Principles in Response to Romans.     174

Peter Gorday

7.   Jews and Gentiles in Origen’s Commentarii in Epistulam
Pauli ad Romanos............................................................... 178

Sze-kar Wan

      A Response to R. Clements and S. Wan. ­Will the Real Paul Please Stand Up!       189

Charles H. Cosgrove

8.  Irenaeus’ and
Origen’s Treatment of Paul’s Epistle to the Romans: 

      A Response to R. Clements and S. Wan.  An Assessment of Origen’s  Import      200

Dieter Georgi