Romans through History and Cultures Series
Early
Patristic
of Romans
Edited by
Kathy Gaca
and L.L. Welborn
T
& T Clark International
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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
]........................................................................................... 61
Kathy L. Gaca
3. The
Soteriology
of Romans in Clement of
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