an aPocalyPtic Paul? MGB contours of the current debate aola soc t Paul and the Apocalyptic Imagination brings together eminent Pauline scholars from diverse perspec- odk nrw Paul tives, along with experts of Second Temple Judaism, Hellenistic philosophy, patristics, and modern ice theology, to explore the contours of the current debate. Contributors discuss what apocalypticism, hll and an “apocalyptic Paul,” have meant at different times; examine different aspects of Paul’s thought and practice; and show how different implicit understandings of apocalypticism shape different con- temporary presentations of the apostle’s significance. and the P Contents a Introduction—The Editors u aPocalyPtic Paul in Context Mapping the Apocalyptic Landscape—David Shaw l Apocalyptic as Eschatological Activity—Martinus de Boer Paul’s Apocalyptic Epistemology—Douglas Campbell imagination Apocalyptic as Theoria—Edith Humphrey ta hn Apocalyptic and Divine Promise—N. T. Wright ed Apocalyptic Thought in Second Temple Judaism—Loren Stuckenbruck a Apocalypticism in Ancient Philosophy—Joseph Dodson P Apocalypticism in Patristic Theology—Ben Blackwell Apocalypticism in Modern Theology—Philip Ziegler o Pauline themes c Righteousness in Paul’s Apocalyptic Theology—Jonathan Linebaugh Ben C. Blackwell, John K. Goodrich, a Romans 9–11 in Apocalyptic Context—Beverly Gaventa l and Jason Maston, editors Apocalyptic Investments: 1 Corinthians 7 and Pauline Ethics—John Barclay y Politics in Paul’s Apocalyptic Theology—John Goodrich Plight and Solution in Paul’s Apocalyptic Perspective—Jason Maston P The Apocalyptic New Covenant—Michael Gorman t Salvation History in Paul’s Apocalyptic Imagination—J. P. Davies i c Ben C. BlaCkwell is assistant professor of Christianity at Houston Baptist University and the i m author of Christosis: Pauline Soteriology in Light of Deification in Irenaeus and Cyril of Alexandria (2011). a John k. GoodriCh is assistant professor of Bible at Moody Bible Institute and the author of g Paul as an Administrator of God in 1 Corinthians (2012). i Jason Maston is assistant professor of theology at Houston Baptist University; the editor, with n Michael F. Bird, of Earliest Christian History: History, Literature, and Theology. Essays from the Tyndale Fellowship in Honor of Martin Hengel (2012); and the author of Divine and Human Agency in Second a Temple Judaism and Paul: A Comparative Approach (2010). t Together, Blackwell, Goodrich, and Maston have edited Reading Romans in Context (2015). They blog i at Dunelm Road. o n Religion / New Testament Paul and the Apocalyptic Imagination Paul and the Apocalyptic Imagination Ben C. Blackwell, John K. Goodrich, and Jason Maston, editors Fortress Press Minneapolis PAUL AND THE APOCALYPTIC IMAGINATION Copyright © 2016 Fortress Press. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Visit http://www.augsburgfortress.org/copyrights/ or write to Permissions, Augsburg Fortress, Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440. Cover design: Alisha Lofgren Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Print ISBN: 978-1-4514-8208-9 eBook ISBN: 978-1-5064-0909-2 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences — Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z329.48-1984. Manufactured in the U.S.A. This book was produced using Pressbooks.com, and PDF rendering was done by PrinceXML. Contents Contributors ix Preface xi Part I. 1. Paul and the Apocalyptic Imagination 3 An Introduction Ben C. Blackwell, John K. Goodrich, and Jason Maston 2. “Then I Proceeded to Where Things Were Chaotic” 23 (1 Enoch21:1) Mapping the Apocalyptic Landscape David A. Shaw Part II. 3. Apocalyptic as God’s Eschatological Activity in 45 Paul’s Theology Martinus C. de Boer 4. Apocalyptic Epistemology 65 The Sine Qua Non of Valid Pauline Interpretation Douglas A. Campbell 5. Apocalyptic as Theoria in the Letters of St. Paul 87 A New Perspective on Apocalyptic as Mother of Theology Edith M. Humphrey 6. Apocalyptic and the Sudden Fulfillment of Divine 111 Promise N. T. Wright Part III. 7. Some Reflections on Apocalyptic Thought and 137 Time in Literature from the Second Temple Period Loren T. Stuckenbruck 8. The Transcendence of Death and Heavenly Ascent 157 in the Apocalyptic Paul and the Stoics Joseph R. Dodson 9. Second-Century Perspectives on the Apocalyptic 177 Paul Reading the Apocalypse of Paul and the Acts of Paul Ben C. Blackwell 10. Some Remarks on Apocalyptic in Modern Christian 199 Theology Philip G. Ziegler Part IV. 11. Righteousness Revealed 219 The Death of Christ as the Definition of the Righteousness of God in Romans 3:21–26 Jonathan A. Linebaugh 12. Thinking from Christ to Israel 239 Romans 9–11 in Apocalyptic Context Beverly Roberts Gaventa 13. Apocalyptic Allegiance and Disinvestment in the 257 World A Reading of 1 Corinthians 7:25–35 John M. G. Barclay 14. After Destroying Every Rule, Authority, and Power 275 Paul, Apocalyptic, and Politics in 1 Corinthians John K. Goodrich 15. Plight and Solution in Paul’s Apocalyptic 297 Perspective A Study of 2 Corinthians 5:18–21 Jason Maston 16. The Apocalyptic New Covenant and the Shape of 317 Life in the Spirit according to Galatians Michael J. Gorman 17. The Two Ages and Salvation History in Paul’s 339 Apocalyptic Imagination A Comparison of4 Ezraand Galatians J. P. Davies Index of Names 361 Index of Ancient Writings 371 Contributors John M. G. Barclay (PhD, University of Cambridge) is Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham. BenC.Blackwell(PhD,UniversityofDurham)isAssistantProfessor of Christianity at Houston Baptist University. MartinusC.deBoer(PhD,UnionTheologicalSeminary)isProfessor of New Testament at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Douglas A. Campbell (PhD, University of Toronto) is Professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School. J. P. Davies (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is Tutor of New Testament at Trinity College, University of Bristol. Joseph R. Dodson (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Ouachita Baptist University. Beverly Roberts Gaventa (PhD, Union Theological Seminary) is Distinguished Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Baylor University. JohnK.Goodrich(PhD,UniversityofDurham)isAssistantProfessor of Bible at Moody Bible Institute. ix