Description For generations, scholars who study the letters of St.
Puskas, author with Mark Reasoner, The Letters of Paul.
Convinced that Faith for Paul is a divine gift of life and an ongoing empowerment for living, he explores how it is operative in Paul\'s thought and life with ramifications for understanding many issues related to Paul\'s understanding of righteousness, being in Christ, and faithful living." --Charles B.
Harrisville presents us with his own interpretation of key texts on Faith in the Pauline corpus.
Paul, Minnesota "After a perceptive review of scholarship, Dr.
Hultgren, Luther Seminary, St.
The book is timely and important for all interested in Pauline theology." --Arland J.
He engages modern scholars and goes beyond them with a fresh proposal.
With care and insight he works his way through passages in Paul\'s letters that have to do with faith, believing, participation in Christ, obedience, and more.
Harrisville has produced an exhaustive study of how Faith can be considered a gift of God, totally, and at the same time a human activity. "Leaving no stone unturned, Dr.
Paul, this book provides a path toward reconciling entrenched positions and providing a fresh perspective by presenting the apostle\'s concept of Faith as a transformative gift of divine power.
Taking a more organic approach to understanding the Faith of St.
The apostle\'s Faith was not self-engendered but a gift that transformed him into a believer.
Participation in Christ and righteousness by Faith are actually complimentary expressions for the same concept.
Paul as a dynamic and life-changing power.
Harrisville proposes a provocative and simple solution to these issues by examining scholarly assumptions and presenting the Faith of St.
They have argued about Faith as divine gift or human work, and more recently the Faith of Jesus Christ has been called into question.
Paul have argued about "being-in-Christ" and "justification by faith" as though they were competing theologies.
Description For generations, scholars who study the letters of St
