Br. Elliott C. Maloney, OSB, is professor of New Testament studies and biblical languages at Saint Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Jesus' Urgent Message for Today: The Kingdom of God in Mark's Gospel, which was honored by the Catholic Press Association in 2005.

• ContentsPreface   ixIntroduction: Some Preliminary Considerations   xiiiCultural Differences   xivPseudonymous Paul   xviThe Methodology of This Book   xviiiPart OneHumanity before ChristChapter 1The Human Condition   3Symbolic Thinking   4Two Biblical Images of the Human Condition   6The Image of Human Weakness: “The Flesh”   7The Image of Sin and Redemption  9Romans 5:12-21   12How Humanity Misses Its Calling to Greatness   13The Wrath of God   15Some Modern Categories to Help the Discussion   16The Untruth of Paul’s Society   18Chapter 2The Beginning of God’s Plan for Salvation   21Paul’s Critique of Israel’s Response   22How Israel Failed   24The Failure of the Law   25Seeking Righteousness That Comes from the Law   26The Threat Posed by Some Jewish Christians   28Part TwoGod’s Gift to Humanity “in Christ”Chapter 3The Effects of the Christ Event: Part 1   33Pauline Omissions?   34The Pauline Images   35Grace   36Expiation   38Justification   41Sanctification/Holiness   48Reconciliation   53Chapter 4The Effects of the Christ Event: Part 2   56Redemptive Liberation   56Transformation into a New Creation   60Glorification   65Salvation  68General Conclusion to Chapters 3 and 4   71Chapter 5The Identity and Experience of “Spirit” in Paul   74“Spirit” in the Old Testament   75The Meaning of “Spirit” in Paul   77The Experience of the Spirit   85The Presence of God   89Summary and Conclusion   91Chapter 6The Effects of the Spirit   94The New Covenant of the Kingdom   95The Hope of Future Salvation   96The Power of the Spirit for a Christlike Life   100Guidance of the Spirit in Ethical Matters   104The Special Gifts of the Spirit to the Community   107Summary and Conclusion   113Chapter 7Paul’s Language of the Unity of Christians “in Christ”   116The Prepositional Phrases with “Christ”   117Other Terms and Phrases   118The Body of Christ   120Dying and Rising with Christ   126Chapter 8The Nature of Unity “in Christ”   130Baptism: Our Entrance into Union “in Christ”   130The Equality of All “in Christ”   133An Eschatological Continuum   143The Cruciform Reality of Union “in Christ”   144The Mission to Reconcile the World with God   146Summary and Conclusion to Chapters 7 and 8: Christian Unity “in Christ”   146Chapter 9The Praxis of Christian Life “in Christ” (The Pauline Imperative)   151First Thessalonians   151Excursus: Paul’s Understanding of “Love”   154The First Letter to the Corinthians   156The Letter to the Galatians   162The Letter to Philemon   164The Letter to the Philippians   165The Second Letter to the Corinthians   169The Letter to the Romans   173Conclusion   177Conclusion: The Ideal Pauline Community   178The Gift of the Cross   178Community   179Authentic Living   181The Gift of the Spirit   183The Moral Life of the Community   184Eschatology   185The Mission   187Appendix: Exegesis of Two Controversial Texts   188Bibliography   197Index of Scripture Citations   203Subject Index   215

"[Br. Elliott Maloney] provides a critical analysis of the seven undisputed Pauline letters, extensive scholarship, and the passion to draw out of the texts the spirit of St. Paul for the contemporary Christian. . . . As a masterful teacher, the author meets the needs of a diverse audience . . . engaging the reader and inviting the reader to embrace the spirit of St. Paul to live “in Christ” in the contemporary world."Francis Berna, Catholic Books Review

Br. Elliott C. Maloney, OSB, is professor of New Testament studies and biblical languages at Saint Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Jesus' Urgent Message for Today: The Kingdom of God in Mark's Gospel, which was honored by the Catholic Press Association in 2005.

• ContentsPreface   ixIntroduction: Some Preliminary Considerations   xiiiCultural Differences   xivPseudonymous Paul   xviThe Methodology of This Book   xviiiPart OneHumanity before ChristChapter 1The Human Condition   3Symbolic Thinking   4Two Biblical Images of the Human Condition   6The Image of Human Weakness: “The Flesh”   7The Image of Sin and Redemption  9Romans 5:12-21   12How Humanity Misses Its Calling to Greatness   13The Wrath of God   15Some Modern Categories to Help the Discussion   16The Untruth of Paul’s Society   18Chapter 2The Beginning of God’s Plan for Salvation   21Paul’s Critique of Israel’s Response   22How Israel Failed   24The Failure of the Law   25Seeking Righteousness That Comes from the Law   26The Threat Posed by Some Jewish Christians   28Part TwoGod’s Gift to Humanity “in Christ”Chapter 3The Effects of the Christ Event: Part 1   33Pauline Omissions?   34The Pauline Images   35Grace   36Expiation   38Justification   41Sanctification/Holiness   48Reconciliation   53Chapter 4The Effects of the Christ Event: Part 2   56Redemptive Liberation   56Transformation into a New Creation   60Glorification   65Salvation  68General Conclusion to Chapters 3 and 4   71Chapter 5The Identity and Experience of “Spirit” in Paul   74“Spirit” in the Old Testament   75The Meaning of “Spirit” in Paul   77The Experience of the Spirit   85The Presence of God   89Summary and Conclusion   91Chapter 6The Effects of the Spirit   94The New Covenant of the Kingdom   95The Hope of Future Salvation   96The Power of the Spirit for a Christlike Life   100Guidance of the Spirit in Ethical Matters   104The Special Gifts of the Spirit to the Community   107Summary and Conclusion   113Chapter 7Paul’s Language of the Unity of Christians “in Christ”   116The Prepositional Phrases with “Christ”   117Other Terms and Phrases   118The Body of Christ   120Dying and Rising with Christ   126Chapter 8The Nature of Unity “in Christ”   130Baptism: Our Entrance into Union “in Christ”   130The Equality of All “in Christ”   133An Eschatological Continuum   143The Cruciform Reality of Union “in Christ”   144The Mission to Reconcile the World with God   146Summary and Conclusion to Chapters 7 and 8: Christian Unity “in Christ”   146Chapter 9The Praxis of Christian Life “in Christ” (The Pauline Imperative)   151First Thessalonians   151Excursus: Paul’s Understanding of “Love”   154The First Letter to the Corinthians   156The Letter to the Galatians   162The Letter to Philemon   164The Letter to the Philippians   165The Second Letter to the Corinthians   169The Letter to the Romans   173Conclusion   177Conclusion: The Ideal Pauline Community   178The Gift of the Cross   178Community   179Authentic Living   181The Gift of the Spirit   183The Moral Life of the Community   184Eschatology   185The Mission   187Appendix: Exegesis of Two Controversial Texts   188Bibliography   197Index of Scripture Citations   203Subject Index   215

"[Br. Elliott Maloney] provides a critical analysis of the seven undisputed Pauline letters, extensive scholarship, and the passion to draw out of the texts the spirit of St. Paul for the contemporary Christian. . . . As a masterful teacher, the author meets the needs of a diverse audience . . . engaging the reader and inviting the reader to embrace the spirit of St. Paul to live “in Christ” in the contemporary world."Francis Berna, Catholic Books Review

Br. Elliott C. Maloney, OSB, is professor of New Testament studies and biblical languages at Saint Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Jesus' Urgent Message for Today: The Kingdom of God in Mark's Gospel, which was honored by the Catholic Press Association in 2005.

• ContentsPreface   ixIntroduction: Some Preliminary Considerations   xiiiCultural Differences   xivPseudonymous Paul   xviThe Methodology of This Book   xviiiPart OneHumanity before ChristChapter 1The Human Condition   3Symbolic Thinking   4Two Biblical Images of the Human Condition   6The Image of Human Weakness: “The Flesh”   7The Image of Sin and Redemption  9Romans 5:12-21   12How Humanity Misses Its Calling to Greatness   13The Wrath of God   15Some Modern Categories to Help the Discussion   16The Untruth of Paul’s Society   18Chapter 2The Beginning of God’s Plan for Salvation   21Paul’s Critique of Israel’s Response   22How Israel Failed   24The Failure of the Law   25Seeking Righteousness That Comes from the Law   26The Threat Posed by Some Jewish Christians   28Part TwoGod’s Gift to Humanity “in Christ”Chapter 3The Effects of the Christ Event: Part 1   33Pauline Omissions?   34The Pauline Images   35Grace   36Expiation   38Justification   41Sanctification/Holiness   48Reconciliation   53Chapter 4The Effects of the Christ Event: Part 2   56Redemptive Liberation   56Transformation into a New Creation   60Glorification   65Salvation  68General Conclusion to Chapters 3 and 4   71Chapter 5The Identity and Experience of “Spirit” in Paul   74“Spirit” in the Old Testament   75The Meaning of “Spirit” in Paul   77The Experience of the Spirit   85The Presence of God   89Summary and Conclusion   91Chapter 6The Effects of the Spirit   94The New Covenant of the Kingdom   95The Hope of Future Salvation   96The Power of the Spirit for a Christlike Life   100Guidance of the Spirit in Ethical Matters   104The Special Gifts of the Spirit to the Community   107Summary and Conclusion   113Chapter 7Paul’s Language of the Unity of Christians “in Christ”   116The Prepositional Phrases with “Christ”   117Other Terms and Phrases   118The Body of Christ   120Dying and Rising with Christ   126Chapter 8The Nature of Unity “in Christ”   130Baptism: Our Entrance into Union “in Christ”   130The Equality of All “in Christ”   133An Eschatological Continuum   143The Cruciform Reality of Union “in Christ”   144The Mission to Reconcile the World with God   146Summary and Conclusion to Chapters 7 and 8: Christian Unity “in Christ”   146Chapter 9The Praxis of Christian Life “in Christ” (The Pauline Imperative)   151First Thessalonians   151Excursus: Paul’s Understanding of “Love”   154The First Letter to the Corinthians   156The Letter to the Galatians   162The Letter to Philemon   164The Letter to the Philippians   165The Second Letter to the Corinthians   169The Letter to the Romans   173Conclusion   177Conclusion: The Ideal Pauline Community   178The Gift of the Cross   178Community   179Authentic Living   181The Gift of the Spirit   183The Moral Life of the Community   184Eschatology   185The Mission   187Appendix: Exegesis of Two Controversial Texts   188Bibliography   197Index of Scripture Citations   203Subject Index   215

"[Br. Elliott Maloney] provides a critical analysis of the seven undisputed Pauline letters, extensive scholarship, and the passion to draw out of the texts the spirit of St. Paul for the contemporary Christian. . . . As a masterful teacher, the author meets the needs of a diverse audience . . . engaging the reader and inviting the reader to embrace the spirit of St. Paul to live “in Christ” in the contemporary world."Francis Berna, Catholic Books Review