Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in Galatians and 1 Thessalonians

A. Andrew Das is Niebuhr Distinguished Chair and professor of Religious Studies at Elmhurst University. B. J. Oropeza is professor of biblical studies at Azusa Pacific University and Seminary in Azusa, California.

• Introduction: Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in Galatians and 1 Thessalonians — A. Andrew Das and B. J. OropezaPaul’s Engagement with Scripture in Galatians1. Divine Identity and the Resurrection in Galatians 1:1–5: An Exploration of the Intertextual Matrix Underlying Paul’s Redefinition of God’s Identity — Matthew S. Harmon2. Breaking Down, Rebuilding, and Transgressing What in Galatians 2:18? Paul’s Use of Scriptural Metaphors and a New Interpretation — Nicolai Techow3. The “Righteous by Faith Shall Live” … in the Spirit: Galatians 2:16–3:14 and Salvific Life — B. J. Oropeza4. Cursed by Law-Breaking, Blessed in Abraham (Galatians 3:8–14) — Craig S. Keener5. Habakkuk 2:4 in Galatians: Rewritings and Snippet Quotations — Roy E. Ciampa6. “These Things are Spoken Allegorically”: Paul and Christian Interpretation of Scripture — Mark A. Seifrid7. Listening with Philo to Our Mother Sarah: Assessing the Validity and Value of Allegoresis Implicit in Paul’s Use of It — Ernest P. Clark8. Galatians 6:16’s Riddles and Isaiah 54:10’s Contribution: Gentiles Joining the Israel of God? — A. Andrew Das9. Justification by Suffering: The Register of Old Testament Lament in Galatians— Channing L. Crisler10. Counter-Narratives in Galatians — Christoph HeiligPaul’s Engagement with Scripture in 1 Thessalonians11. Scripture as Paul’s Foundational Ethic in 1 Thessalonians 4.1–12 — Jeffrey A. D. Weima12. Called to Consecration: Jewish Holiness, Roman Piety, and Moral Discourse in 1 Thessalonians — Nijay K. Gupta

[The] book covers more than just Paul’s use of Scripture. The latter is its starting point, and there is much here that engages insightfully with scriptural tracings in the two epistolary texts. But in so doing, a wider range of lenses are opened up that helpfully testify to the way in which scriptural usage might shed light on broader interpretative matters.