Book contents
- Rethinking Paul
- Current Issues in Theology
- Rethinking Paul
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Narrative Substructure of Paul’s Thought
- 2 Justifying Faith
- 3 Jesus’ Faith
- 4 The Return of the Faithful One
- 5 Atoning Faithfulness
- 6 Resurrection and Justification
- 7 The Pauline Ordo Salutis
- 8 Church and Salvation
- 9 Christ and History
- 10 History and Israel
- 11 The Narrative of Paul’s Gospel
- 12 Doing Pauline Theology
- Epilogue
- Scriptural Index
- Subject Index
8 - Church and Salvation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 May 2021
- Rethinking Paul
- Current Issues in Theology
- Rethinking Paul
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Narrative Substructure of Paul’s Thought
- 2 Justifying Faith
- 3 Jesus’ Faith
- 4 The Return of the Faithful One
- 5 Atoning Faithfulness
- 6 Resurrection and Justification
- 7 The Pauline Ordo Salutis
- 8 Church and Salvation
- 9 Christ and History
- 10 History and Israel
- 11 The Narrative of Paul’s Gospel
- 12 Doing Pauline Theology
- Epilogue
- Scriptural Index
- Subject Index
Summary
This chapter focuses on Pauline ecclesiology, which on some contemporary accounts takes much more prominence than in traditional Protestant theology. In particular, the chapter contrasts the strong ties between soteriology and ecclesiology in the reading of N. T. Wright with the consistent loosening of these ties in the history of Reformed theology. The intrinsic relationship in Paul between church and salvation is investigated by a study of Wright’s reading of Galatians 2 and Ephesians 2. The loosening of this relationship in Reformed theology is traced in the writings of John Calvin, Francis Turretin, and Charles Hodge.
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- Rethinking PaulProtestant Theology and Pauline Exegesis, pp. 225 - 253Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021