Heralds of the Good News: Isaiah and Paul in Concert in the Letter to the Romans - Paperback

by J. Ross Wagner (Author)

In this text-critical, literary, and theological investigation of Paul's interpretation of Isaiah in Romans, it is argued that Paul's citations and allusions evince sustained and careful attention to significant portions of Isaiah, in concert with other scriptural voices.
Through a radical rereading of Isaiah, Paul appropriates these prophetic oracles as prefigurations of his own mission to Gentiles while simultaneously appealing to Isaiah as a witness to God's continuing fidelity to Israel.
The book examines each of Paul's citations and allusions to Isaiah, situating them both within the milieu of early Jewish interpretive practices and within the context of Paul's unfolding argument in Romans. This volume contributes to the current debate about early Christian interpretation of scripture by tracing the complex and dynamic interrelationship in Paul's letter of Scripture, theology, and mission.

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Author Biography

J. Ross Wagner, Ph.D. (1999) in Religion, Duke University, is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has published articles in New Testament Studies, The Journal of Biblical Literature, and The Catholic Biblical Quarterly.