Pauline Christology
Phụ đề: An Exegetical-Theological Study
Tác giả: Gordon D. Fee
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Contents  
ABBREVIATIONS xxi
PREFACE xxvii
CHAPTE R 1: INTRODUCTION 1
Pauline Christology: What Is It? 1
Pauline Christology: The Theological Difficulty 7
Pauline Christology in the Twentieth Century 10
Pauline Christology: Some Basic Matters 16
Whither Pauline Christology? 16
1 Corinthians 8:6 16
Colossians 1:13-17 17
Philippians 2:6-11 19
Paul and the Septuagint 20
Did Paul Know and Use the Septuagint? 20
Would Paul's Readers Have Been Aware of This Usage? 23
A Numerical Analysis of the Pauline Data 25
PART I: ANALYSIS   
CHAPTER 2: CHRISTOLOGY IN THE THESSALONIAN CORRESPONDENCE 31
I. Christology in 1 Thessalonians 33
A Preliminary Look at the Data 34
Excursus: The Use of the Definite Article with Kὑριος 35
Jesus as Messianic/Eternal Son of God 35
1 Thessalonians 1:1, 3 (God as Father) 36
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 (Christ as Son) 38
Jesus as the Kὑριος of Septuagint Yahweh Texts 41
1 Thessalonians 3:13 43
1 Thessalonians 4:16 44
Other Kὑριος Phrases That Echo Septuagint Usage 45
The Word of the Lord 45
The Name of the Lord 46
The Day of the Lord 46
The Lord as Avenger 47
The Lord Our Hope 47
God and ὁ Kὑριος Share in Divine Purposes and Activity 48
The Church Exists in God and Christ (1 Thess 1:1) 48
God's Will in Christ Jesus (1 Thess 5:18) 50
The Divine Presence at the Parousia 51
Christ the Lord Invoked in Prayer 51
The Grace Benediction (1 Thess 5:28) 52
1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 53
II. Christology in 2 Thessalonians 55
A Preliminary Look at the Data 56
A Case of Messianic Intertextuality—2 Thessalonians 2:8 56
Jesus as the Kὑριος of Septuagint Yahweh Texts 57
2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 57
2 Thessalonians 1:12 61
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 63
2 Thessalonians 3:5 65
2 Thessalonians 3:16 66
Kὑριος Phrases That Echo Septuagint Usage 67
The Name of the Lord 67
The Word of the Lord 68
The Day of the Lord 68
God and ὁ Kὑριος Share in Divine Purposes and Activity 69
The Peace of the Lord (2 Thess 1:2; 1:12) 69
The Divine Glory (2 Thess 2:14) 70
The Divine Faithfulness (2 Thess 3:3) 71
The One Who Strengthens Believers (2 Thess 3:3) 72
The Gospel of God and of Christ (2 Thess 1:8) 73
Christ the Lord Invoked in Prayer 73
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 (cf. 1 Thess 3:11-13) 73
2 Thessalonians 3:5 76
2 Thessalonians 3:16 76
Conclusion 77
Appendix I: The Texts 78
Appendix II: An Analysis of Usage 83
CHAPTER 3: CHRISTOLOGY IN 1 CORINTHIANS 84
A Preliminary Look at the Data 87
Christ: Preexistent Lord and Agent of Creation 88
The Corinthian Context (1 Cor 8:1-13) 88
1 Corinthians 8:6 89
Christ as Preexistent with Israel 94
1 Corinthians 10:4 95
2 Corinthians 10:9 97
Excursus: 1 Corinthians 15:47 and Preexistence 98
Jesus as Messianic/Eternal Son of God 99
1 Corinthians 1:3, 9 99
1 Corinthians 1:13-2:16 100
Excursus: The Crucified Messiah and Jewish Wisdom 102
1 Corinthians 1:30; 2:7 106
1 Corinthians 15:23-28 107
Jesus as Second Adam 114
1 Corinthians 15:21-22 114
1 Corinthians 15:44-49 116
Jesus as Kὑριος 120
1 Corinthians 16:22—The Lord and Early Christian Devotion 120
1 Corinthians 5:6-8; 10:16-17; 11:17-34—The Lord of the Eucharistic Meal 122
1 Corinthians 12:3—The Lord and the Earliest Christian Confession 123
1 Corinthians 12:4-6—The Lord and the Divine Triad 124
1 Corinthians 9:1—Paul's Encounter with the Risen Lord 125
Jesus as the Kὑριος of Septuagint Passages 127
1 Corinthians 1:2 127
1 Corinthians 1:31 129
1 Corinthians 2:16 130
1 Corinthians 10:19-22 131
1 Corinthians 10:26 133
Kὑριος Jesus and Divine Prerogatives 134
The Grace of Our Lord (1 Cor 1:3; 16:23) 134
The Day of the Lord (1 Cor 1:8) 135
In the Name of the Lord (1 Cor 1:10; 5:3-4) 135
Sent/Commissioned by Christ (1 Cor 1:1,17) 136
The Lord of Glory (1 Cor 2:8) 136
The Lord Has Given/Assigned (1 Cor 3:5; 7:17) 136
The Lord Judges (1 Cor 4:4-5; 11:32) 137
If the Lord Wills/Permits (1 Cor 4:19; 16:7) 139
The Power of the Lord Jesus (1 Cor 5:4) 139
Striving to Please the Lord (1 Cor 7:32) 140
The Command of the Lord (1 Cor 7:10, 12, 25; 9:14; 14:36-37) 140
Under Christ's Law (1 Cor 9:21) 141
Texts That Imply Subordination 142
1 Corinthians 3:23—"Christ Is of God" 142
1 Corinthians 11:3—God as the "Head" of Christ 143
Conclusion 147
Appendix I: The Texts 148
Appendix II: An Analysis of Usage 157
CHAPTE R 4: CHRISTOLOGY IN 2 CORINTHIANS 160
A Preliminary Look at the Data 161
Christ: Preexistent and Incarnate Redeemer 162
2 Corinthians 8:9—Incarnation as Paradigm for Giving to the Poor 162
2 Corinthians 5:21—He Who Knew No Sin 165
2 Corinthians 10:1—Jesus' Attitudes as a Basis for Appeal 167
Jesus Christ, the Son of God 168
2 Corinthians 1:3-5; 11:31—God as the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ 169
2 Corinthians 1:18-22—Jesus, the Son of God 171
Jesus, the Son of God: God's Glory and True Image 174
Christ as Kὑριος (2 Cor 3:16-18; 4:5) 177
Christ, the Glory of the Lord (2 Cor 3:18; 4:4, 6) 180
2 Corinthians 3:18 180
2 Corinthians 4:4,6 183
Christ, the Bearer of the Divine Image (2 Cor 3:18; 4:4, 6) 184
Excursus: On the Alleged Influence of Wisdom in 2 Corinthians 4:4, 6 186
Christ as Sharer of Divine Prerogatives 187
2 Corinthians 2:10—Forgiveness Offered in the "Presence of Christ"; 2 Corinthians 8:21—"In the Presence of the Lord" 188
2 Corinthians 2:17; 12:19—Speaking as One "in Christ" in the "Presence of God" 189
2 Corinthians 3:17—The Spirit of the Lord 190
2 Corinthians 5:9—Living So as "to Please the Lord";  
2 Corinthians 5:10—The "Judgment Seat of Christ";  
2 Corinthians 11:2—To "Present You to Christ" 190
2 Corinthians 5:11—The "Fear of the Lord" 192
2 Corinthians 10:5—"Obedience to Christ" 192
2 Corinthians 11:10—Appeal Based on "the Truth of Christ"  
That Is in Paul 193
2 Corinthians 12:1—"Revelations of the Lord" 193
2 Corinthians 12:8-10—Prayer Directed "to the Lord" 194
2 Corinthians 13:13(14)—Christ in a Triadic Benediction 195
Christ Devotion and Soteriology—2 Corinthians 5:14-6:2 196
Christ as the Bringer of the New Order (2 Cor 5:14-17) 197
Christ, the Means of God's Reconciliation (2 Cor 5:18-21) 197
Appendix I: The Texts 199
Appendix II: An Analysis of Usage 205
CHAPTER 5: CHRISTOLOGY IN GALATIANS 207
A Preliminary Look at the Data 208 Christ, God's Messianic Son: Preexistent and Incarnate 208
Galatians 3:16—Abraham's "Seed," Who Is Christ 209
Galatians 4:4-7 (and Gal 1:19) 209
Galatians 1:16-17 211
Galatians 2:20 220
Excursus: "Faith in Christ Jesus" 222
Christ and the Divine Prerogatives 223
Galatians 1:1—The Agent of Paul's Apostleship 226
Galatians 1:3; 6:18—The Benedictory Grace of Christ 226
Galatians 1:6, 15; 2:21—The Grace of Christ/of God 226
Galatians 1:12—Christ, the One Who Reveals 227
Galatians 4:14—Received Me as ἄγελου θεοῡ, as Christ Jesus 228
Galatians 4:19—Until Christ Is "Formed" in You 229
Galatians 6:2—The "Law" of Christ 231
Conclusion 231
Appendix I: The Texts 232
Appendix II: An Analysis of Usage 232
CHAPTER 6: CHRISTOLOGY IN ROMANS 236
A Preliminary Look at the Data 237
Jesus as Messianic/Eternal Son of God 239
Romans 1:2-4 240
Romans 1:9 240
Romans 5:10 244
Romans 8:3 245
Romans 8:15-17 247
Romans 8:28-39 248
Romans 8:29-30 249
Romans 8:32 251
Romans 9:4-5 252
Romans 15:6 253
Jesus as Lord 254
Romans 8:34 254
Romans 10:5-13 255
Romans 14:1-12 259
Romans 16:1-16, 18 267
Christ and the Divine Prerogatives 268
The Spirit of Christ (Rom 8:9-11) 269
The Love of Christ (Rom 8:35) 270
An Appeal through Christ (Rom 15:30) 271
All the Assemblies of Christ (Rom 16:16) 271
Jesus as Second Adam 271
Does Paul Call the Messiah "God "?—Romans 9:5 272
Conclusion 278
Appendix I: The Texts 278
Appendix II: An Analysis of Usage 297
CHAPTER 7: CHRISTOLOGY IN COLOSSIANS (AND PHILEMON ) 289
A Preliminary Look at the Data 291
Jesus as Messianic/Eternal Son of God 291
Colossians 1:2-3—God Our Father and the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ 292
Colossians 1:12-17—Christ: Messianic and Eternal Son of God 293
Colossians 1:12-14—The Messianic Son of God 295
Colossians 1:15-17—The Eternal Son of God, Creator and Lord of All 298
Colossians 3:10—Christ and the New Creation: The Image Restored 303
The Son as Incarnate Redeemer 304
Colossians 1:18—Christ the "Head" of the New Creation 305
Colossians 1:19-22—Incarnation and Redemption 307
Colossians 1:19-20 (2:9)—Christ the Incarnate Reconciler 308
Colossians 1:21-22—Application to the Colossians 313
Colossians 2:2-3 316
Excursus: Christ and Wisdom in Colossians 317
Paul's Actual Use of the Word "Wisdom" 318
Paul's Alleged Use of "Wisdom" Vocabulary 319
Christ as Exalted Lord 326
Colossians 1:10 326
Colossians 2:6 326
Colossians 3:1-4 327
Colossians 3:13-17 328
Colossians 3:18- 4:1 329
Colossians 1:27-29 331
Conclusion 332
Appendix I: The Texts 333
Appendix II: An Analysis of Usage 337
Appendix III: A Structural Analysis of Colossians 1:15-20 338
CHAPTER 8: CHRISTOLOGY IN EPHESIANS 339
A Preliminary Look at the Data 341
Jesus as Messianic/Eternal Son of God 342
Christ Jesus as the Son of the Father 342
Ephesians 1:2; 6:23 342
Ephesians 1:3, 6-7 343
Ephesians 1:4 -The Son as Preexistent 344
Ephesians 1:17 345
Ephesians 4:13 347
God as "Our" Father 348
Ephesians 2:18 348
Ephesians 3:14-16 348
Ephesians 4:6 349
Ephesians 5:1 349
Ephesians 5:20 350
Ephesians 5:5 - Jesus the Messianic King 350
Christ as Kὑριος 351
Ephesians 1:20-23 - The Exalted One at the Right Hand 352
Ephesians 4:4-6 - The One Kὑριος and the Triadic Character of the One God 354
Ephesians 4:7-13 - The Exalted Christ, the Giver of Gifts 356
Christ and the Divine Prerogatives 359
Ephesians 3:19; 5:1-2, 25-27 - The Love of Christ 359
Ephesians 4:17 - A Modified Oath Formula 360
Ephesians 4:21 - The Truth That Is in Jesus 360
Ephesians 5:8-14 - Christ, the Source of Light 361
Ephesians 5:10 - Living to Please the Lord 361
Ephesians 5:17 (and 1:1; 6:6) - The Lord's Will and God's Will 361
Ephesians 5:19-20 - Singing to the Lord and in the Lord's Name 362
Ephesians 6:5 - Obedience to Christ, the Lord; Ephesians 6:8 -  The Lord Will Reward 362
Ephesians 6:10—Being Strong in the Lord 362
Conclusion 363
Appendix I: The Texts 364
Appendix II: An Analysis of Usage 368
CHAPTER 9: CHRISTOLOGY IN PHILIPPIANS 370
A Preliminary Look at the Data 371
Christ, Preexistent and Incarnate—Philippians 2:6- 8 372
(Being in the "Form" of God) (v. 6a) 376
([the] Being Equal with God) (v. 6b) 379
(Not to His Own Advantage) (v. 6b) 381
 (He Poured Himself Out) (v. 7a) 383
The Role of the Participles in Verses 7-8 385
"He Humbled Himself" (v. 8) 389
Excursus: A Final Note on the Alternative View 390
Christ, Exalted Lord of AH—Philippians 2:9-11 393
God Highly Exalted Him (v. 9a) 395
The Name, the One above Every Name (v. 9b) 396
Every Knee Will Bow (v. 10) 398
Every Tongue Will Confess (v. 11) 399
Christ, Heavenly Savior and Lord—Philippians 3:20-21 401
Christ as "Savior" and "Lord" 402
The One Who Will Transform Our Bodies 403
The Final Subjection of All Things 405
Other Christological Passages/Phrases 406
Christ as Kὑριος = Yahweh in Septuagint Phrases 406
The Day of Christ (1:6, 10; 2:16) 406
The Spirit of Jesus Christ (1:19) 407
That Christ Be Magnified (1:20) 407
Rejoice in the Lord (3:1; 4:4; cf. 4:10) 408
Boast in Christ Jesus (3:4); Know Christ Jesus My Lord (3:8) 408
The Lord Is Near (4:5) 409
Sharer of the Divine Prerogatives 410
With the Compassion of Christ Jesus (1:8) 410
Hope in the Lord Jesus (2:19); Confident in the Lord (1:14; 2:24) 410
The One Who Strengthens (4:13) 411
Paul and Christ Devotion 412
Conclusion 413
Appendix I: The Texts 414
Appendix II: An Analysis of Usage 417
CHAPTER 10: CHRISTOLOGY IN THE PASTORAL EPISTLES 418
I. Christology in 1 Timothy 420
Preliminary Observations about Usage 421
Christ, the Incarnate Savior 422
1 Timothy 1:11-17 422
Verse 11 423
Verses 12-13 424
Verse 14 425
Verse 15 426
Verse 16 427
Verse 17 428
1 Timothy 2:3-6 429
1 Timothy 3:16 431
1 Timothy 6:13-16 434
Other Christological Moments 436
God and Christ Together (1 Tim 1:1-2) 436
Christ and the Apostle/Believers 436
II. Christology in Titus 437
Christ Jesus Our Savior - Titus 1:1-4 437
Does Paul Call Jesus "God"? - Titus 2:11-14 440
Christ the Manifestation of God's Glory (v. 13) 442
Christ the Manifestation of God's Grace (vv. 11, 14) 446
Christ the Giver of the Spirit - Titus 3:6 448
III. Christology in 2 Timothy 449
Preliminary Observations about Usage 449
Jesus as Preexistent and Incarnate 450
2 Timothy 1:8-10 450
2 Timothy 2:8-13 453
Jesus as the Kὑριος of Septuagint Texts 454
2 Timothy 2:7 455
2 Timothy 2:19 455
2 Timothy 2:22 458
2 Timothy 2:24 459
2 Timothy 4:14 459
2 Timothy 4:16-18 460
Verse 16 460
Verse 17 (cf. 2 Tim 3:11) 461
Verse 18a 462
Verse 18b 463
Jesus ὁ Kὑριος and the Divine Prerogatives 464
Jesus the Lord as the Object of Prayer and Doxology 465
2 Timothy 1:16, 18 465
2 Timothy 4:22 466
Jesus the Lord as Heavenly King and Judge 467
2 Timothy 2:12 467
2 Timothy 4:1 467
2 Timothy 4:8 468
2 Timothy 4:14 469
Giving a Charge in the Presence of the Lord (2 Tim 2:14) 469
Christ the Lord as Source and Sustainer 471
2 Timothy 1:1 - "Apostle of Christ Jesus" 471
2 Timothy 1:1 - "Promise of Life in Christ Jesus" 472
2 Timothy 1:12 - "The One Trusted and the Guardian of the Present Deposit" 472
2 Timothy 2:1 - "Grace in Christ Jesus" 472
Conclusion 472
Appendix I: The Texts 473
Appendix II: An Analysis of Usage 477
PART II: SYNTHESIS  
CHAPTER 11: CHRIST, THE DIVINE SAVIOR 481
The Central Role of Christ in Salvation 182
The Ultimate Goal of Salvation: Re-Creation into the Divine Image 484
Place of "Christ Devotion" in Pauline Christology 488
Christ as Object of Personal Devotion 488
Christ as Object of Worship 490
Appendix: The Pauline Soteriological Texts 495
CHAPTER 12: CHRIST: PREEXISTENT AND INCARNATE SAVIOR 500
The Nature of Paul's Incarnational Christology 500
Christ as Agent of Creation and Redemption 502
1 Corinthians 8:6; 10:4, 9 502
Colossians 1:15-20 504
Colossians 2:9 505
Christ as "Impoverished" Redeemer 506
2 Corinthians 8:9 506
Philippians 2:6-8 508
2 Timothy 1:9-10 508
The Son as the "Sent One" 508
Galatians 4:4-7 510
Romans 8:3-4 511
1 Timothy 1:15; 2:5; 3:16 511
The Importance of the Incarnation for Paul 513
CHAPTER 13: JESUS AS SECOND ADAM 514
Paul and New-Creation Theology 515
Sin and Death - The Explicit Comparisons 516
1 Corinthians 15:21-22 516 1 Corinthians 15:44-49 516
Romans 5:12-21 517
Christ as the Image of God - The Implied Comparison 518
1 Corinthians 15:49 518
2 Corinthians 3:18; 4:4-6 519
Romans 8:29 520
Colossians 1:15 521
Colossians 3:10 522
Philippians 2:6-8 522
The Pauline Emphasis - A Truly Human Divine Savior 523
Paul and the Historical Jesus 524
Knowledge of the "Life of Jesus" 524
Knowledge of the Teaching of Jesus 525
Paul and the Earthly Jesus 526
Philippians 2:6-8 527
1 Timothy 2:5; 3:16 527
Galatians 4:4-5; Romans 8:3 527
Galatians 3:16; Romans 1:3; 9:5; 2 Timothy 2:8 528
The Use of the Name "Jesus" 528
The One Who "Died for Our Sins" 528
The One Who Knew No Sin 529
CHAPTER 14: JESUS: JEWISH MESSIAH AND SON OF GOD 530
Jesus as the Messianic Son of God 532
The Ultimate Scandal: Jesus as Crucified Messiah 532
1 Corinthians 15:3; 1:18-25 533
Galatians 1:14; Philippians 3:4-6 534
Galatians 3:13; 1 Corinthians 1:22 535
Christ and the Basic Narrative of Judaism 536
Creation 537
Abraham (with the Promise of Gentile Inclusion) 538
The Exodus (Deliverance from Bondage and Gaining the Inherited Land) 538
The Giving of the Law 540
Jesus as the Davidic Son of God 540
Exodus 4:22-23 540
2 Samuel 7:13-14, 18 LXX 540
Psalm 2:2, 7-8; 72:1 (71:1 LXX) 541
Psalm 89:26-27 (88:27-28 LXX) 542
The Story of Jesus in the Gospels 542
Jesus as the Eschatological King/Son of God 544
Romans 1:2-4 544
1 Corinthians 15:24-28 545
Colossians 1:13-15 545
Jesus as the Preexistent, Eternal Son of God 546
The Linguistic Data 546
God's Son as Savior 547
Jesus as Son of the Father 549
The Abba-Cry 549
The Echoes of Abraham and Isaac (Gen 22) 550
Galatians 2:20 550
The Son as God's Image-Bearer 551
God's Son as Creator 551
Conclusion: The Question of "Origins" 552
Appendix: Son of God/God as Father Texts in Paul's Letters 554
CHAPTER 15: JESUS: JEWISH MESSIAH AND EXALTED LORD 558
Jesus Christ, Exalted Messianic Lord—Psalm 110:1 559
The "Name" above Every Name 562
Jesus, the Lord of the Shema (1 Cor 8:6) 562
The Bestowal of the Name (Phil 2:10-11) 564
Confessing the Name (Rom 10:9-13) 565
Calling on the Name (1 Cor 1:2, etc.) 566
Jesus the Lord: Eschatological Judge 568
The Day of the Lord 568
The Parousia of the Lord 569
1 Thessalonians 3:13 (Zech 14:5); 4:16 (Ps 47:5) 569
2 Thessalonians 1:7-8 (Isa 66:15, 4) 570
Jesus the Lord: Present and Eschatological Judge of His People 571
1 Thessalonians 4:6 571
1 Corinthians 4:4-5 571
2 Corinthians 5:9-11 572
Jesus the Lord: Eschatological Judge of the Wicked 572
2 Thessalonians 1:9-10 (Isa 2:10; Ps 89:7; 68:35) 573
2 Thessalonians 2:8 (Isa 11:4) 574
Jesus the Lord: Invoked in Prayer 574
Prayer to "the Lord" in the Thessalonian Correspondence 574
Other Prayer Addressed to "the Lord" 575
Jesus the Lord: Sharer of Divine Prerogatives 576
Christ, the "Lord" of Septuagint Texts 577
Boast in the Lord - 1 Corinthians 1:31 (Jer 9:23-24) 577
The Mind of the Lord - 1 Corinthians 2:16 (Isa 40:13) 577
Beloved of the Lord - 2 Thessalonians 2:13 (Deut 33:12) 577
The Lord Be with You - 2 Thessalonians 3:16 (Ruth 2:4) 578
The Lord Is Near—Philippians 4:5 (Ps 145:18) 578
Kὑριος and Θ εὁς Share Prerogatives 578
Christian Existence as Being in Christ/in God 579
The Grace of the Lord/of God 579
The Peace of the Lord/of God; the God/Lord of Peace 579
Walk Worthy of the Lord/of God 580
The Divine Presence at the Parousia 580
The Lord/the God Who Strengthens Believers 580
The Word of the Lord/of God 580
The Faithfulness of the Lord/of God 581
The Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ 581
The Glory of the Lord/of God 581
Paul Sent/Commissioned by Christ 582
The Power of the Lord/of God 582
The Lord/God Has Given 583
God/the Lord Wills 583
Pleasing the Lord/God 583
The Assembly(ies) of God/Christ 583
The Fear of the Lord 584
The Spirit of the Lord 584
Conclusion 584
CHAPTER 16: CHRIST AND THE SPIRIT: PAUL AS A PROTO-TRINITARIAN 586
The Person and Role of the Spirit in Paul's Thought 587
Christ and the Spirit in Paul's Thought 589
Paul and the Divine Triad 591
APPENDIX A: CHRIST AND PERSONIFIED WISDOM 594
Did Paul Identify Christ with Wisdom? 599
1 Corinthians 8:6 (and 1:24, 30) 599
Colossians 1:15-18 601
2 Corinthians 4:4-6 601
Paul and the Wisdom Tradition 602
Paul's Citations of the Wisdom Tradition 603
The Nature of Paul's Use of This Tradition 605
Paul's Nonuse of Sirach and Wisdom of Solomon 605
Wisdom as the "Agent" of Creation 606
The Question of the Nature of Personification 607
The Texts: Wisdom and Creation 609
Psalm 104:24 610
Proverbs 3:19-20 610
Proverbs 8:22-31 611
Sirach 24:1-22 612
Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-9:18 613
Wisdom of Solomon: An Overview 613
Wisdom 7:22 (7:21 LXX) 616
Wisdom 8:4-6 616
Wisdom 9:1-2, 9 617
Conclusion 618
Addendum I: Nestle-Aland2 7 Margins: Allusions to Wisdom of Solomon 620
Addendum II: The Wisdom Texts 626
APPENDIX B : PAUL'S USE OF Kὑριος FOR CHRIST IN CITATIONS AND ECHOES OF THE SEPTUAGINT 631
Citations and Allusions to the Text of the Septuagint 631
Kὑριος Phrases 636
Septuagint Citations Where Kὑριος = God the Father 636
BIBLIOGRAPHY 639
INDEX OF MODERN AUTHORS 667
INDEX OF SUBJECTS 673
INDEX OF ANCIENT SOURCES 693