Judgement for Israel: The Marriage of Wrath and Mercy in Romans 9–11

Reviewing John Barclay's Paul and the Gift, Susan Eastman recognises the need for ‘fuller analysis of judgment’ in Paul to accompany such penetrating work on grace. The dearth of interest in wrath often perpetuates the Marcionite premise that wrath precludes mercy, a false antithesis that espec...

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Published in:New Testament studies 2020-10, Vol.66 (4), p.565-581
Main Author: Dixon, Thomas P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anger
Christianity
Dialectics
God
Hands
Judgment
Old Testament
Theology
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Summary:Reviewing John Barclay's Paul and the Gift, Susan Eastman recognises the need for ‘fuller analysis of judgment’ in Paul to accompany such penetrating work on grace. The dearth of interest in wrath often perpetuates the Marcionite premise that wrath precludes mercy, a false antithesis that especially skews interpretation of Romans. This presumed opposition leads scholars to find dithering dialectic, two covenants, two Israels or contradictory fantasy in Rom 9–11. Replacing the simple binary with a thicker lens of provisional judgement clarifies Paul's argument that God strikes Israel in wrath in order to heal them.
ISSN:0028-6885
1469-8145
DOI:10.1017/S0028688519000547