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Book SynopsisScripture, Texts, and Tracings in 2 Corinthians and Philippians advances the interpretation of 2 Corinthians and Philippians by exploring how the Apostle Paul quotes, alludes to, or "echoes" the Jewish Scriptures. Identification of allusions is at the forefront, as are questions about the Torah, God's righteousness, reconciliation, new creation, new covenant, Christology, lament language, cultic metaphors, canon, rhetoric, and more.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in 2 Corinthians and Philippians — A. Andrew Das and B. J. Oropeza
Part 1. Paul’s Engagement with Scripture in 2 Corinthians
1. From Sinai to Corinth: Paul’s Allusions to Moses and Scripture in 2 Cor 2:14–4:6 — Paul B. Duff
2. Prophetic Hope for Israel in the Eschatological Ministry of 2 Corinthians 3:2–11 — A. Andrew Das
3. Second Corinthians 3–4 and the Language of Creation: The Citation of Gen 1:3 in 2 Cor 4:6 — James M. Scott
4. Paul as the Servant’s Servant: On Figural Reading and the Inherence of 2 Corinthians 5:14–6:10 and Isaiah 40–66 — Mark S. Gignilliat
5. Reconciliation in “Light” of Isaiah 8:22–9:7: Confirming Isaianic Influence on Paul’s Use of καταλλαγή in 2 Corinthians 5:17–21 — B. J. Oropeza
6. The Isaianic Judicial Background of ‘The Righteousness of God’ in 2 Cor 5:21 — Charles Lee Irons
7. Wrestling with Paul’s Use of Scripture in 2 Corinthians 6:16–18 — Roy E. Ciampa
8. Paul’s Use of Lament from Israel’s Scriptures in 2 Corinthians — Channing L. Crisler
9. The Harvest of your Righteousness: Scripture, Bread and Benefaction in 2 Corinthians 8–9 — David I. Starling
Part 2. Paul’s Engagement with Scripture in Philippians
10.Paul’s Rhetorical Argument and Use of Scripture across 2 Corinthians — Fredrick J. Long
11.Philippians 2:9–16: Who Is the Lord of the Eschaton and Whose Name Is Above Every Name? — Erik Waaler
12.Gathering Up the Fragments: Cultic Metaphors, Scripture, and Embodied Experience in Philippians — Jane Lancaster Patterson
Afterword: Paul’s Use of Scripture in 2 Corinthians and Philippians — David E. Garland
