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Book SynopsisThis book explores the link between Paul's belief that Jesus is Israel's Messiah, and his interpretation of the Abrahamic Land Promise in Galatians. Countering claims that Paul replaces the Promised Land with the gift of the Spirit or salvation, Esau McCaulley argues that Paul expands this inheritance to include the whole earth; believing that, as the seed of Abraham and David, Jesus is entitled to the entire world as his inheritance and kingdom. McCaulley argues that scholars have neglected Paul's expanded interpretation of the inheritance of the earth, rarely appreciate the role that messianism plays in Galatians, and fail to acknowledge that Second Temple authors often portrayed royal and messianic figures as God's means of fulfilling the promises made to Abraham and Israel, via the establishment of kingdoms. Through a comparisonof texts from the Pseudepigrapha, apocrypha, and the Dead Sea Scrolls with Galatians 3:14:7, 5:21, McCaulley argues Paul's interpretation of Jesus's death
Table of ContentsAbbreviations Chapter 1: The Land and Messiahship in Galatians Chapter 2: Royal Figures, Davidic Messiahs, and the Land as Kingdom in the Pseudepigrapha Chapter Three: Davidic Messiahs and the Land in the Dead Sea Scrolls Chapter 4: The End of the Curse and the Beginning of the Inheritance: Davidic Messianism, the Spirit, and the Abrahamic Land Promise Chapter 5: Sharing in the Son’s Inheritance: Davidic Messianism and the Abrahamic Land Promise in Galatians 3:15–4:7, 5:21 Chapter Six: Conclusion Bibliography Index of References Index of Authors
