Open AccessThe New Perspective on Abraham?
Author(s) -
Gerhard H. Visscher
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
unio cum christo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2473-8476
pISSN - 2380-5412
DOI - 10.35285/ucc2.1.2016.art3
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , judaism , philosophy , epistemology , sociology , environmental ethics , theology , art , visual arts
Paul is not the only one in need of re-analysis, according to some scholars. Abraham, in their view, was not just the rst Jew but also the rst Gentile, and his role in Romans 4 has more to do with being a Gentile than it does with his being the father of the Jewish people. Gerhard Visscher examines whether this reasoning holds up in the writings of Paul and his contemporaries.