Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-153) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction: Union with Christ as the basis for Christian life -- Scholarly contexts for the present study: attempts to revise our understanding of justification and sanctification -- Who am I really?: Paul's moral crisis -- Baptism and moral identity: clothing ourselves in Christ -- The Lord's Supper and someone else's memory: do this in remembrance of me -- Crying "Abba" in the ruins of war: the Spirit and the presence of Christ -- One little victory: hope and the moral life -- Concluding synthesis: living in union with Christ.
Summary:
"A leading New Testament theologian introduces Paul's understanding of the Christian life, which is grounded in the Apostle's theology of union with Christ"-- Provided by publisher.
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