TY - BOOK AU - Windsor,Lionel J. TI - Paul and the Vocation of Israel: How Paul's Jewish Identity Informs his Apostolic Ministry, with Special Reference to Romans T2 - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft , SN - 9783110331882 AV - BS2665.52 .W56 2014 U1 - 227/.106 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter, KW - Identification (Religion) KW - Biblical teaching KW - Israel (Christian theology) KW - Jews in the New Testament KW - Neues Testament KW - Paulus KW - Römerbrief KW - jüdische Identität KW - RELIGION / Bible / Biography / New Testament KW - bisacsh KW - Jewish Identity KW - New Testament KW - Paul KW - Romans N1 - Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Review of literature --; 3. Paul’s language of Jewish identity --; 4. The Jewishness of Paul’s vocation (Romans 1:1–15 & 15:14–33) --; 5. Paul’s contest over Jewish identity (Romans 2:17-29) --; 6. Paul’s fulfilment of Israel’s vocation (Romans 9–11) --; 7. Conclusions --; Bibliography --; Index of Ancient Texts --; Index of Modern Authors; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - The Apostle Paul was the greatest early missionary of the Christian gospel. He was also, by his own admission, an Israelite. How can both these realities coexist in one individual? This book argues that Paul viewed his mission to the Gentiles, in and of itself, as the primary expression of his Jewish identity. The concept of Israel’s divine vocation is used to shed fresh light on a number of much-debated passages in Paul’s letter to the Romans UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110332018 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110332018 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110332018/original ER -