Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
GRACE IN PLACE OF GRACE: PERFECTIONS OF GRACE IN OLD AND NEW COVENANTS
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
GRACE IN PLACE OF GRACE: PERFECTIONS OF GRACE IN OLD AND NEW COVENANTS
Do you wish to request the book?
GRACE IN PLACE OF GRACE: PERFECTIONS OF GRACE IN OLD AND NEW COVENANTS
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
Journal Article
GRACE IN PLACE OF GRACE: PERFECTIONS OF GRACE IN OLD AND NEW COVENANTS
2023
Overview
Key words: grace, gift, old covenant, new covenant, biblical theology, John Barclay, perfections, efficacy, superabundance (Proquest: ... denotes non-USASCII text omitted.) John M. G. Barclay's 2015 monograph, Paul and the G ft, has proposed an illuminating taxonomy of the \"perfections\" of gift/grace in the Greco-Roman and first-century Jewish world.1 Barclay applies his taxonomy to Paul's theology of grace in Romans and Galatians, but in this article I employ the same taxonomy to compare and contrast the graces of the old and new covenants.2 The added precision that this analysis brings to the discussion of grace in old and new covenants is a needed contribution to a relationship that is often vaguely understood. [...]the book of Deuteronomy is structured like an ancient Near Eastern suzerain-vassal treaty.9 These treaty documents contain specific elements in a fixed order, including a prologue telling the history of the parties' relationship,10 stipulations that specify what loyalty will look like, and blessings and curses.11 Such treaties formalize relationships that are inherently reciprocal, where the greater party promises protection and grants a measure of authority to a lesser party who promises complete fealty to the suzerain. The very structure of Deuteronomy emphasizes that Yahweh's incredible covenant gift to Israel necessitates ncproci'y-it certainly does not perfect non-circularity.12 Second, the book is peppered with explicit and repeated calls for faithful loyalty and devotion to Yahweh, and righteousness and justice toward fellow humans. Moses emphasizes the demand for reciprocity in his final speech (in keeping with its placement at the end of the covenant document).13 The wonderful promises of blessing in the land, economic and agricultural prosperity, and victory over enemies-and most importantly, of Yahweh's presence-are contingent upon the people's complete faithfulness and obedience (28:1-14).
