Adopted into God's family exploring a Pauline metaphor
Trevor J. Burke
- Nottingham, UK IVP 2006
- 235p pbk 21.5cm
- New Studies in Biblical theology ; 22 .
Contents : Adoption: a misinterpreted metaphor; Adoption: another soteriological metaphor for Paul; The origin and background of Pauls's adoption metaphor; 'Abba, Father' and His family of adopted sons; God the Son and the adopted sons of God; Adoption and the Spirit; Adoption and honour; Adoption and living between the 'now ' and the 'not yet'. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
978-1-84474-146-5
Bible. N.T. Epistles of Paul-- criticism, interpretation, etc. Adoption-- Pauline theology.