The reception of Galatians 2:20 in the patristic period and in the reformation

Beek, A. van de

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“…Being momentarily blinded by the vision of the image of the resurrected Jesus on the road to Damascus, Saul was led to convert. He was baptized as Paul and went to Arabia for three years, indulging in prayers and reflection (34-37 AD), then was back to Damascus (Gal.1:17-18; Acts 9: [20][21][22], the base for his first missionary work.…”

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“…One that does not have a firm hold on these cannot say: Christ lives in me. 20 It can be said that the declaration "Christ lives in me" in Gal.2:20 has both ontological and eschatological meanings. Because Christ the foundation of the new world and the new life lives in the baptized, in the salvific future that is already begun at this time from the lordship of Christ the believers are freed from and are above the Law.…”

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From ‘Christification’ to Mission of Salvation: Impact of Damascus Event on Saint Paul

Hidayat¹

2022

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Saint Paul is one of the most important apostles in Christianity. The mission of evangelism he carried out was fruitful in various parts of the world. Paul’s missionary journey brought great risks to himself through the challenges and the sufferings, while he was also previously known as a persecutor of Christ’s followers. His radical change or conversion occurred since his spiritual encounter with the Lord Jesus on his journey to Damascus. This article explores the impact of the unforgettable encounter that brings to Paul more admiration and love for Christ, that also brings an extraordinary mystical experience of ‘christification’, an experience of becoming more and more alike and united with the Christ. The Damascus event and the christification open the divine revelation of human salvation. As a Jew, Paul recognises that salvation is obtained by obeying the law, but now he believes that only the risen Jesus Christ is able to save humankind. Paul’s christification brings direct implications to his courage in becoming a follower of Christ with a burning passion to proclaim the Gospel to all nations. God’s choice for an apostle is unfathomable, even for Paul himself who considers himself as the most sinful and unworthy person.

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From ‘Christification’ to Mission of Salvation: Impact of Damascus Event on Saint Paul

Hidayat¹

2022

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“…Shauf refers to Bultmann (1951–55: I, 345-48) as proposing a Gnostic background, but this approach ﬁnds few adherents today. For a broad account of the history of interpretation of this verse, see Riches 2008: 137-43; for a focused account of its patristic interpretation, see Meiser 2007: 112-18; for a survey of patristic interpretations in dialogue with Martin Luther and John Calvin, see van de Beek 2014: 42-57.…”

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The Legal Significance of Christ’s Risen Life: Union with Christ and Justification in Galatians 2.17-20

Cowan

2018

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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This article addresses the relationship between Paul’s reference to justification ‘in Christ’ in Gal. 2.17 and the description of Paul’s relation to Christ in Gal. 2.19-20. Interpreters typically suggest that these verses bear no direct relation to each other or that they demonstrate that Paul understands justification to entail more than a forensic declaration. There is, however, an old but often neglected interpretation of this passage maintaining that Gal. 2.19-20 should be understood in forensic terms. This view suggests that the phrase ‘Christ lives ἐν ἐμοί’ (Gal. 2.20) does not refer to the indwelling of Christ but rather depicts Christ’s reception of resurrection life as a representative event into which believers are incorporated. The central argument of this article is that several lines of evidence support the viability of this proposal.

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The reception of Galatians 2:20 in the patristic period and in the reformation

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From ‘Christification’ to Mission of Salvation: Impact of Damascus Event on Saint Paul

From ‘Christification’ to Mission of Salvation: Impact of Damascus Event on Saint Paul

The Legal Significance of Christ’s Risen Life: Union with Christ and Justification in Galatians 2.17-20

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