Divine and Human Agency in Paul and His Cultural Environment

Abstract

1. Inner-Jewish Debate on the Tension between Divine and Human Agency in Second-Temple Judaism- Professor Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan, USA. 2. Predestination and Free Will in the Theology of the Dead Sea Scrolls- Professor Philip Alexander, University of Manchester, UK. 3. The Tension between God's Command and Israel's Obedience as Reflected in the Early Rabbinic Literature-Professor Dr Friedrich Avemarie, University of Marburg, Germany. 4. Paul's Anthropological 'Pessimism' in its Jewish Context-Professor Stephen Westerholm, McMaster University, USA. 5. Constructing an Antithesis: Pauline and other Jewish perspectives on divine and human agency- Professor Francis Watson, University of Aberdeen, UK. 6. Self-sufficiency and Power: Divine and Human Agency in Epictetus and Paul- Professor Troels Engberg-Pedersen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 7. 'By the Grace of God I am what I am': Grace and Agency in Philo and Paul- Professor John Barclay, University of Glasgow, UK. 8. Sin in God's Economy: Agencies in Romans 1 & 7 - Dr Simon J Gathercole, University of Aberdeen, UK 9. Epilogue: An Essay in Pauline Meta-ethics- Professor J Louis Martyn, Union Theological Seminary, USA.