The Faith of Jesus Christ: The Narrative

In this important study Hays argues against the mainstream that any attempt to account for the nature and method of Paul's theological language must first reckon with the centrality of narrative elements in his thought. Through an in-depth investigation of Galatians 3:1-4:11, Hays shows that the framework of Paul's thought is neither a system of doctrines nor his personal religious experience but the "sacred story" of Jesus Christ.

Foreword

xi

Luke Timothy Johnson

Preface

xvii

Acknowledgments

xix

Introduction to the Second Edition

xxi

The Search for the Constant Elements of Paul's Gospel

1

(32)

Statement of the Problem and Elaboration of the Thesis

1

(20)

The Quest for the ``Core'' of Paul's Thought

1

(8)

Intimations of Narrative Elements in Paul

9

(1)

Amos Wilder

10

(1)

Stephen Crites

11

(1)

James A. Sanders

12

(1)

William Beardslee

13

(2)

Terminological Clarifications

15

(1)

``Story'' vs. ``Myth''

15

(3)

``Story'' and ``Narrative''

18

(1)

Aims of the Investigation Contrasted to Other Approaches

19

(2)

Methodology and Procedure

21

(12)

The Relationship between Narrative and Reflective Discourse

21

(1)

Northrop Frye: Mythos and Dianoia

22

(2)

Paul Ricoeur: Episodic and Configurational Dimensions of Narrative

24

(1)

Robert Funk: Foundational Language and Primary Reflectivity

25

(3)

Summary

28

(1)

Galatians 3:1-4:11 as a Test Case

29

(2)

Steps in the Investigation

31

(2)

How has the Narrative Dimension in Paul's Thought Been Handled? An Overview of Previous Interpretations

33

(40)

The Identification of Narrative Elements in Paul

34

(13)

Wilhelm Bousset: Cultic Myth

34

(5)

Albert Schweitzer: Eschatology and ``Mysticism''

39

(8)

Disposing of Narrative Elements

47

(5)

Rudolf Bultmann: ``Demythologizing''

47

(5)

Attempts to Reclaim Narrative Elements in Paul

52

(18)

Oscar Cullmann: Heilsgeschichte

52

(6)

Ernst Kasemann: War on Two Fronts

58

(2)

C. H. Dodd: The Apostolic Preaching

60

(4)

Dan Via: Paul and the Comic Structure

64

(6)

Conclusions

70

(3)

Analysis of Narrative Christological Formulations in Galatians

73

(46)

The Relationship between Galatians 4:3-6 and 3:13-14: The Problem

74

(8)

Similarities

75

(2)

Differences

77

(2)

Origins

79

(2)

The Relation between the Texts: A Hypothesis

81

(1)

A Model for Analyzing Narrative Structure

82

(13)

Theoretical Presuppositions

83

(1)

Narrative Sequences

84

(1)

Narrative Syntagms

85

(1)

Canonical Functions

85

(5)

The Actantial Model

90

(3)

Interrelation of the Model's Components

93

(2)

Analysis of the Narrative Structure of Gal 4:3-6 and 3:13-14

95

(11)

Gal 4:3-6

95

(7)

Gal 3:13-14

102

(4)

The Relationship between Gal 4:3-6 and 3:13-14: Some Conclusions

106

(6)

Analysis of the Narrative Structure of Gal 3:21-22

112

(4)

Summary and Preview

116

(3)

The Function of Πiστl&zata;, in the Narrative Structure of Paul's Gospel

119

(44)

The Message of Faith (Gal 3:2-5)

124

(8)

Possible Meanings of εξ ακoηζ, Πiστεωζ

125

(3)

The Meaning of ακoη

128

(3)

The Meaning of πioτlζ

131

(1)

Conclusions

132

(1)

The Righteous One Will Live εκ πiστεωζ, (Gal 3:11)

132

(9)

What Does εκ πiστεωζ, Modify?

133

(1)

Who is o δiκαloζ?

134

(4)

By Whose Faith Shall the Righteous One Live?

138

(3)

Conclusions

141

(1)

The Faith of Jesus Christ (Gal 3:22)

141

(15)

A Brief History of the Question

142

(6)

The Grammatical Issue

148

(2)

The Theological Issue

150

(3)

Other Texts

153

(1)

Gal 2:20b

153

(2)

Gal 3:26

155

(1)

``The Faith of Jesus Christ'' in Rom 3:21-26

156

(5)

Conclusions

161

(2)

The Logic of Argumentation in Gal 3:1-4:11

163

(46)

The Problem: Internal Coherence of the Argument

163

(3)

A Reinterpretation of Gal 3:1-14

166

(18)

Gal 3:1-5

166

(2)

Gal 3:6-9

168

(1)

The Function of Gal 3:6 in the Argument

169

(1)

The Meaning of oi εκ πioτετεωζ

170

(3)

The Function of the Genesis Quotation in Gal 3:8

173

(4)

Gal 3:10-14

177

(1)

Why is No One Justified εν νoμω?

177

(2)

Christ as the Agent of Redemption

179

(2)

The Spirit as Fulfillment of the Promise

181

(3)

Narrative Logic in the Argument

184

(21)

The Nature of Paul's Logic: Other Proposals

184

(1)

Greer M. Taylor: Juristic Logic

184

(5)

Nils Dahl: Rabbinic Logic

189

(3)

Hans Dieter Betz: Rhetorical Logic

192

(2)

What is ``Narrative Logic''?

194

(2)

Patterns of Narrative Logic in Gal 3:16-4:11

196

(1)

Participation in the Inheritance

196

(2)

The Place of Law in the Narrative Structure

198

(2)

πioτlζ in the Narrative Pattern

200

(4)

New Creation

204

(1)

A Practical Application

205

(1)

Conclusions

205

(4)

Conclusion: Implications for Pauline Interpretation

209

(22)

The Contours of Paul's Theology

210

(5)

Paul's Place within Early Christianity

215

(3)

Paul's Gospel and the Gospel Genre

218

(2)

Pauline Ethics: How Does the Christ-Story Shape Paul's Sense of Self and World?

220

(6)

The Character of Paul's Language

226

(2)

Conclusion

228

(3)

Selected Bibliography

231

(18)

Commentaries on Galatians

231

(1)

Studies Pertinent to the Interpretation of Gal 3:1-4:11

232

(10)

Studies on Stories and Narrative Structure

242

(7)

Appendix 1: Once More, ΠIΣTIΣ XPIΣTOY

249

(23)

James D. G. Dunn

Appendix 2: Πiστιζ and Pauline Christology: What is at Stake?

272

(32)

Richard B. Hays

Indexes

Index of Authors

299

(5)

Index of Scripture References

304

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