Paul, Monotheism and the People of God: The Significance of Abraham Traditions for Early Judaism and Christianity

From: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: Howard, James M | Copyright information

Paul, Monotheism and the People of God: The Significance of Abraham Traditions for Early Judaism and Christianity. By Nancy Calvert-Koyzis. JSNTSup 273. London: T & T Clark International, 2004, xiv + 173 pp., $115.00.

This book is an in-depth investigation into the OT character Abraham in early Judaism and the Pauline texts of Romans and Galatians. It is a revised 1993 doctoral dissertation originally submitted to the University of Sheffield, supervised by Philip R. Davies and Andr...

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