HERALDS OF THE GOOD NEWS

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I. SCRIPTURE, THEOLOGY, AND MISSION IN THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS

PAUL'S USE OF SCRIPTURE IN RECENT STUDY

THE APPROACH OF THE PRESENT INVESTIGATION

READING ISAIAH IN THE FIRST CENTURY

How Did Paul Encounter the Book of Isaiah?

Isaiah and the Story of Israel's Restoration

READING ROMANS IN THE FIRST CENTURY

The First Recipients of the Letter

The Reception of Paul's Letter in the Roman Churches

II. "IF THE LORD OF HOSTS HAD NOT LEFT US SEED ... ": ISAIAH IN ROMANS 9:1-29

ABRAHAM AND THE DRAMA OF ELECTION: ROMANS 9:1-13

MOSES AND THE DRAMA OF REDEMPTION: ROMANS 9:14-18

THE POTTER AND THE CLAY: ROMANS 9:19-21

Isaiah 29:16/45:9 in Romans 9:20: The Text

Linking Isaiah 29:16 and 45:9: LXX and Targum

Isaiah 29:16/45:9 in Context

Disputing God's Wisdom: Isaiah 29:16/45:9 in 1QS

VESSELS OF WRATH/VESSELS OF MERCY: ROMANS 9:22-24

CALLED FROM AMONG JEWS AND GENTILES: HOSEA AND ISAIAH IN ROMANS 9:24-29

A Surprising Reversal: Hosea 2:23/1:10 in Romans 9:25-26

Getting the Gentiles "In": Hosea in Romans

Is Israel "Out"? Hosea 2:23/1:10 in Context

Reading Hosea through Isaiah-Colored Glasses

Judgment and Hope, Remnant and Seed: Isaiah in Romans 9:27-29

Isaiah 10:22-23: The Text of the Citation

Isaiah 10:22-23 in Context

"A Remnant Will Be Saved": Hearing Isaiah 10:22-23 in Romans 9

Isaiah 1:9: God Has Left Us Seed

III. "A DISOBEDIENT AND CONTRARY PEOPLE": ISAIAH IN ROMANS 9:30-10:21

THE CONTlNUING INFLUENCE OF ISAIAH 1:9

STUMBLING IN MID-RACE: ROMANS 9:30-10:4

Isaiah 28:16/8:14 in Romans 9:33: The Text

A Pre-Pauline Testimony? The Evidence of 1 Peter

Isaiah 28:16/8:14 in Romans 9:33: The Context

The Stone of Stumbling

"The One Who Trusts in Him Will Not Be Ashamed"

Isaiah in Stereo: Recollections of Isaiah 8 in Isaiah 28-29

Ripples Created by the Isaianic "Stone" Passages in Romans 9:30-10:4

The Identity of the "Stone" in Romans

THE tέλoς OF THE LAW: ROMANS 10:4-13

On the Testimony of Two Witnesses: Moses and "Righteousness from Faith"

Deuteronomy 30:12-14 in Context

Isaiah 28:16 in Romans 10:11

THE HERALDS OF ISAIAH AND THE MISSION OF PAUL: ISAIAH 52:7 AND 53:1 IN ROMANS 10:14-17

Messengers of the Good News: Isaiah 52:7 in Romans 10:15

Isaiah 52:7 in Gontext

Excursus: Blasphemed among the Gentiles: Isaiah 52:5 in Romans 2:24

Who Has Believed? Isaiah 53:1 in Romans 10:16

EXPLAINING ISRAEL'S UNBELIEF: ECHOES OF ISAIAH 40 IN ROMANS 10:18-19

ISRAEL HAS HEARD: PSALM 18:5 IN ROMANS 10:18

ISRAEL HAS KNOWN: DEUTERONOMY 32:21 AND ISAIAH 65:1-2 IN ROMANS 10:19-21

One Good Spurn Deserves Another: Deuteronomy 32:21 in Romans 10:19

Moses' Song: Deuteronomy 32:21 in Context

The Law in nuce

On the Testimony of Two Witnesses: Connections between Deuteronomy 32 and Isaiah 65

Israel and the Gentiles in Isaiah 65:1-2

Paul's Citation and Modification of Isaiah 65:1-2 in Romans 10:20-21

The Function of Isaiah 65:1-2 in Romans and in the Book of Isaiah

Hearing Deuteronomy 32 and Isaiah 65 in Concert

IV. "THE REDEEMER WILL COME FROM ZION": ISAIAH IN ROMANS 11

EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE: ROMANS 11:1

ECHOES OF SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 11:1-2A

God's Inheritance: Psalm 93

Israel's King: 1 Kingdoms 8-12

ELIJAH AND THE CHOSEN REMNANT OF ISRAEL: ROMANS 11:2B-6

"THE REMNANT" AND "THE REST": ROMANS 11:7

THE DIVINE BLINDING OF "THE REST" OF ISRAEL: ROMANS 11:7-10

Isaiah 6:9-10: Bridge Between the Texts

The Larger Story: Isaiah 6 and Isaiah 29 in the Book of Isaiah

The Larger Story: From Deuteronomy 29 to Deuteronomy 30

Messianic Maledictions: Psalm 68:23-24 LXX in Romans 11:9-10

David in Stereo: Psalm 34 and Psalm 68 in Romans 11:9

Psalm 68 and the Blinding of Israel

Psalm 68 and the Stone of Stumbling

THE PURPOSE OF ISRAEL'S STUMBLING: ROMANS 11:11-24

Paul's Provocative Mission: Deuteronomy 32:21 in Romans 11:13-14

The Dialectic of Scripture and Mission in Paul's Thought

Israel's "Fullness" and Cosmic Redemption

"ALL ISRAEL WILL BE SAVED": ROMANS 11:25-27

Isaiah 59:20-21 and Isaiah 27:9 in Romans 11:26-27: The Text

The Restoration of Israel and Forgiveness of Sins: Isaiah 59-60

The Restoration of Israel and Life from the Dead: Isaiah 24-27

THE TRIUMPH OF GOD'S WISDOM AND MERCY: ROMANS 11:28-32

FROM THEODICY TO DOXOLOGY: JOB AND ISAIAH IN ROMANS 11:33-36

CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS: ISAIAH AMONG THE CHORUS OF WITNESSES

V. "IN HIM WILL THE GENTILES HOPE": ISAIAH IN ROMANS 15

THE CHRIST, SERVANT OF JEW AND GENTILE: ROMANS 15:7-13

Eschatological Praise: Psalm 17:50 LXX and Psalm 116:1 LXX

"Rejoice, Gentiles, with His People": Deuteronomy 32:43

"In Him Will the Gentiles Hope": Isaiah 11:10

"Messianic Exegesis" of Isaiah 11

The Shoot of Jesse and the Restoration of Israel: Isaiah 11:10 in Context

Isaiah and Moses in Concert: A Final Encore

PAUL'S MISSIONARY STRATEGY: ISAIAH 52:15 IN ROMANS 15:14-33

Excursus: Isaiah's Story and Paul's Ethics: Isaiah 45:23 in Romans 14:11

VI. HERALDS OF THE GOOD NEWS: PAUL AND ISAIAH IN CONCERT

CITATIONS AND ALLUSIONS TO ISAIAH IN ROMANS

Paul and His Vorlage

Interpretive Strategies

Conflation of Texts

Juxtaposition of Texts

Isaiah among the Chorus of Witnesses

Plotting Isaiah's Story in the Letter to the Romans

Isaiah and Deuteronomy 29-32

CONCLUSION: SCRIPTURE, THEOLOGY, AND MISSION

Appendix: Isaiah and Its Ancient Versions: A Selected Reference List

Selected Bibliography

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Ancient Sources