TY - BOOK ID - 30527285 TI - The Promises of God PY - 2014 VL - 211 SN - 9783110375077 9783110376081 3110375079 3110410273 3110376083 PB - Berlin Boston DB - UniCat KW - 227.1 KW - 227.08 KW - 227.08 Paulinische theologie KW - Paulinische theologie KW - 227.1 Brieven van Paulus--(algemeen) KW - Brieven van Paulus--(algemeen) KW - Gospel Paul (Apostle) promise Abraham Hellenistic Judaism KW - Gospel; Paul (Apostle); promise; Abraham; Hellenistic Judaism KW - God KW - Theology. KW - Promises. KW - Bible. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30527285 AB - After examining Jewish writings and Greek literature of the classical and Hellenistic periods, this study reveals that Paul is unique in his exlusive use of the????????? word group for the divine pledge, which finds its antecedent in the Abrahamic covenantal promises. It is then argued that Paul's choice of????????? is driven by its conceptual and linguistic correspondence with ??????????, the term that forms the core of his ministry. ER -