Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part 1: Pauline Theology
1. Justice, Love, and the Gift: The Logic of Pauline Soteriology, by Troels Engberg-Pedersen
  2. Tuesday’s Child: Paul as Full of Grace, by Todd D. Still
  3. Gift and Reward: Another Look at Romans 4:4–5, by Simon Gathercole
  4. “For with the Heart One Believes unto Righteousness” (Romans 10:10): About a Characteristic Trait of Paul’s Theology, by Michael Wolter
  5. The Circularity of Grace: Romans 11:33–36 in Retrospect and Prospect, by David E. Briones
  6. Eating with the Enemy in Antioch: Jews, Gentiles, and God’s Grace in Christ (Galatians 2:11–14), by Judith M. Gundry
  7. According to the Riches of His Grace: The Drama of Divine Beneficence in Ephesians, by John K. Goodrich
Part 2: Contextual and Canonical Conversations
  8. Grace and Reciprocity in Matthew 5:38–48: Comparison and Contrast with Jewish Interpretations of Leviticus 19:18, by Joel Marcus
  9. Gift and Reciprocity in John’s Gospel: A Lens through Which to Read the Farewell Discourses, by Paul Trebilco
  10. Gift and Grace in 1 Peter: Unjust Suffering and Reciprocated Charis, by David G. Horrell
  11. Charis as Aesthetic Delight: Manifesting the Christ-Charis in the New Testament, by Jane Heath
Part 3: Reception History and Theology
  12. Justification by Faith in Cyril of Alexandria: Life within the Incongruity and Efficacy of Grace, by Ben C. Blackwell
  13. Paul’s Gift: The Language of Judgment and the Logic of Gift in Romans and Julian of Norwich, by Susan Grove Eastman
  14. “Works Themselves Are a Part of Grace”: John Calvin’s Interpretation of Ephesians 2:8–10, by Stephen J. Chester
  15. “That Grace Should Come into Its Own”: Romans 12:1–8 in and with Karl Barth’s Römerbrief, by Beverly Roberts Gaventa
  16. The Uglier Ditch: First-Century Grace in the Present Tense, by Jonathan A. Linebaugh
Part 4: Pastoral Conversations
  17. Sacrifice—The Gift That Hurts? Exploring the Costly Gift as Part of Christian Discipleship, by Dorothea H. Bertschmann
  18. Freedom and Its Anxieties: Incongruous Grace and Innovative Communities in Pastoral Perspective, by Marion L. S. Carson
  19. Proclaiming the Unconditioned Gift: Preaching Christ in the First and Twenty-First Centuries, by Orrey McFarland
  20. The Gift of Friendship in Pastoral Ministry: Philippians, Grace, and Friendship, by Dean Pinter
Bibliography
List of Contributors
Indexes