The Transformative Power of Grace
Romans and 2 Corinthians
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https://doi.org/10.47182/rb.81.n-201935Keywords:
Romans, Corinthians, Pauline studies, New Perspective, Grace, Participation, IncongruityAbstract
The author focuses the investigation on the letter to the Romans, where Paul treats the history of the grace in a wide sense; which extends from Adam to the redemption of all creation. Here the unconditional nature of grace constitutes its decisive characteristic; although grace also has a transforming effect, by contributing to “the obedience of faith” (Rom 1,5),by which grace is not only received but transmitted, according to the models
of gift and generosity. In 2 Cor 8–9, it appears clearly that this grace (charis) has much to do, both with “ethics” and with “theology”, because salvation refers to a transforming knowledge of Christ that implies sharing in the life of the risen one and in the divine dynamics of grace.
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