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Derek R. Brown

The God of This Age

Satan in the Churches and Letters of the Apostle Paul

[Der Gott dieses Zeitalters. Satan in den Kirchengemeinden und Briefen des Apostels Paulus.]

2015. XI, 243 pages.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe 409

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How did Paul present Satan as an apocalyptic opponent? Derek R. Brown demonstrates the significance of Paul's reference to Satan and explores the history of Satan in the Bible and nature of Satan's inimical work.
Derek R. Brown sheds new light on a subject often overlooked in New Testament studies – the references to the figure of Satan in the undisputed Pauline letters. He contends that the references to Satan are best understood when considered in light of Paul's apocalyptic theology and apostolic responsibility to his churches. Drawing on an analysis of these two interpretive categories – as well as a discussion of the various images of »Satan« in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Jewish traditions – the author concludes that Paul fundamentally characterizes Satan in his letters as the apocalyptic adversary who opposes his apostolic labor (κόπος), which, critically, includes his churches. Paul does so, it is argued, because he believes that the success of his apostleship is pivotal for the spreading of the gospel at a crucial point in salvation history.
Authors/Editors

Derek R. Brown Born 1981; 2003 BSc from the University of Oregon (Religious Studies); 2007 MA from Regent College (New Testament Studies); 2011 PhD from the University of Edinburgh (New Testament and Christian Origins); currently Academic Editor at Lexham Press.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Theologische Revue — https://doi.org/10.17879/thrv-2021–3693 (Hans Förster)
In: Filologia Neotestamentaria — 43 (2021), pp. 235–236 (Christoph Stenschke)
In: Filologia Neotestamentaria — 33 (2020), p. 216
In: Revue d'histoire et de Philosophie Religieuses — 96 (2016), S. 354–355 (Ch. Grappe)
In: Religious Studies Review — 43 (2017), S. 177 (John K. Goodrich)
In: Journal for the Study of the New Testament (JSNT) — 39.5 (2017), S. 61 (Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer)
In: Svensk Exegetisk Arsbok — 81 (2016), S. 224–226 (Torsten Löfstedt)
In: The Downside Review — 135 (2017), S. 76–77 (Elliott Maloney)
In: Catholic Biblical Quarterly — 79 (2017), S. 332–333 (Henry Ansgar Kelly)
In: New Testament Abstracts — 60 (2016), S. 167
In: The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology — 20.1 (2016), S. 176–178 (Brian J. Wright)
In: Review of Biblical Literature — https://www.bookreviews.org (5/2018) (Tom de Bruin)
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