Siu Fung Wu

Suffering in Romans (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Most of the Jesus-followers in Rome would have been familiar with socioeconomic hardship. Suffering was a daily reality either for themselves or for someone they knew. Many lived below or just above subsistence level. Some were slaves, homeless, or chronically sick. Followers of Christ might have experienced persecution because of their refusal to take part in the local religious festivals. Suffering is, of course, a significant theme in Rom 5:1-11 and 8:17, 18-39. Paul mentions various types of affliction many times in these texts. How might Paul's audience have understood them? In Suffering in Romans Siu Fung Wu argues that Paul speaks of the vocation of the Jesus-followers to participate in Christ's suffering, with the purpose that they may be glorified with him. Indeed, their identification with Christ's suffering is an integral part of God's project of transforming humanity and renewing creation. It is in their faithful suffering that Christ-followers participate in God's triumph over evil. This is counter-intuitive, because most people think that victory is won by power and strength. Yet the children of God partake in his cosmic victory by their suffering, aided by the Spirit and the hope of glory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498208741
• Artikelnr.: 55270844

Autorenporträt

Siu Fung Wu was a factory worker, software developer, pastor, and global education officer before he became a New Testament academic. He is the author of Suffering in Romans and editor of Suffering in Paul. In addition to academic writings, he has written numerous articles on Christian living and leadership. He loves the Bible and longs to see the church embody the gospel in everyday life.