{"product_id":"the-faithfulness-of-the-risen-christ-pistis-and-the-exalted-lord-in-the-pauline-letters","title":"Faithfulness of the Risen Christ","description":"The \u003ci\u003epistis Christou\u003c\/i\u003e construction in Paul's letters has ignited heated debates among Pauline scholars and theologians. On the one side, some claim that the phrase denotes human faith placed \u003ci\u003ein Christ\u003c\/i\u003e. Others, however, contend that \u003ci\u003epistis Christou \u003c\/i\u003ein Paul alludes to the faithfulness \u003ci\u003eof Christ\u003c\/i\u003e himself, with Christ's \u003ci\u003epistis\u003c\/i\u003e chiefly demonstrated in his willingness to suffer and die upon the cross. Yet both sides of this debate overlook Paul's emphasis on the faithfulness and continuing work of the \u003ci\u003erisen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eexalted\u003c\/i\u003e Christ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Faithfulness of the Risen Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, David J. Downs and Benjamin J. Lappenga focus upon the resurrection and exaltation of Jesus in their discussion of \u003ci\u003epistis Christou\u003c\/i\u003e. They claim that when Paul writes of Christ's \u003ci\u003epistis\u003c\/i\u003e, he refers to the faithfulness of the risen and exalted Christ. Downs and Lappenga carefully survey Paul's use of \u003ci\u003epistis\u003c\/i\u003e in Philippians, the Corinthian letters, Galatians, Romans, and Ephesians, revealing how \u003ci\u003epistis\u003c\/i\u003e epitomizes the risen Christ's continuing faithfulness toward all those who participate in him by \u003ci\u003epistis\u003c\/i\u003e. Downs and Lappenga effectively reframe any future consideration of the \u003ci\u003epistis Christou \u003c\/i\u003econstruction for both New Testament scholars and theologians by showing that the story of Jesus in the letters of Paul extends to the faithfulness of the exalted Christ Jesus, who will remain faithful to those justified through union with Christ.","brand":"Baylor University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54081764196696,"sku":null,"price":44.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781481310901_54ba2e98-1428-4c95-9729-8859a2d1bae9.jpg?v=1778810433","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-faithfulness-of-the-risen-christ-pistis-and-the-exalted-lord-in-the-pauline-letters","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}