Gift and Grace in Philippians, 2 Thessalonians, and Ephesians: a Response

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J. Barclay
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This response to Willis, Sumney, and MacDonald highlights and develops their key points. Reinforcing Willis’ reading of gift-reciprocity in Philippians, seen even in the self-giving (non-“taking”) of Christ (Phil 2.6-11), it is argued that Paul views gifts in Christ as operative simultaneously at two levels—gifts circulate among believers, but also come from God and are offered to God. Sumney’s reading of 2 Thessalonians is nuanced by connecting the language of “worth” to 1 Thess 2.12: the congruity between believers and the Kingdom of God is based on the agency of God and the prior gift of new life. Further reflection is offered on the perfection of “efficacy” and its possible range of meanings. Finally, MacDonald’s reading of Ephesians is affirmed with emphasis on the Christ-gift as the key to the cosmos; the Psalm-interpretation in Ephesians 4.7-10 clarifies how this gift permeates (“fills”) all reality, as manifested first in gifts within Christ’s body.
《腓立比书》、《帖撒罗尼迦后书》和《以弗所书》中的恩赐与恩典:回应
对Willis、Sumney和MacDonald的回应突出并发展了他们的关键点。加强了Willis在腓立比书中对礼物互惠的解读,甚至在基督的自我给予(非“索取”)中也可以看到(腓立比2.6-11),有人认为保罗认为基督里的礼物在两个层面上同时起作用——礼物在信众中流通,但也来自上帝,并被奉献给上帝。Sumney对《帖撒罗尼迦后书》的解读是细致入微的,因为他将“价值”的语言与《帖前书》第2.12节联系起来:信徒与上帝王国之间的一致性是基于上帝的代理和新生命的在先礼物。对“功效”的完善及其可能的意义范围作了进一步的思考。最后,麦克唐纳对《以弗所书》的解读得到肯定,强调基督的恩赐是通向宇宙的钥匙;以弗所书4.7-10中的诗篇解释阐明了这份礼物是如何渗透(“填充”)所有现实的,首先表现在基督身体内的礼物中。
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