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A. Well, the \u2018heart\u2019 or \u2018centre\u2019 of P\u2019s theology is always a problem. What I mean is that here Paul is telling the story of \u2018before\u2014then Christ\u2014then after\u2019. Obviously he can do this in many different ways in e.g. Rom 7\u20148 or Col 1 or wherever. But here it seems, particularly in 4.1-7, almost formulaic: the God who sends the son and the spirit of the son . . .<\/p>\n

Q. Let\u2019s talk for a moment about \u2018pistis Christou\u2019<\/em> and the huge kerfuffle that has come from the interpretation that says it refers to the faithfulness of Christ, in various places in Paul, and is short-hand for Christ\u2019s obedience to God\u2019s plan even unto death on the cross. Now every advocate I\u2019ve heard for this view is also quick to add that Paul also of course talks about faith in Christ, so why so much pushback? Is it because older translations don\u2019t render the phrase like \u2018the new perspective\u2019 does? What I find especially odd is that some of the scholars most objecting to this rendering are the very same scholars who DO want to emphasize the objective side of salvation\u2014 what God has done for us in Christ and on the cross. This is passing strange. Our readers would appreciate a little illumination on this.<\/p>\n

A. Not all the advocates of \u2018faithfulness of Christ\u2019 do in fact insist on \u2018faith in Christ\u2019. De Boer would be an obvious example \u2013 arguing for universalism in consequence. But I think we all have to step back from \u2018how we normally say it\u2019 and allow Paul to say it a little strangely to our ears and then accustom ourselves to him rather than pulling his formulations into ours. Again, the collective meaning of Christos<\/em> is important and very difficult for modern western persons to grasp.<\/p>\n

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