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Un análisis de la exégesis paulina de Romanos 4 y 5

Abstract

The concerns related with the hermeneutic of Paul’s letters have produced many proposals and discussions. Presently, a vast amount of evidence of Judaism is found in the life and thoughts of Paul. This research carries out an exegetical analysis of Romans 4 and 5 with the purpose to detect the construction of Paul’s argument, and to look over if there are similarities with some other possible ways of arguing detected as coming from the Second Temple period. Chapter 4 and 5 of Romans were chosen to verify the similarities and differences between Paul’s argument in the epistle and the one of the Tannaits. The conclusion is that there is evidence that Paul used similar exegetic resources, though there were differences when he discussed and corrected doctrinal concepts in the light of the new revelation in Christ. This was because the sources of his thoughts were the Scriptures and God’s revelation. The fact that Tannaitic hermeneutical presuppositions could be detected in Paul’s argument in Romans is evidence that Paul’s writings tried to present the biblical faith addressing people who knew the synagogue style of meeting, and Scripture treatment. It could not be said that the text treatment is a complete homiletic style, but it could be affirmed that the exegesis seems to attend Hebrew rhetoric known in the Second Temple period for the exposition of the Hebrew Scriptures.