PROPOSED TOPIC

What is the 'righteousness of God' (!"#$ %&"' in Ro(ans )*)+ and

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Co(1aring - 1ers1e2ti3es (o4d and ne5' as out4ined in 6 Pi1er's7 The Future
of Justification and The Justification of God and 8T Wright's7 Justification.
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9n e=egeti2a4 stud> of the t5o 1assages to 2o(e to a theo4ogi2a4 2on24usion
as regards 5hat is the 'righteousness of God'* Then a 2riti2a4 engage(ent of
the t5o 3ie5s of Wright and Pi1er in 4ight of (> o5n theo4ogi2a4 ?udge(ent
gained fro( the e=egesis and a resu4ting 2on24usion of 5hi2h 3ie57 'o4d' or
'ne5'7 as e=1ressed @> the t5o (en is (ore faithfu4 to the te=t in 4ight of (>
o5n 2on24usions on the 1assages*
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E=egesis of the t5o 1assages* Trans4ation fro( the origina4 GreeE7 engaging
5ith gra((ati2a47 te=tua4 and inter1reti3e issues as 5e44 as 2on2ordan2e 5orE
on the use of 'righteousness of God'* Cistori2a4 and 4iterar> 2onte=t and genre
5ou4d feature as 1art of the e=egesis as 5e44 as engage(ent 5ith the (ain
2o((entaries on Ro(ans*
9 1resentation of @oth 5riter's 3ie5s of the righteousness of God in Ro(ans
and ho5 the> differ*
Criti2a4 engage(ent 5ith @oth 5riter's 3ie5s 5ith a 2on24usion of 5hi2h has
the @est understanding in the 4ight of (> o5n e=egesis*

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