Divine Wrath in Paul: An Exegetical Study

Gerald L. Stevens

Dec 2020 · Wipf and Stock Publishers

About this ebook

Divine wrath is considered politically incorrect for a God of love, but Stevens insists coming to terms with Paul’s language of wrath is imperative for understanding Paul’s gospel. Half of the occurrences of the two primary terms in the New Testament are in Paul. A survey focusing on the key terms for wrath in Greek, Roman, Hebrew, Samaritan, and New Testament literature provides background to see Pauline distinctives. Rich illustrations bring discussion to life drawn from decades of the author’s research overseas. Stevens challenges Dodd’s divine wrath as no more than an impersonal nexus of sin and retribution by integrating wrath into a theology of grace through which God always and in everything is seeking to save.

About the author

Gerald L. Stevens is Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. His thirty-two-year teaching career has included teaching awards, research grants, and travel overseas. His highly regarded textbooks from Cascade include New Testament Greek Primer and New Testament Greek Intermediate. His Pickwick commentaries include Acts: A New Vision of the People of God and Revelation: The Past and Future of John's Apocalypse, with a highly anticipated forthcoming Pickwick volume, Romans: The Gospel of God.