Two kinds of flesh/two kinds of righteousness (Exegeting the implicit distinctions of Gal 2:15-16)
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 5:56 am
Gal 2:15-16
We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles, knowing that a person is not justified from out of the works of the law, except by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ; even we (both Paul and Cephas), too, have believed in Christ Jesus in order that we may be justified by the faithfulness of Christ and not by the works of the law. Because not all flesh will be made righteous by the works of the law.
Two Kinds of Righteousness under the "faith of Christ" banner: out of, and not out of "works of the law".
“Except” -- describing a (formerly?) legitimate path of combining “works of the law” and “faith of Christ. (“Except” construed as advocated by James Dunn: Jesus, Paul and the Law: Studies in Mark and Galatians).
Two kinds of flesh.
“all flesh”, meaning both kinds of flesh mentioned in Ephesians: “Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done that done in the flesh by human hands).
--See ”"All flesh or no flesh at all? A fresh look at Gal 2:16" https://repository.divinity.edu.au/2846 ... sitory.pdf
Jerome’s interpretation of Gal 2:16 (Commentary on Galatians) correctly IMO assumes such a distinction between two kinds of flesh:
“But the flesh spoken of in the mystery of the resurrection, “All flesh will see God’s salvation,” is justified through faith in Jesus Christ. According to the more common understanding, it used to be that the only flesh redeemable by the Law were those who lived in Palestine. Now, however, all flesh is justified by faith in Jesus Christ, as the churches are being established all over the world.”
Plausible?
We who are Jews by birth and not sinful Gentiles, knowing that a person is not justified from out of the works of the law, except by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ; even we (both Paul and Cephas), too, have believed in Christ Jesus in order that we may be justified by the faithfulness of Christ and not by the works of the law. Because not all flesh will be made righteous by the works of the law.
Two Kinds of Righteousness under the "faith of Christ" banner: out of, and not out of "works of the law".
“Except” -- describing a (formerly?) legitimate path of combining “works of the law” and “faith of Christ. (“Except” construed as advocated by James Dunn: Jesus, Paul and the Law: Studies in Mark and Galatians).
Two kinds of flesh.
“all flesh”, meaning both kinds of flesh mentioned in Ephesians: “Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done that done in the flesh by human hands).
--See ”"All flesh or no flesh at all? A fresh look at Gal 2:16" https://repository.divinity.edu.au/2846 ... sitory.pdf
Jerome’s interpretation of Gal 2:16 (Commentary on Galatians) correctly IMO assumes such a distinction between two kinds of flesh:
“But the flesh spoken of in the mystery of the resurrection, “All flesh will see God’s salvation,” is justified through faith in Jesus Christ. According to the more common understanding, it used to be that the only flesh redeemable by the Law were those who lived in Palestine. Now, however, all flesh is justified by faith in Jesus Christ, as the churches are being established all over the world.”
Plausible?