Abba, 39, 68, 106, 109–10, 115, 163, 171, 178
Adam, 37, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53–56, 57, 58, 60, 61. See also second Adam
adoption, 41, 98–99, 108, 178, 181. See also sonship
angels, 142
Apollinarianism, 45
apostleship of Paul, 7, 48, 77, 81–82, 99, 115, 120–22, 168. See also calling of Paul
archē, 59
assembly, 169–70
authorship of Paul, 33, 38n1, 71
beginning. See archē
behavior, 15, 31, 49, 64, 84, 133, 156
belief, 28, 37, 132. See also faith
benediction, 154–55, 163, 184–85
boasting, 158
body, 52–53, 55, 79, 123. See also resurrection
brothers of Jesus, 66
calling of Paul, 8–9, 77, 80, 99. See also apostleship of Paul
Christology
devotion, 19
high, 21, 22, 25, 154, 171, 172, 175
incarnational, 27–29
Kyrios/Lord, 18, 96, 42–43, 116, 117, 122
salvation/soteriology, 3, 16, 27
Son of God, 58, 78, 96–97, 98, 100–101, 110, 114, 115–16, 182
church, 6, 7, 10, 11–12, 20, 22, 186. See also people of God
Colossian error, 34
coming of Christ. See eschatology; parousia
Constantine, 4
conversion of believers, 133, 135
conversion of Paul, 81–82, 84, 85, 115, 154. See also Damascus road experience
Corinth, 7n4, 11, 12, 17–18, 20, 22, 29, 32, 35, 52, 53, 56–57, 69, 80, 135, 158
corpus, Pauline. See letters of Paul
covenant
Abraham, 9
Davidic, 94–95
new, 6, 10–11, 47–51, 55, 61, 91, 133, 135
renewal, 131
creation
agency of Christ, 29–34, 88–89, 91, 113–14, 128–29
new, 7, 13–16, 49, 50, 60, 107
power, 168
sovereignty, 14
See also Genesis
cross, 3, 5, 32, 36–37, 48, 49, 63, 65–66, 73–74, 78–86, 125, 132, 158, 159
Damascus road experience, 84, 86, 118, 154. See also conversion of Paul
Daniel, 146
David, King, 77, 87, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 161
day of the Lord, 140, 141. See also eschatology
death, 38, 48, 51–52, 54, 63, 106
death of Christ, 3, 5, 13, 14, 41, 48, 54, 65–66, 72, 73–74, 112, 125, 132, 180
demons, 127
devotion to Christ, 16–26
divinity of Christ
belief in, 28
Lord, 126
Lord’s table, 21–22
prayer, 25
preexistence, 39
prerogatives, 161–71
Savior, 42–43
Shema, 30–31
Theos, 124n1
worship, 24
eikōn, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59–62. See also image of God
ekklēsia, 10. See also church
election, 10
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 124n1
English translations, 8, 9, 36, 48, 53, 61n5, 82, 86–87n2, 132, 163n1
eschatology, 3, 4–5, 18–19, 47–48, 99–100, 120, 131, 132, 139–51. See also day of the Lord; parousia
Ethan the Ezrahite, 95
Eucharist, 20. See also Lord’s table
Eve, 50
exile, 87
faith, 6, 7, 8, 49, 89–90, 185, 186. See also belief
fall, the, 5, 14, 37, 41, 60, 71, 107
fear, 170
firstborn, Christ as (prōtotokos), 15, 32–33, 57, 58, 59, 60, 91, 99
firstfruits, 125
Galatia, 7, 39, 49, 65, 81, 82, 83, 106
gentiles, 7, 8–9, 11, 39, 49, 90, 91, 92, 122, 131, 183, 185
giving, 169
gnosis, 127
God
assembly, 169–70
being in God, 162–63
condemns sin, 41
curse, 84
election, 10
the Father, 17, 19, 24–25, 30–31, 33, 57, 68, 100, 104–7, 108, 109–12, 113–14, 119–20, 124n1, 128, 129, 148, 152, 162–63, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 187
fear, 170
giving, 169
judge, 144–48
likeness, 12
one, 17, 29, 30, 43–44, 119, 126–27, 155, 171, 175, 182, 183, 184, 186–87
pleasing, 169
prerogatives, 161–71
redemption, 5
relationship with, 50
son (Israel/king), 93–94
sovereignty, 14
terminology, 17
true, 21
will, 169
wisdom, 32, 79–80, 83, 84, 85, 159
See also divinity of Christ; monotheism; Son; Yahweh
Gospels, 64, 68–69, 95–97, 105
Hengel, Martin, 116
historical Jesus, 63, 64, 70–74, 78, 79, 86, 95–96. See also life of Christ
Holy Spirit. See Spirit
Hosea, 93
humanity, 60
humanity of Christ, 35, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43, 45, 51, 53, 57, 58, 63, 70–74. See also incarnation
hymns, 22–24
image of God, 5, 6–16, 32, 33, 51, 55–61, 62, 108, 113. See also eikōn
imitation of Christ, 66–67
impoverishment of Christ, 34–38
incarnation, 16, 26–29, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 53, 54, 61, 70, 101, 128, 172, 181. See also humanity of Christ
in Christ, 162–63
intercession of Christ, 123, 179
interpreting Paul, 28
Israel, 9, 18, 20, 30, 49, 87–88, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100, 129, 131, 133, 135, 136, 140, 168
Jeremiah, 18
Jews
and Abraham, 90
blasphemy, 3n1
and gentiles, 9, 11, 49, 131, 185
and God, 105, 126–27, 135, 147, 183
and Jesus, 96
Messiah, 65, 66, 73, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 85–86, 93, 95, 97–98, 99–101, 122
Son of God language, 115
kingdom of God, 95
kingship, 91, 94, 95, 106, 123
Kyrios
Christology, 117–18
creation, 129
Roman emperor, 143
title of Christ, 3n1, 114, 124–25, 126, 128, 153
and Yahweh, 124–25, 140, 144, 150, 157–73
See also Lord
language of Paul, 17, 20–21, 28, 36, 41, 115, 121, 122, 124–26, 129, 131, 141, 143, 145n1, 146, 158, 168, 172
law, 65, 87, 91–92, 122. See also Torah
letters of Paul, 28, 29, 45, 78, 133, 134, 142, 154, 160, 168, 173, 183
life, 54
life of Christ, 26, 48, 64–67. See also historical Jesus
Lord
divine, 119
name/title of Christ, 117–18, 128–29, 130, 131, 134, 136–37
prayer, 151–56
preexistent, 114
and Yahweh, 130, 139, 144, 145–50, 157–73
See also Kyrios
marriage, 18
Messiah
crucified, 32, 66, 78–86, 125, 132, 159
God, 124n1
Jewish, 65, 66, 73, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 85–86, 93, 95, 97–98, 99–101, 122
Son of God, 59, 97–98, 99–101, 108
ministry of Jesus, 95
monotheism, 16, 19, 29, 31, 119, 126–28, 173, 175, 183
name of Christ, 126–37, 141, 151, 171–72. See also title of Christ
New Testament, 10, 88, 122, 158, 164, 173, 181
Nicene settlement, 187
Old Testament, 10, 86–87, 98, 122, 141, 146, 147, 164, 166, 168, 172
parousia, 141–44
Passover, 21
peace, 164
people of God, 3, 5, 6–13, 16, 51, 122, 131, 132, 133–35, 179
person of Christ, 1, 75, 77, 168
pleasing, 169
prayer, 24–25, 110, 123, 135, 151–56, 161, 163
predestination, 58
preexistence, 16, 26, 27–28, 30, 31, 34, 35, 39, 42, 61, 75, 98, 104–6, 113, 115–16, 128, 130, 172, 175
prophets, 140
Psalter, 18, 23–24, 39, 59, 75, 78, 94, 122, 143
qahal, 10. See also church
redemption, 1, 29, 34–38, 39, 106–7, 109, 128, 168, 180, 181–82, 183
resurrection
of believers, 51–52, 53, 55–56, 79–80, 123
of Christ, 3, 5, 13, 14, 33, 51–52, 53, 54, 56, 65–66, 79–80, 120–26, 124, 129–30, 131, 144, 180, 181
See also body
revelation, 1, 8, 115, 144, 159, 187
risen. See resurrection
saint. See holy ones
salvation
children of God, 106–7
and church, 6
goal, 5–13
means, 5
mediator, 26
new creation, 13–16
result, 13
threefold/triadic, 4, 43, 177, 178, 180–82, 185, 187
Saul of Tarsus, 3n1, 4n2, 82, 83, 84, 105
Savior, 14, 26, 27, 42, 43, 58, 64, 106–8
second Adam, 13, 14, 45, 51–55
Septuagint, 86n2, 94, 111, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 140, 141, 150, 157–61
Servant Songs, 8
Shema, 16, 17, 21, 29, 30–31, 113, 126, 128, 130, 183
singleness, 17–18
slave, 61
Son
agent of creation, 30–31, 33, 88–90, 114
Christology, 58, 77, 78, 96–97, 98, 100–101, 110, 114, 115–16, 182
devotion, 17
eternal, 103, 104–6, 108, 110, 111
and Father, 99–101, 104–6, 109–12, 128, 129, 152, 162–63, 172, 175, 182, 183, 187
preexistent, 16, 30, 43, 75, 130, 175
relational, 110–12
sonship, 39, 40, 94, 97, 104, 106–7, 178, 181. See also adoption; Son
soteriology. See salvation
Spirit
and Christ/Son, 39, 109, 170–71, 175–76, 177, 178, 179–80, 181, 182, 187
and church, 186
coming, 5
and Father, 177, 178, 182, 187
image of God, 15
indwelling, 7, 116, 177, 179, 182, 185
redemption, 180
strength, 165
subordination, 119
suzerain, 14
teachings of Jesus, 67–70
temple, 11
temptation of Jesus, 95–96
theology, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 27
Thessalonica, 3, 65, 142, 143, 160
title of Christ, 85, 97–98, 117, 126. See also name of Christ
Torah, 38, 39, 40, 72, 81, 83, 92, 109. See also law
Trinity, 4, 43–44, 110, 119, 154–56, 173, 175–88
unorthodox, 119–20
visionary appearance, 120–21
wicked, the, 148–51
will, 169
word of God, 166
work of Christ, 15–16, 27, 38, 40, 41, 75, 168
Yahweh
and Christ, 18, 21, 24, 142–43, 159, 161, 166, 167, 168, 170, 172
as Father, 30
and Kyrios/Lord, 3n1, 24, 96, 124–25, 130, 139, 140, 141, 144, 145–150, 157–73
name, 3n1, 124, 126, 129–30, 132, 150
Passover, 21
son, 93–94
See also God