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" “The Letter Kills, but the Spirit gives Life” (2 Cor. 3: "
James D. G. Dunn
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AL
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1080716
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LA124345
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10.1163/15700747-12341310
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English
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James D. G. Dunn
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“The Letter Kills, but the Spirit gives Life” (2 Cor. 3: [Article] : 6)\ James D. G. Dunn
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Leiden: Brill
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Pneuma
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2013
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35/2
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163–179
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The essay examines the Spirit/letter antithesis used by Paul (also in Rom. 2:27-29 and 7:6) as parallel to outward and visible/hidden and circumcision of flesh/heart antitheses. A close study of the 2 Corinthians 3 context draws out the importance of the allusions to Jeremiah 31:31-34, Ezekiel 11:19, 36:26-27, and the use of Exodus 34:29-35. The conclusion reflects on the Spirit/letter contrast today, in shaping expectations when reading Scripture, with a reminder that systems of dogma and ecclesiastical structure can reinforce the letter and lose sight of the S/spirit. The essay examines the Spirit/letter antithesis used by Paul (also in Rom. 2:27-29 and 7:6) as parallel to outward and visible/hidden and circumcision of flesh/heart antitheses. A close study of the 2 Corinthians 3 context draws out the importance of the allusions to Jeremiah 31:31-34, Ezekiel 11:19, 36:26-27, and the use of Exodus 34:29-35. The conclusion reflects on the Spirit/letter contrast today, in shaping expectations when reading Scripture, with a reminder that systems of dogma and ecclesiastical structure can reinforce the letter and lose sight of the S/spirit.
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circumcision
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heart
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letter
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Scripture
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Spirit
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tradition
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10.1163/15700747-12341310
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