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Hebrew Covenant with God. Examining the question of the consequence of Jesus for Pauls

Jewish understanding of atonement, I will interweave Levinas philosophical ethic to offer a newperspective of the consequences of Pauline atonement for Jewish-Christian relations.

About my sources, I will employ exegesis to give background on the term hilastrion,so as to see how Pauls use of the term compares to the Septuagint context, as well as the

exegetical use of his contemporaries. This historical work will help determine the legitimacy of

re-interpreting Pauline atonement theory in Romans, applying my findings towards acontemporary theological ethic. Using the philosophical-religious work of Emmanuel Levinas, aJewish thinker, to aid in the construction of this theological ethic, I will consult as many modernJewish sources on Paul as possible to make my final product as acceptable to at least some

members of the contemporary Jewish community, though this work is primarily for the benefit of

my own Christian community. My primary lens for this theological work, however, is my owncontext, including my current religious identity and social setting.

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York: Harper One an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2009.

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Christian Anti-Judaism. Fredriksen, Paula and Adele Reinhartz, ed. Louisville: Westminster JohnKnox Press, 2002.

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Studies in Early Christianity series. Harrisburg, Trinity Press International, 2001.

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