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- Paul’s letters to the Galatians and Romans, together with Philippians 3.2–21 (which is thought by many to be an interpolated fragment of a separate letter 1) and the letter to Philemon, use pistis language in ways which have much in common with each other, but which differ in some respects from the use of pistis in 1 Thessalonians and 1 and 2 Corinthians. 2 Most significantly, these letter show pistis not only characterizing human beings’ relationship with God but also playing a key role in...
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May 3, 2023 · When the apostle Paul uses the Greek phrase pistis christou, which has “Christ” in the genitive case, should it be translated as “faith in Christ” (objective genitive) or “faith of Christ” (subjective genitive). This is important to the understanding of Philippians 3:9.
Taken subjectively, Saint Paul’s Greek phrase “pistis Christou” can mean “the faith of Christ”. Taken objectively, it’s closer to “faith in Christ”. The distinction is rather important. Take for example Galatians 2:16:
Mar 3, 2014 · How important is human faith and agency in Paul’s theology? To what degree does Paul present Christ not only as saving agent of God’s righteousness but also a model of faithfulness? What exactly does Paul mean when he refers to pistis?
May 25, 2021 · This debate is over whether the phrase pistis Christou, which occurs eight times in Paul’s letters, means “faith in Christ” (as the ESV translates it) or “the faithfulness of Christ” (as the NET Bible translates it). The phrase on its own is ambiguous in Greek and can really mean either one.
May 23, 2011 · Translating pistis christou as “faithfulness of Christ” is theologically attractive. The theme of “union with Christ” is a powerful one in Pauline theology, and it makes good sense of a number of passages.
- Trevin Wax
Bible translations and commentaries on the Pauline Epistles most commonly translate πίστις as “faith” and its verbal equivalent, πιστεύω, as “believe.” This article examines whether and how far the contemporary understanding
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Oct 17, 2022 · This “faith” is more than, but not less than, the story of how the Messiah of Israel was obedient during his life and faithful to his death on the cross and raised and exalted as king. As Paul says in Galatians 1:23, this is the faith he preached. It is the Christ-faith.
