Quotes from Elsa Tamez – Justification as Good News for Women

“It is noteworthy that Paul uses the word “sin” in chapter three of Romans but not before then. In Rom 1-2 he speaks only of injustice.” p178

“What is needed to be free from this sin is a radical transformation of patriarchal, racist and sexist society.” p180

“Women reject the notion of sacrificial love and self-abnegation because these values are imposed upon them by the ideology of the dominant society. These duties are laws from which women seek liberation without any feelings of guilt. Therefore, to speak to them of the grace of God is a liberating message for women.” p185

McGinn, Sheila E. and Robert Jewett. Celebrating Romans: Template for Pauline Theology : Essays in Honor of Robert Jewett. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2004.

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