John M.G. Barclay is Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham, UK. He is the author of Jews in the Mediterranean Diaspora. Simon J. Gathercole is Lecturer in New Testament at the University of Aberdeen, UK.

Mention -New Testament Abstracts, Vol. 53 No. 1, 2009

• 1. Inner-Jewish Debate on the Tension between Divine and Human Agency in Second-Temple Judaism- Professor Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan, USA; 2. Predestination and Free Will in the Theology of the Dead Sea Scrolls- Professor Philip Alexander, University of Manchester, UK; 3. The Tension between God's Command and Israel's Obedience as Reflected in the Early Rabbinic Literature- Professor Dr Friedrich Avemarie, University of Marburg, Germany; 4. Paul's Anthropological 'Pessimism' in its Jewish Context- Professor Stephen Westerholm, McMaster University, USA; 5. Constructing an Antithesis: Pauline and other Jewish perspectives on divine and human agency- Professor Francis Watson, University of Aberdeen, UK; 6. Self-sufficiency and Power: Divine and Human Agency in Epictetus and Paul- Professor Troels Engberg-Pedersen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; 7. 'By the Grace of God I am what I am': Grace and Agency in Philo and Paul- Professor John Barclay, University of Glasgow, UK; 8. Sin in God's Economy: Agencies in Romans 1 & 7 - Dr Simon J Gathercole. University of Aberdeen, UK; 9. Epilogue: An Essay in Pauline Meta-ethics- Professor J Louis Martyn, Union Theological Seminary, USA.

John M.G. Barclay is Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham, UK. He is the author of Jews in the Mediterranean Diaspora. Simon J. Gathercole is Lecturer in New Testament at the University of Aberdeen, UK.

Mention -New Testament Abstracts, Vol. 53 No. 1, 2009

• 1. Inner-Jewish Debate on the Tension between Divine and Human Agency in Second-Temple Judaism- Professor Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan, USA; 2. Predestination and Free Will in the Theology of the Dead Sea Scrolls- Professor Philip Alexander, University of Manchester, UK; 3. The Tension between God's Command and Israel's Obedience as Reflected in the Early Rabbinic Literature- Professor Dr Friedrich Avemarie, University of Marburg, Germany; 4. Paul's Anthropological 'Pessimism' in its Jewish Context- Professor Stephen Westerholm, McMaster University, USA; 5. Constructing an Antithesis: Pauline and other Jewish perspectives on divine and human agency- Professor Francis Watson, University of Aberdeen, UK; 6. Self-sufficiency and Power: Divine and Human Agency in Epictetus and Paul- Professor Troels Engberg-Pedersen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; 7. 'By the Grace of God I am what I am': Grace and Agency in Philo and Paul- Professor John Barclay, University of Glasgow, UK; 8. Sin in God's Economy: Agencies in Romans 1 & 7 - Dr Simon J Gathercole. University of Aberdeen, UK; 9. Epilogue: An Essay in Pauline Meta-ethics- Professor J Louis Martyn, Union Theological Seminary, USA.