How does a certain place influence the self? Could one argue that Paul's territoriality and mission strategies are Jerusalem-centered? Does the letter to the Romans, as an insight into Paul's mission strategy, reveal the apostle's central territorial paradigm and offer explanations for the creation of Paul's theology as it affects his mission? In dealing with these questions, Ksenija Magda analyzes if and how spatial theories developed by the geographer Robert D. Sack can be utilized for the clarification of long-standing questions in Pauline theology, for example his motivation to evangelize the Gentiles, the center of Paul's theology, the relationship to his own people and the origin of his doctrines on justification. In doing so, the author also shows how conflicting issues can be resolved.

Born 1960; Study of English and German language and literature at Filozofski fakultet Zagreb, Croatia and Belgrade, Serbia; study of Theology at Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek, Croatia; 2008 PhD at Brunel University (London School of Theology); Employed by the Baptist Union of Croatia as the Director of the 'Baptist Institute' and Lecturer in NT at the Theological Faculty Matthias Flacius Illyricus, Zagreb, Croatia.

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Born 1960; Study of English and German language and literature at Filozofski fakultet Zagreb, Croatia and Belgrade, Serbia; study of Theology at Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek, Croatia; 2008 PhD at Brunel University (London School of Theology); Employed by the Baptist Union of Croatia as the Director of the "Baptist Institute" and Lecturer in NT at the Theological Faculty Matthias Flacius Illyricus, Zagreb, Croatia.

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How does a certain place influence the self? Could one argue that Paul's territoriality and mission strategies are Jerusalem-centered? Does the letter to the Romans, as an insight into Paul's mission strategy, reveal the apostle's central territorial paradigm and offer explanations for the creation of Paul's theology as it affects his mission? In dealing with these questions, Ksenija Magda analyzes if and how spatial theories developed by the geographer Robert D. Sack can be utilized for the clarification of long-standing questions in Pauline theology, for example his motivation to evangelize the Gentiles, the center of Paul's theology, the relationship to his own people and the origin of his doctrines on justification. In doing so, the author also shows how conflicting issues can be resolved.

Zusammenfassung
Wir wird das Individuum vom Ort geprägt? Kann man von Paulus' Vorstellungen von Territorialität und Mission sagen, daß sie Jerusalem zum Zentrum haben? Und in welcher Weise kann der Römerbrief, der als eine Kurzfassung der Misssionstrategie des Paulus gelesen werden kann, Aufschluß über die paulinischen Vorstellungen vom geographischen Raum bieten, um zu zeigen, wie dadurch Paulus' Theologie beeinflußt wurde? Ksenija Magda versucht eine Klärung dieser Fragen, indem sie die Theorien des Geographen Robert D. Sack für das Verständnis der paulinischen Theologie fruchtbar macht.