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"Conformed to the Image of His Son" by Haley Goranson Jacob. A Review

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Conformed to the Image of His Son: Reconsidering Paul’s Theology of Glory in Romans Haley Goranson Jacob IVP Academic InterVarsity Press PO Box 1400 Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426 www.ivpress.com ISBN:  978-0-8308-5210-9 ; $32.00; July 2018 What exactly does συµµόρφους τῆς εἰκόνος τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ (“…conformed to the image of his Son...”) mean within its own literary and theological context? Answering this question is the main project of a new 312 page softback, “ Conformed to the Image of His Son: Reconsidering Paul’s Theology of Glory in Romans” penned by Haley Goranson Jacob, assistant professor of theology at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. This carefully written scholarly manual methodically weaves its way through Septuagint and Koine Greek, Romans 1-8, and mounds of New Testament researchers to get to its destination. Though it is a highly specialized volume, nevertheless it is manageable for the patient and unflappable non-technical reader as well