Justification and Variegated Nomism, Volume 2
The Paradoxes of Paul
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- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780801027413
- Dimensions
- 6 x 9
- Pub. Date
- Nov 2004
- SRP
- $65.00
- Carton Quantity
- 12
- Number of pages
- 560
About
"The editors have put together an impressive list of largely evangelical NT scholars. . . . Those desiring to provide further readings of Pauline texts along a 'new perspective' angle of approach will need to deal with the contributions in this volume."--Timothy Gombis, Themelios
A comprehension of Paul's understanding of the law and justification has been a perennial problem for historians and biblical scholars. In light of new studies on early Judaism, an international group of New Testament scholars reexamines Paul's understanding of Old Testament law in this second volume of Justification and Variegated Nomism. Contributors include Martin Hengel, Douglas J. Moo, Timothy George, Stephen Westerholm, S. J. Gathercole, Moises Silva, Robert W. Yarbrough, Timo Laato, Henri Blocher, D. A. Carson, Peter T. O'Brien, and Mark A. Seifried.
Endorsements
"In this book, twelve internationally noted scholars weigh in on the covenantal nomism of Second Temple Judaism first championed by E. P. Sanders. Together with the first volume of 'Justification and Variegated Nomism,' 'The Paradoxes of Paul' has now become the definitive conversation partner, if not at times sparring partner, with the multifaceted approach known as the new perspective on Paul. The selections are incisively rich, provocatively rewarding, and well worth the read."--David P. Moessner, professor of biblical theology, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
The Authors
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D. A. Carson
D. A. Carson (PhD, University of Cambridge) is emeritus professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and is the author or editor of more than fifty books, including The God Who Is There, Commentary on the...
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Peter T. O’Brien
Peter T. O'Brien (Ph.D., University of Manchester) is senior research fellow at Moore Theological College where he teaches New Testament and missions.
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Mark A. Seifrid
Mark A. Seifrid (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is professor of New Testament interpretation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Reviews
"These writers engage [New Perspective] interpretations of crucial Pauline passages and topics. Their criticisms are credible and even-handed, and bring to bear exegetical, biblical-theological, systematic-theological, and historical-theological insights upon a complex set of issues. . . . When this volume as a whole is taken into consideration, one cannot help but be impressed with what is a charitable, vigorous, and well-researched contribution to one of the most important questions of the day. Readers will be gratified to see that the gospel they have embraced is capable of just such a defense. Although this work is not the last word on these issues (and, in fairness, it does not claim to be), it will be for the foreseeable future a benchmark response to the New Perspective on Paul."--Guy Prentiss Waters, Belhaven College
"[This volume] is well worth reading as a corrective to some emphases of the new perspective."--David P. Efroymson, Catholic Biblical Quarterly
"[This volume will] serve as the starting point of choice for those seeking a critique of the 'new perspective.'"--A. Andrew Das, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
"The editors have put together an impressive list of largely evangelical NT scholars. . . . The volume will prove to be very important for the on-going discussion of 'traditional' and 'new perspective' readings of Paul. . . . Those desiring to provide further readings of Pauline texts along a 'new perspective' angle of approach will need to deal with the contributions in this volume."--Timothy Gombis, Themelios
"The authors make important contributions to the debate surrounding Paul's view of the law. . . . Graduate students and Pauline scholars alike will find much here to reward a close reading."--Ian Scott, Religious Studies Review
"This book represents volume two of a major evaluation of the so-called 'new perspective.'. . . This second volume of Variegated Nomism is a good response to the New Perspective. Not all of the authors agree with one another . . . but the unanimity on almost all of the major issues is striking."--G. K. Beale, Trinity Journal