The New Perspective on Paul

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2008 - Religion - 539 pages

This collection of essays highlights a dimension of Paul's theology of justification that has been neglected -- that his teaching emerged as an integral part of his understanding of his commission to preach the gospel to non-Jews and that his dismissal of justification "by works of the law" was directed not so much against Jewish legalism but rather against his fellow Jews' assumption that the law remained a dividing wall separating Christian Jews from Christian Gentiles.

James Dunn seeks to carry forward the debate on Jewish soteriology, on the relation of justification by faith to judgment "according to works," on Christian fulfillment of the law, and on the crucial role of Christ, his death and resurrection. Full of detail and intriguing thought, Dunn's collection will enlighten any scholar of the New Testament.

 

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Contents

The New Perspective on Paul 1983
99
Paul and the Law 1988
141
What was the Issue between Paul and Those of
153
The Issue
173
A Renewed Perspective
193
Echoes of IntraJewish Polemic in Pauls Letter
227
How New was Pauls Gospel? The Problem
247
In Search of Common Ground 2001
285
Pauls Conversion A Light to Twentieth Century
347
Paul and Justification by Faith 1997
367
Whatever Happened to Works of the Law? 1998
381
Further Thoughts on Pauls
395
The Dialogue Continues
413
on Romans 9 4 and 11 27 2004
429
Paul and the Torah 2004
447
Philippians 3 214 and the New Perspective on Paul
469

Neither Circumcision Nor Uncircumcision but
313
4QMMT and Galatians 1997
339
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James D. G. Dunn
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About the author (2008)

James D. G. Dunn (1939-2020) was a renowned New Testament scholar and the longtime Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at Durham University. His numerous books include The Theology of Paul the Apostle, Jesus according to the New Testament, and the magisterial Christianity in the Making trilogy.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe New Perspective on Paul
Volume 185 of Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament, ISSN 0512-1604
AuthorJames D.G. Dunn
Editionrevised
PublisherWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2008
ISBN0802845622, 9780802845627
Length539 pages
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Religion / Biblical Biography / New Testament
Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament
Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General
Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Paul's Letters
Religion / Christian Theology / General
  
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