New Perspective on Paul

Justification and the Old Perspective

Jeffrey Stivason
May 13, 2020
Charles Spurgeon’s famous quip goes something like this, “I love to proclaim these strong old doctrines, that are called by nickname Calvinism, but which are surely and verily the revealed truth of God as it is in Christ Jesus.” We might say something similar about justification. We may describe it...

Justification and the New Perspective

Jeffrey Stivason
May 4, 2020
The New Perspective now feels old. Or to say it differently, it has gained stability in the academy and in the church. Tom Wright, its leading salesperson, is as intelligent as he is winsome. He also has the instincts of a pastor. Hence the Everyone’s Commentary, which has quickly become a staple...

Hearing the Voice of Jesus in the Epistle of James

Anthony Selvaggio Articles
Jun 18, 2009
James D.G. Dunn once referred to the epistle of James as "the most Jewish, the most undistinctively Christian document in the New Testament." [1] We all know that Martin Luther had serious concerns about the content of the epistle of James referring to it as "an epistle of straw" and noting that it...

Five Arguments Against Future Justification According to Works (Part II)

Rick Phillips Articles
Jun 2, 2009
Editor's Note: This begins part two of the article. Part one can be found here . Argument #4: The future judgment of believers consists only of reward and praise. Those who support future justification according to works will cite the numerous Bible passages that in one form or another state that...

Five Arguments Against Future Justification According to Works (Part II)

Rick Phillips Articles
Jun 2, 2009
Editor's Note: This begins part two of the article. Part one can be found here . Argument #4: The future judgment of believers consists only of reward and praise. Those who support future justification according to works will cite the numerous Bible passages that in one form or another state that...

Unlocking Romans

Guy Waters
Mar 23, 2009
Unlocking Romans By J.R. Daniel Kirk 245 p. Eerdmans (November 2008) It is difficult to overestimate the influence of E. P. Sanders's scholarship on the academic study of Paul. Since Sanders published Paul and Palestinian Judaism (1977) and Paul, the Law, and the Jewish People (1983), it has become...

Review: Pauline Christology: An Exegetical-Theological Study

Josh Walker Articles
Aug 7, 2008
View image Pauline Christology: An Exegetical-Theological Study By Gordon D. Fee 707 p. Hendrickson Publishers (March 2007) Reviewed by Josh Walker Gordon Fee, Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Regent College in Vancouver, Canada, is one of the preeminent New Testament scholars in the...

Paul: In Fresh Perspective

Jonathan Worthington
Mar 27, 2006
What was Paul's relationship to the Judaism(s) of his day? How Jewish was Paul? Did (and in what way did) Paul critique Israel? In Paul: In Fresh Perspective , N. T. Wright contemplates and presents his answers for questions such as these. This book is a presentation of "the Jewish theology of Paul...

Justification and Variegated Nomism, Volume 2: The Paradoxes of Paul

Guy Waters
Jul 5, 2005
The "New Perspective (or Perspectives) on Paul" (NPP) has come to be a mainstay within academic discussions of the apostle Paul, but it has also recently begun to attract attention within the evangelical church. Ministers and teachers cannot help but take notice of a movement making such sweeping...