The New Perspective on Paul
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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