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On the New
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Over the last three
decades, a revolutionary breakthrough in New Testament scholarship has been
rocking the academic Christian world. The scholars at the forefront of the
revolution -- E.P. Sanders, James D.G. Dunn, N.T. Wright,
and others -- have been pioneering a new approach to the letters of the
first-century apostle to the Gentiles, Paul of Tarsus. These Protestants are
engaging first-century Judaism on its own terms, not in the context of the
Protestant-Catholic debates of the sixteenth century. The result: A new
historical perspective on the meaning of Paul's polemic against the Judaizers
which occupies so much of his recorded correspondence. What is this new perspective? At its
core is the recognition that Judaism is not a religion of self-righteousness
whereby humankind seeks to merit salvation before God. Paul's argument with
the Judaizers was not about Christian grace versus Jewish legalism. His
argument was rather about the status of Gentiles in the church. Paul's
doctrine of justification, therefore, had far more to do with Jewish-Gentile
issues than with questions of the individual's status before God. This new perspective on
Paul promises to help us:
This web page is a small
tribute to this revolutionary new perspective.
For more information contact:
Phone:
+32-16-328447 E-mail:
David.Bolton@theo.kuleuven.be or Emmanuel.Nathan@theo.kuleuven.be
Now available from Eerdmans:
“No student of the new
perspective on Paul can afford to overlook Dunn’s latest contribution to the
ongoing discussion. His new and expanded 50,000-word introductory essay alone
is worth the price of this anthology of his writings on the topic, which span
from 1983 to 2004. The New Perspective
on Paul: Revised Edition belongs on the bookshelf of every Pauline
scholar.” -- The Paul Page |
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A Covenantal View of Atonement by Caleb F. Heppner articulates
an alternative Anabaptist view of atonement. (Updated A Man More Sinned Against than Sinning? A Response
to Carl Trueman
by James D.G. Dunn. This response to Carl Trueman reiterates Dunn's affirmation of justification by grace
through faith. (Added An Evening Conversation on Paul
with James D.G. Dunn and N.T. Wright is an edited transcript of the second half of a
conversation recorded on A “New Perspective” Reading of Central Texts in
Romans 1-4 by Don
Garlington is a paper prepared for the Evangelical Theological Society.
Available in PDF format. (Added An Interview with Filmmaker Robert
Orlando by Mark
M. Mattison explores A Response to “Not the New Perspective” by Kevin Bywater. This article
addresses the criticism of Francis Watson. (Added A Shorter Commentary on Galatians by Don Garlington is a less
technical version of An Exposition of
Galatians: A A Study on the Meaning
of Erga Nomou in Pauline Theology
by Yasuhiro Yamamoto is an English translation of the Japanese original.
Available in PDF format. (Added A Summary of the New Perspective on Paul by Mark M. Mattison. A
chronological overview with some theological reflection. (Updated Confronting Legalism or Exclusivism? Reconsidering Key Pauline Passages by Mark M. Mattison. An exegetical study of key Pauline texts in light of the new perspective. (Updated 1/7/04) Demythologizing the Gospel by Rance Darity. The Christian
gospel is not just about the status of the individual before God, but about
social justice as well. (Added 5/6/99) Evangelio
y Teología en Gálatas por
N.T. Wright, traducido por L.A. Jovel y revisado por J. Navarro. Available in PDF format. (Added 2/4/06) Also available in HTML
format here (link added 2/22/06) and in PDF format as Gospel and Theology in Galatians. Justification and the Righteousness of God in the
Pauline Corpus by
Wan Chee Keong argues that whereas in Galatians the covenant aspect of justification
is primary, nevertheless in other Pauline letters the individual “acquittal”
aspect is primary. (Added 4/22/06) La Nueva Perspectiva de Pablo por Michael B. Thompson traducido
por L.A. Jovel y revisado por J. Navarro is an excellent introduction to the
new perspective. Available in PDF format. (Added 5/22/06) Letting Paul be: A Radical Interpretation of
Galatians by Wan
Chee Keong argues for an approach to Galatians largely sympathetic to the new
perspective. Available in PDF format. (Added 3/30/07) New Perspectives on Evangelism:
Insights from Biblical Theology by Aram DiGennaro considers the theology of Christian
evangelism in light of the new perspective. (Added 7/6/05) N.T. Wright’s Treatment of the Theology of
Justification by
Todd McClure is a summary of Wright’s position. (Added 8/7/04) Not Either/Or but Both/And by Wan Chee Keong. This article
argues that the new perspective and Lutheran theology need not be held in
tension. (Updated 5/22/06) On Being Tendentious: D.A. Carson’s “Summaries and Conclusions” in Justification and Variegated Nomism, Vol. 1 by Kevin Bywater considers Carson’s misrepresentation of the contents of that volume. Available in PDF format. (Added 4/21/07) Paul as the New Abraham by Pamela Eisenbaum. Postulating
Abraham as Paul's missionary model helps explain the seeming contradictions
in Paul's understanding of himself. (Added 1/18/03) Písteōs
Iēsou Christou: The Faithful life of Jesus Christ and Covenant Fulfillment in the
Judeo-Christian Narrative by R. Scot Miller argues for a narrative approach to the pístis Christou debate. Available in
Microsoft Word format using the free TekniaGreek font. (Added 8/12/08) Studies in the New Perspective on
Paul by Don Garlington
is a comprehensive collection of Garlington’s on-line essays and reviews on
the new perspective to date. Available in PDF format. (Added 7/23/08) The New Perspective and Catholic-Protestant Debate by Edward L. Hamilton. The new
perspective presents unique challenges to both Protestant and Catholic
approaches to justification. (Added 8/2/02) The New Perspective on Paul by James D.G. Dunn is the 1982
Manson Memorial Lecture in which Dunn coined the phrase “the new perspective
on Paul.” (Added 12/17/07) Now available for the first time in Portugese as A Nova Perspective Sobre Paulo, translated by Edson Luis.
Available in PDF format. (Added 10/5/08) The New Perspective on Paul: A
Bibliographical Essay by Michael F. Bird is an extensive listing of resources. (Updated
11/11/05) The New Perspective on Paul: An Appraisal Two Decades On by Don Garlington is an overview from a sympathetic Reformed perspective. Available in PDF format. (Added 5/2/05) The "Righteousness" of Romans and Galatians, and the Gospel of Christ by Edward L. Hamilton. The new perspective can help to account for the difference of emphasis and terminology between the Gospels and Paul. (Added 10/4/02) The Shape of Justification by N.T. Wright. This eloquent
response to Paul Barnett also addresses the most serious criticisms of a
variety of authors. (Updated 2/7/02) Also available as El estado de la justificación, traducido por Eva Navarro
Estrada, revisado por Jonathan Navarro Estrada (added 5/26/05) and in HTML
format here. (Link added 2/22/06) The Testament of Abraham: What is
its Message? How has it been (mis)used? What can we Learn? by Kevin Bywater examines the way
in which this text has been used by critics of the new perspective. Available
in PDF format. (Added 4/21/07) VanLandingham on Testament of Abraham is a follow-up blog entry. (Added
5/3/07) Tom Holland on the New Perspective by Mark M. Mattison reflects on a
March 2006 lecture at the Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. (Link added
3/28/06) Tom Holland's Response is now included. (Added 10/8/06) Toward a Richer Doctrine of Justification by Wan Chee Keong. This article considers multiple facets of justification. (Added 8/26/04) What Is the New Perspective on Paul? by Edward L. Hamilton. A brief
summary. (Added 3/21/02) What’s it All About? by Don Garlington asks why the new perspective should be controversial among Protestants given broad agreement over texts such as Romans 1:5 and 2:13. Available in PDF format. (Added 8/9/08)
An
Exposition of Galatians: A Reading from the New Perspective
by Don Garlington as reviewed by Kent L. Yinger. Available in PDF format. (Added
9/8/07) Contours of
Pauline Theology: A Radical New Survey of the Influences on Paul’s Biblical
Writings by Tom Holland as reviewed by Mark
M. Mattison. (Added 12/5/04) Covenant, Justification, and Pastoral Ministry:
Essays by the Faculty of Westminster Seminary California as reviewed by Stephen Young.
Available in PDF format. (Added 4/21/07) Imputation or Union with Christ? A
Response to John Piper by Don Garlington is a response to Piper's book Counted Righteous
in Christ: Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness?
Available in PDF format. (Added 1/23/04) Imputation or Union with Christ? A Rejoinder to
John Piper is a
follow-up. Available in PDF format. (Added 3/16/05) Jews, Gentiles and Ethnic Reconciliation: Paul’s Jewish Identity and Ephesians by Tet-Lim N. Yee as reviewed by Timothy G. Gombis. Available in PDF format. (Added 5/31/06) Justification and Variegated
Nomism Vol. 1: The Complexities of Second Temple Judaism, ed. by D.A. Carson, Peter T.
O'Brien, and Mark A. Seifrid as reviewed by Don Garlington. Available in PDF format. (Added 11/12/03) Justification
and Variegated Nomism: Volume 2: The Paradoxes of Paul, ed. by D.A. Carson, Peter T. O'Brien, and Mark
A. Seifrid as reviewed by Timothy Gombis in Themelios. Available in PDF format. (Added 3/20/06) Justification in Perspective:
Historical Developments and Contemporary Challenges, ed. by Bruce L. McCormack, as
reviewed by Timothy G. Gombis. Available in PDF format. (Added 2/8/08) Paul: A Short Introduction by Morna D. Hooker as reviewed by Mark M. Mattison. (Added 4/12/03) Paul and the Mosaic Law, edited by James D.G. Dunn, as
reviewed by Mark M. Mattison. (Updated 2/15/02) Paul in Israel’s Story: Self and Community at the
Cross by John L.
Meech as reviewed by Mark M. Mattison. (Added 9/21/06) Paul: Missionary of Jesus by Paul Barnett as reviewed by Don Garlington. Available in PDF format. (Added 6/19/08) Reinventing Paul by John G. Gager as reviewed by Robert Egolf. (Added 6/5/01) Reinventing Paul by John G. Gager as reviewed by Jeffrey Krantz. (Added 8/16/01) Reinventing Paul by John G. Gager as reviewed by Robert Orlando.
(Added 7/13/02) Story as Torah: Reading Old Testament Narratives Ethically by Gordon J. Wenham as reviewed by Don Garlington. Available in PDF format. (Added 3/22/05) The Apostle Paul and the Introspective Conscience of the West in Paul Among Jews and Gentiles by Krister Stendahl as reviewed by Bill DeJong. (Added 7/22/02) The New Perspective on Paul by Michael B. Thompson as
reviewed by Mark M. Mattison. (Added 6/27/03) The New Perspective on Paul: Revised Edition by James D.G. Dunn as reviewed by Mark M. Mattison. (Added 2/8/08) The New Testament and the People of God by N.T. Wright as reviewed by Mark M. Mattison. (Updated 10/5/01) The Survivors of Israel: A Reconsideration of the Theology of Pre-Christian Judaism by Mark Adam Elliot as reviewed by Don Garlington. Available in PDF format. (Added 3/23/03) Where Is Boasting: Early Jewish Soteriology and Paul's Response in Romans 1-5 by Simon J. Gathercole as reviewed by Don Garlington. Available in PDF format. (Updated 4/29/04)
The
New Perspective Elsewhere on the Web
Articles On
the New Perspective An Explanation of the New
Perspective on Paul
by Bryan Chapell is an overview of the new perspective and Federal Vision
theology within the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Available in PDF format. (Link updated 6/22/09) An Interview with E.P. Sanders:
“Paul, Context, and Interpretation” by Michael Barnes Norton was published in the Journal of Philosophy & Scripture.
(Link added 8/11/05) An Interview with N.T. Wright is from the Criswell Theological Review. Available in PDF format. (Link added 4/22/06) Are Wright's Critics Misreading Him? by Marke Horne is a response to criticisms by Douglas Kelly and Richard Phillips. (Link added 12/8/03) A Short Note on N.T. Wright and
His Reformed Critics by Rich Lusk. This article argues that Wright's approach to Paul is
not inconsistent with Reformed theology. (Link updated 5/10/02) Bibliography: Brief Annotations on Studies in Paul by Tim Gallant is a list of key
books dealing with the new perspective. (Link updated 6/22/09) Bibliography of Works on the New Perspective on Paul by Dennis M. Swanson was published in The Master’s Seminary Journal in Fall 2005. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/2/06) Coming Home to St. Paul? Reading
Romans a Hundred Years after Charles Gore by N.T. Wright. This lecture outlines Wright's
approach to Romans. (Link updated 6/22/09) Comparing Judaism and Christianity: An Academic Autobiography is a paper read by E.P. Sanders at “New Views of First-Century Jewish and Christian Self-Definition: An International Conference in honor of E.P. Sanders” in April 2003. Available in PDF format. (Link added 2/28/09) Covenantal Nomism? by Tim Gallant is a comparative Review of E. P. Sanders, Paul and Palestinian Judaism & D. A. Carson, et al., Justification and Variegated Nomism: Volume 1 - The Complexities of Second Temple Judaism (Link updated 6/22/09). Gaffin's Conference on Justification by Doug Barnes is a summary from the Banner of Truth. (Link added 10/27/03) Getting Some Perspective on the
"New Perspective" by Marke Horne. This article argues that the new
perspective does not threaten traditional Reformed theology. (Link added
10/4/02) Introduction to The Cambridge Companion to St. Paul by James D.G. Dunn is an excerpt. Available in PDF format. (Link added 3/10/07) Justification and Variegated Nomism is a seminar web page maintained by Peter M. Head. (Link added 5/17/02) M. Brockmuehl: 1QS and Salvation
at Qumran by Bill
Salier. This is a response to Bockmuehl's reading of 1QS. (Link added
12/14/02) N.T. Wright – A Westminster
Seminary Perspective by Doug Green is a slightly revised version of a post to the Wrightsaid e-mail discussion list. Available in PDF format. (Link added 4/25/05) N.T. Wright y la Nueva Perspectiva
acerca de Pablo
por Don Walker draws on the resources of The
Paul Page to articulate Wright’s contribution to the new perspective and
evangelical theology. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 12/18/04) New Perspectives on Paul by N.T. Wright is a transcript of a 2003 Edinburgh Conference lecture. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 9/16/04) No Acolyte of Rome by Neil Elliott. This article from
Sojourners magazine argues that Paul was not a social conservative.
(Link updated 10/10/04) On Re-Reading Paul by Brendan Byrne. This excellent article summing up the new perspective is a follow-up to the booklet, Re-Reading Paul. (Link updated 3/12/03) Pablo y la Ley. Al hilo de la controversia by Roberto Badenas. This article grapples with the meaning of the law in Paul's writings. Available in RTF format. (Link updated 6/22/09) Paul & the Mosaic Law: The New
Perspective by
Alwyn Lau. This is a brief introduction to the issue. Was Second-Temple Judaism a
legalistic religion? is a follow-up article. (Links added 11/21/02) Paul and Judaism: The Apostle in the Context of Recent Interpretation by James W. Aageson is a helpful overview. Available in PDF format. (Link added 3/7/08) Paul and the Law -- Part 2 by Robert Hunter. This brief article describes the work of E.P. Sanders, Heikki Räisänen and James D.G. Dunn. (Link added 2/15/02) Paul and the Law -- Part 3 is a follow-up article. (Link added 11/21/02) Paul in Different Perspectives
by N.T. Wright is a lecture
from the 2005 Auburn Avenue Conference. (Link added 7/13/05) Also available
in PDF format as Paulo em
Diferentes Perspectivas. (Link added 9/5/05) Paul in Recent Research by John McRay is a survey of recent Pauline studies. (Link added 3/2/05) Paul's Letter to the Galatians is an article which briefly summarizes the Galatian controversy in light of the new perspective. (Link added 11/21/02) Paul the Jew by Brendan Byrne. This brief
presentation introduces the booklet Re-Reading Paul. (Link updated 3/12/03) Paula Fredriksen: Paul and Paula is an on-line interview from Vision.
(Link added 9/21/06) Pavel v
Nové Perspektivě is a summary of the new
perspective. (Link added 2/18/05) Putting the New Perspective Into Perspective: Some Thoughts on Second Temple Judaism by Rich Lusk poses questions about Sanders' reevaluation of second-temple Judaism. (Link added 11/12/03) Reading Romans Anew by Rita Halteman Finger. This Sojourners article articulates the new perspective and its implication for interpreting Romans. (Link updated 10/10/04) Recent Studies on Paul the Apostle by Mark Thiessen Nation. This
brief summary highlights several resources. (Link updated 10/28/03) Reform for the Sake of Reformation is a personal apologia by Tim Gallant. (Link added 6/22/09) Re-Reading Paul: A fresh look at
his attitude to Torah and to Judaism. This on-line booklet from the Council of Christians and
Jews in Victoria, Australia, proposes some guidelines for Christian teachers
in their use of Paul's letters. Based on a paper by Brendan Byrne. (Link
updated 3/12/03) Rethinking the “Paul and Judaism” Paradigm: Why Not “Paul’s Judaism”? by Mark D. Nanos argues that Paul did not abandon the principle of Torah-observance for Christ-believing Jews. Available in PDF format. (Link added 5/26/08) Some Random Thoughts on N.T.
Wright's Romans Commentary by Rich Lusk evaluates Wright's commentary from a
sympathetic Reformed perspective. (Link added 11/12/03) Some Reflections on Hermeneutics
and Method: A Reply to Guy Waters by Nicholas Perrin originally appeared in Westminster Theological Journal. Available
in PDF format. (Link added 9/12/06) Sounding the Alarm: N.T. Wright and Evangelical Theology by Travis Tamerius originally appeared in Volume 11.2 (Spring 2002) of The Reformation & Revival Journal. (Link added 2/9/06) Survey of Selected Monographs by Colin Kruse is chapter one of
his book Paul, the Law, and Justification. Available in PDF format. (Link added 6/27/02) The Doctrine of Justification in the Work of N.T. Wright is an audio lecture series by Bill Wilder with downloadable MP3 files along with PDF files of the PowerPoint presentations. (Link added 4/25/05) The PCA and the NPP: Why a Denomination with Southern Presbyterian Roots Should Carefully Consider the "New Perspective on Paul" by Rich Lusk is an appeal from the assistant pastor of Auburn Avenue Presbyterian Church. (Link added 2/16/04) The Western Captivity of the
Apostle Paul by
Jack Poirier. An insightful treatment from Jerusalem Perspective. (Link
updated 12/18/04) Twenty-One Theses Toward
Understanding Paul’s View of the Law by A.B. Caneday is a blog entry from Biblical Theological. (Link added 3/20/06) What Did Paul Really Mean? by Simon Gathercole is a feature
article from Christianity Today.
(Link added 8/13/07) What Saint Paul Should Have Said: Is Galatians a Polemic Against Legalism? by Tim Gallant. This Reformed article argues that a reading of Galatians in light of the new perspective does not threaten Protestantism. (Link updated 6/22/09) What Was Wrong with Judaism? by Daniel Boyarin is chapter two
of his book A Radical Jew: Paul and the
Politics of Identity (Link updated 6/22/09) When the Dust Finally Settles: Coming to a Post-New Perspective Perspective by Michael F. Bird is an article from the Criswell Theological Review. Available in PDF format. (Link added 5/31/06) Works Righteousness and the Synagogue of Satan: Rethinking Christian Caricatures of 1st Century Judaism by Nigel B. Mitchell. This excellent article from Gesher demonstrates how the new perspective can help to correct anti-Semitic tendencies in the church. (Link updated 3/12/03)
Articles
From the New Perspective A Rejoinder to Robert A.J. Gagnon's "Why the 'Weak' at Rome Cannot Be Non-Christian Jews" by Mark D. Nanos responds to criticisms of his book, The Mystery of Romans. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 8/07/03) "A Remedy for Having Been Born of Woman:" Jesus, Gender, and Genealogy in Romans by Palema Eisenbaum. This article explores the relationship between the sacrificial death of Jesus and the inclusion of the Gentiles in Paul's thought. Available in Microsoft Word format. (Link added 2/20/02) A substantially revised and annotated version appears as “A Remedy for Having Been Born of Woman: Jesus, Gentiles, and Genealogy in Romans” in the Winter 2004 edition of the Journal of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 6/1/05) Abraham and the Righteousness of God by Lloyd Gaston reconsiders the Pauline understanding of Genesis 15:6. (Link added 3/12/03) Abraham in Romans 4: The Father of
All Who Believe
by Michael Cranford. This article from New Testament Studies examines
Romans 4 from the new perspective. (Link updated 5/3/02) Anglican Bishop N.T. Wright: Full
Transcript is an
interview from Radio National’s “The Religion Report.” (Link added 2/9/06) Boast Not in Your Righteousness from the Law: A New Reading of Romans 10.6-8 by Douglas C. Mohrmann was published in the Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/18/05). Communion and Koinonia: Pauline
Reflections on Tolerance and Boundaries by N.T. Wright. This article from Latimer Focus
explores modern-day applications of Paul's teaching. Also available in PDF format as Comunhão e Koinonia -
Reflexões Paulinas Sobre Tolerância e Limites. (Link updated 5/2/05) Ecclesiology and Ethics in 1
Corinthians by
Richard B. Hays is an article from Ex
Auditu. (Link added 1/28/05) Exchanging Passions: The Apostle Paul’s Economy of Religious Identity by Paul Bellan-Boyer argues that Paul presents two economic models for passion: those of the empire, and those of the messianic community. Available in Microsoft Word format. (Link added 6/16/04) God's Gospel, God's Son, God's Righteousness is the first of three lectures by
N.T. Wright from a seminar named "Preaching and Teaching Romans"
held on January 25, 2003 at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. New Exodus, New Creation, New
Humanity is the
second lecture. 'All Israel' and the Church's Task is the third. Each lecture is
available in RealAudio format. (Links added 1/29/03) Gospel and Theology in Galatians by N.T. Wright is reprinted from L.
Ann Jervis and Peter Richardson, eds., Gospel
in Paul: Studies on Corinthians, Galatians and Romans for Richard N.
Longenecker. Available in PDF format. (Link added 11/14/04)
Also available in PDF format as Evangelio y
Teología en Gálatas. (Added 2/4/06) Incorporated Righteousness: A Response to Recent Evangelical Discussion Concerning the Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness in Justification by Michael F. Bird was published in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. (Link added 8/18/05) Interpreting Romans Theologically in a Post-"New Perspective" Perspective by Brendan Byrne. This article from Harvard Theological Review moves beyond the polemics of the new perspective into a plausible theological synthesis. (Link updated 12/19/04) Introduction to The Epistle to the Galatians by James D.G. Dunn lays the foundation of Dunn's approach to Galatians. Available in PDF format. (Link added 6/27/02) Is Paul the Father of Misogyny and
Antisemitism? by
Pamela Eisenbaum. This articulate treatment from Cross Currents argues
against misogynist and anti-Semitic interpretations of Paul. (Link added
5/31/01) Judaism, the Circumcision of
Gentiles, and Apocalyptic Hope: Another Look at Galatians 1 and 2 by Paula Fredriksen is an article
from the Journal of Theologial Studies.
Available in PDF format. (Link added 3/7/06) Justicia por N.T. Wright was originally
published in English in the New
Dictionary of Theology. This translation is also available in PDF format here. (Links added 7/29/07) Justificación por N.T. Wright is also from the New
Dictionary of Theology. (Link added 5/31/06) Justification: The Biblical Basis
and its Relevance for Contemporary Evangelicalism by N.T. Wright is an excerpt from
The Great Acquittal: Justification by
Faith and Current Christian Thought, ed. By Gavin Reid. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 9/16/04) New Testament Seminar: Audio
Archives contain several
lectures on Paul and Judaism, including “An Evening Conversation on Jesus and
Paul” with James D.G. Dunn and N.T. Wright. Available in MP3 format. (Link
updated 5/29/05) The latter is also available as An Evening Conversation on Paul with James D.G.
Dunn and N.T. Wright in html format. (Added 1/11/07) On Becoming the Righteousness of
God by N.T.
Wright is an article on 2 Corinthians 5:21. Available in PDF format. (Link added 1/24/05) Paul and Augustine: Conversion
Narratives, Orthodox Traditions, and the Retrospective Self by Paula Fredriksen was published
in the Journal of Theological Studies.
Available in PDF format. (Link added 3/7/06) Paul and Judaism by Mark D. Nanos is a lecture
delivered at the Central States Regional SBL in March 2004. Available in PDF format. (Link added 1/25/05) Paul and Qumran by N.T. Wright is an article from
Bible Review. (Link added 6/30/05) Paul and Scripture in Dispute:
Romans 2:24 as Test-Case by Steve Moyise is an article from the Proceedings of the Irish Biblical Association. Available in
Microsoft Word format. (Link added 1/16/09) Paul and Torah: An Introductory Overview by Tim Gallant outlines a “global overview” of Paul and Torah from an evangelical perspective. (Link added 5/27/04) Paul's Contradictions -- Can They
Be Resolved? by
John G. Gager. This article articulates the "two- covenant"
approach to Judaism and Christianity. (Link updated 3/12/03) Paul’s Reversal of Jews Calling Gentiles ‘Dogs’ (Philipplians 3:2): 1600
Years of an Ideological Tale Wagging an Exegetical Dog? by Mark D. Nanos argues that
Paul’s denunciation was aimed at pagans. Available in PDF format. (Link added 5/26/08) Racial Reconciliation and the Christian Gospel by Timothy G. Gombis originally
appeared in ACT 3 Review. Available
in PDF format. (Link added 10/20/06) Reading Ephesians from the New Perspective on Paul by Gary E. Weedman originally
appeared in Leaven. Available in PDF format. (Link added 10/20/06) Reception of Paul by Non-Christian
Philosophers Today
by Alain Gignac is an SBL paper from the Romans through History and Cultures
Seminar. (Link added 10/8/06) Redemption from the New Perspective? Towards a Multi-Layered Pauline Theology of the Cross by N.T. Wright contains an excellent summary of Wright’s overall approach to the new perspective. (Link added 5/11/08) Romans and God's Covenant Loyalty by Rich Lusk is a brief sketch. (Link
added 11/12/03) Romans and the Theology of Paul by N.T. Wright summarizes Wright’s narrative reading of Romans. Available in PDF format. (Link added 9/16/04) St. Paul in the Big Picture: The Apostle and the Gospel in the 1st and 21st Century by N.T. Wright. This lecture from Calvin College's 2003 January Series is available in RealAudio format. (Link added 1/23/03) Saint Paul and the Jews by Krister Stendahl. This article considers Romans 9-11 with a view to interfaith dialogue. (Link updated 3/12/03) The Book of Galatians: Gentiles
are Not Under the Mosaic Law by Chris Miller. This book excerpt interprets the
Galatian controversy in terms of salvation history. Available in PDF format. (Link added 2/6/02) The Catena of Romans 3:10-18 by Steve Moyise is an article from the Expository Times. Available in Microsoft Word format. (Link added 1/16/09) The Doers of the Law Will Be Justified by Tim Gallant is a defense of
N.T. Wright's interpretation of Romans 2:12-16. (Link added 1/1/04) The Future of Justification Series by Trevin Wax is a lengthy commentary on John Piper’s book The Future of Justification. (Link added 1/20/08). The Galatian Heresy: Why We Need
to Get It Right
by Rich Lusk argues that Paul's dispute with the Galatian Judaizers was not
about ritualism. (Link added 11/12/03) The good news of the Lordship of
Jesus Christ by
Tim Gallant considers Paul’s use of Isaiah in Romans 10. (Link added 8/31/05) The Law in Romans 2 by N.T. Wright is an excerpt from
Paul and the Mosaic Law. Available
in PDF format. (Link added 12/30/04) The Letter to the Galatians: Exegesis and Theology by N.T. Wright focuses on Galatians’ theological significance as well as its exegesis. (Link added 1/24/05) The Local Contexts of the
Galatians: Toward Resolving A Catch-22 by Mark D. Nanos is an updated version of a paper
presented to the Paul and Politics Group of the Society of Biblical
Literature in 2001. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 8/07/03) The New Inheritance According to Paul by N.T. Wright is an article from Bible Review. (Link added 6/30/05) The Paul of History and the Apostle of Faith by N.T. Wright is a 1978 lecture. Available in PDF format. (Link added 1/24/05) The Possibility of Perfect Obedience: Paul and an Implied Premise in Galatians 3:10 and 5:3 by Michael Cranford. This article from Novum Testamentum argues persuasively against the supposition that Paul claimed perfect obedience to the law was impaired by human inability. (Link updated 5/3/02) The Problem with Moses: It's Not What You Think by Rich Lusk argues that Paul's criticism of the law was driven by eschatology, not the problem of moralism. (Link added 11/12/03) The Role of the Law in Galatians 3:19-25 by Doug Ward. This article considers the function of the law after the death of Christ. (Link added 11/21/02) The Social Context and Message of Galatians in View of Paul's Evil Eye Warning (Gal. 3:1) by Mark D. Nanos explores Paul's meaning in light of evil eye beliefs. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 8/07/03) The Tenses of Justification by Rich Lusk defends the contention
that Scripture speaks of justification in future terms as well as other
terms. (Link added 11/12/03) The Testament of Abraham: What
Does It Say? How Has It Been Used? What Can We Learn? is a five-part survey by Kevin
Bywater which interacts with Simon Gathercole and Andrew Das, among others.
(Link updated 3/23/07) The ‘Transgressor’ and the ‘Curse of the Law: The
Logic of Paul’s Argument in Galatians 2-3 by Timothy G. Gombis is an article from New Testament Studies. Available in PDF format. (Link added 3/23/07)
Articles
Challenging the New Perspective Like advocates of the new
perspective, challengers of the new perspective are not all cut of the same
cloth. In a recent JBL article from the new perspective,
Pamela Eisenbaum proposes the term “neotraditionalist” for those who
challenge the new perspective on Paul. She writes: “I regard as
neotraditionalist anyone who defends the traditional reading of Paul in light
of the new perspective critique. Since the new perspective only emerged in
the 1970s, I would regard anyone writing before that time as traditionalist.
Many neotraditionalists have acknowledged and even incorporated some of the
insights of the new perspective on Paul; some have taken a strong negative
stance against it” (JBL 123/4 [2004] 673 n. 4). The following links
span the entire spectrum of criticisms of the new perspective. Abraham, Faith, and Works: Paul's
Use of Scripture in Galatians 3:6-14 by Moisés Silva was published in the Westminster Theological Journal. Available
in PDF format. (Link
added 7/20/05) A Critical Look at the New
Perspective on Justification (N.T. Wright) provides a list of resources. (Link added 11/4/03) A Defense of the Old Perspective
on Paul by Phil
Johnson is a seminar given at the London Reformed Baptist Seminary in
January, 2004. (Link added 8/7/04) After the New Perspective: Works, Justification and Boasting in Early Judaism and Romans 1-5 by Simon Gathercole is an article from the Tyndale Bulletin. Available in PDF format. (Link added 5/22/06) A Man More Sinned Against than Sinning? The Portrait of Martin Luther in Contemporary New Testament Scholarship: Some Casual Observations of a Mere Historian. Carl Trueman criticizes James D.G. Dunn's description of Martin Luther. (Link added 8/2/02) A Response to Carl Trueman reiterates Dunn's affirmation of justification by grace through faith. (Link added 2/15/04) A Pauline Take on the New
Perspective by
Douglas Wilson is an article from Credenda Agenda which clarifies
points of agreement and disagreement with the new perspective. (Link updated
4/12/04). An Introduction to the New Perspective on Paul by James White is a lecture which was given at Dayspring Fellowship in Austin, Texas, on September 20, 2003. The second session is The New Perspective and the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness, followed by A Reformed Response to the New Perspective. All sessions available in RealAudio format. (Links added 11/4/03) A Reformed Critique of the New
Perspective by
Richard Gaffin was printed in the March / April 2002 edition of Modern
Reformation. (Link added 4/25/05) Assessing
the Piper-Wright Debate on Justification by Denny Burk is an introduction
to an MP3
file featuring Tom Schreiner, Mark Seifrid, Brian Vickers, and Burk in a
discussion of Justification:
God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision, N.T. Wright’s counter-response
to John Piper’s book The
Future of Justification: A Response to N.T. Wright. (Link
added 4/26/09) A Unified Theory of the Atonement by Alan Spence argues that N.T. Wright erroneously adopts a victory model of atonement as normative in his expositions of Pauline theology. (Link added 03/02/05) For a different assessment, see Penal Substitutionary Atonement in the Theology of N.T. Wright by Trevin K. Wax. Available in PDF format. (Link added 10/8/06) Concordia Journal, July 2001, Vol. 27, No. 3, addresses both the new
perspective on Paul and ecumenical dialogue on justification by faith.
Available in PDF format. (Link added 2/6/02) Constructing a Hermeneutic: A
Rereading of Roman 1-4 by Francis Watson is a paper prepared for the New Testament Graduate
Seminar, Duke Divinity School, November 2004. Available in Microsoft Word
format. (Link added 9/14/05) Constructing an Antithesis:
Pauline and other perspectives on divine and human agency by Francis Watson is a paper
presented to a Colloquium on Divine and Human Agency in Paul and Early
Judaism, Aberdeen, August 2004. Available in Microsoft Word format. (Link
added 9/14/05) Déjà Vu All Over Again by Michael Horton is a sweeping
criticism of the new perspective and a variety of other positions. (Link
added 12/17/04) Ed Parish Sanders is a PowerPoint presentation by Reggie
M. Kidd. (Link added 3/8/05) Excursus: Paul, “Works of the
Law,” and First-Century Judaism by Douglas J. Moo is an excerpt from his commentary on
Romans. (Link added 4/25/05) Hermeneutics of the New Perspective on Paul by Robert L. Thomas was published in The Master’s Seminary Journal in Fall 2005. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/2/06) Honest Questions for the New
Perspective by
Richard D. Phillips compares the Westminster Standards with N.T. Wright's
work on justification. (Link added 10/27/03) Are Wright's Critics Misreading
Him? by Mark
Horne is a response. (Link added 12/8/03) Introduction to Paul, the Law, and the Covenant by A. Andrew Das reviews the new
perspective and outlines his own approach. Available in PDF format. (Link added 6/27/02) Jesus’ Perspective on Sola Fide by John MacArthur is an article
from The Pulpit. (Link added
12/21/05) Justification by Faith is the Answer: What is the Question? by Stephen Westerholm was delivered at Concordia Theological Seminary’s 2006 Symposium on Exegetical Theology. Available in PDF format. (Link added 5/22/06) Justification By Faith Or Justification By Faith Alone? by Mike Stallard. This article addresses the new perspective and ecumenical dialogue. (Link updated 12/19/04) Justified Hesitation? J.D.G. Dunn
vs. the Protestant Doctrine Of Justification by Lee Gatiss. This article from The
Theologian questions James D.G. Dunn's logic, exegesis, and familiarity
with Martin Luther. (Link updated 2/9/07) Karl Barth and N.T. Wright
Dissertation by
Jon Swales examines the methodology and presuppositions of Karl Barth and
N.T. Wright. (Link added 11/2/06) Modern unbiblical Challenges to Traditional
Reformed Covenant Theology lists links dealing with “Federal Vision” and “New
Perspective” themes. (Link added 12/21/04) Monergism contains three MP3 audio files of D.A. Carson lecturing on N.T. Wright and the new perspective on Paul. (Link updated 1/20/08) More Concerns about N.T. Wright
and the New Perspective(s) by J. Ligon Duncan III. This article from PCA News
criticizes N.T. Wright on the doctrine of justification. (Link added 3/6/03) Narrative of Scripture and Justification by Faith: A Still Fresher Reading of Paul by Mark A. Seifrid was delivered at Concordia Theological Seminary’s 2006 Symposium on Exegetical Theology. Available in PDF format. (Link added 5/22/06) N.T. Wright on Justification by Charles E. Hill. This article
from IIIM Magazine Online criticizes the position Wright articulates in
chapter 7 of What Saint Paul Really Said. (Link added 2/6/02) New Approaches of Biblical Theology to Justification by Douglas Kelly. This article from PCA News argues that the new perspective on Paul offers less than the gospel of justification by grace through faith. A Different Take on N.T. Wright and the New Perspective by Michael Woolsey is a response. (Links added 3/6/03) New Perspective on Reformed Tradition by Daniel Kirk is another response. (Link added 4/3/03) Are Wright's Critics Misreading Him? by Mark Horne is yet another response. (Link added 12/8/03) New Perspective on Justification by John G. Reisinger. This initial essay criticizes the new perspective as inconsistent with Reformed doctrine. (Link added 10/13/02) The "New Perspective" on Justification is Part Two and A Critique of the New Perspective on Justification is Part Three. (Links added 11/11/02) New Perspective on Paul provides a list of resources for criticizing "new perspectivism." (Link updated 11/4/03) New Perspective on Paul by Dave Chang evaluates the new perspective on
Paul's exposition of the doctrine of justification by faith alone. (Link
added 2/5/04) New Perspective on Paul is an article from Theopedia. (Link added 12/21/04) New Views regarding Legalism and Exclusivism in Judaism: Is there a need to reinterpret Paul? by Gerhard H. Visscher. This article from Koinonia criticizes the work of E.P. Sanders and James D.G. Dunn. (Link added 7/9/01) Norman Shepherd / New Perspective on Paul is a lengthy discussion thread that's more about Norman Shepherd than about the new perspective on Paul. (Link added 1/2/04) Not the New Perspective by Francis Watson is an
articulate criticism by a former advocate of the new perspective. (Link added
9/19/02) A Response to Francis Watson has been prepared by Kevin
Bywater. (Link added 8/20/04) N.T. Wright y la Señal del Pacto por J.V. Fesko, traducido por Luis A. Jovel, is an
article from the Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology. Also available in
PDF format here. (Link added 7/27/07) Nueva Perspectiva sobre Pablo 1 by Matthew Leighton gives a
general overview of the new perspective. Nueva Perspectiva sobre Pablo 2 provides a more detailed
description and Nueva Perspectiva sobre Pablo 3 provides an evaluation. Available
in MP3 format. (Links added 3/3/07) O Significado de "Fim da Lei" en Romanos 10.4 by Paulo Sérgio Gomes. This article criticizes the new perspective on the basis of Romans 10:4. (Link updated 6/6/01) Pastoral Implications of the New Perspective Parts 1, 2, and 3 by Darren Middleton. These articles criticize the new perspective's impact on the gospel, the doctrine of justification, and personal assurance of salvation. (Links updated 9/19/02) Paul and the Jews: A New Starting Point is the first chapter of A. Andrew Das' book Paul and the Jews. Available in PDF format. (Link added 2/28/04) Paul, the Law, and Justification:
Did Luther Get It Right After All? by Albin Huss, Jr. argues against the new perspective.
Available in PDF format. (Link added 6/27/02) Paul’s Conversion, the Law and Judaism by Brother Richard argues that the new perspective has misrepresented Augustine and the Reformers, even though not all the issues raised in the debate should be dismissed entirely. (Link added 2/18/05) Problems with the New Perspective on Paul by Peter Stuhlmacher is available in audio format. (Link added 4/11/03) Reformed Confessionalism and the "New Perspective" on Paul by Kim Riddlebarger. This essay from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals criticizes the new perspective from a Reformed point of view. (Link updated 12/2/04) Regarding the 2002 Auburn Avenue Pastors Conference provides links related to the Auburn Avenue/RPCUS controversy. (Link added 11/11/02) Retreating to Rome: The New Battle Over Justification by James W. Galyon is an article from Founders Journal. (Link added 12/10/03) Some Thoughts on Covenant Theology & Justification #3 in The Presbyterian Banner challenges N.T. Wright and the new perspective. (Link added 7/24/02) The Attractions of the New Perspective(s) on Paul by J. Ligon Duncan is a transcript of a paper given in Jackson, Mississippi and Glasgow, Scotland. (Link added 12/10/03) The Doctrine of Justification by Faith by Robert Forsyth. This brief article addresses N.T. Wright's view of justification. (Link added 10/21/01) The Eschatological Aspect of
Justification by
James T. Dennison, Jr. This short lecture on Romans 4:25, published in Kerux,
criticizes E.P. Sanders and James D.G. Dunn, among others. (Link updated
7/23/01) The Fulfilment of the Covenants:
An Acovenantal Perspective on Paul by Lionel Windsor explores Paul’s understanding of the
“covenant” concept. (Link updated 11/2/06) The Future of Justification by John Piper is a response to N.T. Wright. Available in PDF format. (Link added 12/9/07) Trevin Wax responds in The Future of Justification Series (link added 1/20/08) and Don Garlington responds on John H. Arlington’s blog. (Link added 3/7/08) The Gospel of God's Righteousness is Chapter One of Revisiting Paul's Doctrine of
Justification: A Challenge to the New Perspective by Peter Stuhlmacher and Donald
Hagner. Available in PDF format. (Link added 6/25/03) The Heart of the Matter: Another
Look at the New Perspective on Paul by Terry L. Pruitt argues that while the new perspective
has some interesting insights, it fails as a whole to understand
justification (Link added 12/17/04) The New Perspective and Means of
Atonement in Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period by Charles L. Quarles is an
article from the Criswell Theological
Review. Available in PDF format. (Link added 4/22/06) The New Perspective and “Works of the Law” (Gal 3:16 and Rom 3:20) by William D. Barrick was published in The Master’s Seminary Journal in Fall 2005. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/2/06) The New Perspective is Another
Gospel by Andy
Webb. This article from PCA News argues that N.T. Wright presents "a
false gospel." (Link added 3/6/03) The New Perspective on
Justification by
Richard D. Phillips argues that the new perspective "threatens that
doctrine that Paul himself defended so fiercely, even calling down divine
anathemas on all who would teach a new and different version of
justification." (Link added 12/14/05) The New Perspective on Paul is a collection of resources on
the “Paul’s Perspective” web site. (Link added 4/25/05) The New Perspective on Paul by Rick Klueg argues that the new
perspective corrupts unsuspecting innocents. (Link added 12/17/04) The New Perspective on Paul by Sinclair Ferguson is a sermon
available in MP3 format. (Link added 1/20/08) The New Perspective on Paul and the Law – Reviewed by Ben Witherington is a brief section from his forthcoming two-volume work on NT theology and ethics entitled The Indelible Image. (Link added 3/23/08) The New Perspective on Paul:
Calvin and N.T. Wright by J.V. Fesko argues that the new perspective's terminology harms the
church. (Link added 4/3/03) The New Perspective on Paul: Its Basic Tenets, History and
Presuppositions
by F. David Farnell was published in The
Master’s Seminary Journal in Fall 2005. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/2/06) The New Perspective on Paul: Reflections and Summaries by Lionel Windsor is a detailed reaction to the new perspective. (Link added 11/2/06) The New Perspective of N.T. Wright
on the Doctrine of Justification by David H. Linden criticizes Wright's approach to
justification. (Link added 12/26/02) The New Perspective’s View of Paul and the Law by Jack Hughes was published in The Master’s Seminary Journal in Fall 2005. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/2/06) The New Southern Presbyterian
Review, Summer 2002
is in part a reaction to the new perspective, as are the subsequent Fall 2002 and Summer 2004 issues. Available in PDF format. (Links added and updated
12/19/04) The Reformers’ Understanding of Paul and the Law by Irvin A. Busenitz was
published in The Master’s Seminary
Journal in Fall 2005. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/2/06) The Sanders/Dunn "Fork in the Road" in
the Current Controversy Over the Pauline Doctrine of Justification by Faith by Robert L. Reymond argues that
the “new perspective” suggestions
of Sanders and Dunn are “blind alleys” which the church must reject if it
hopes to understand Paul’s doctrine of justification. (Link added 12/17/04) The Unconditional Covenant in Contemporary Debate -- and the Protestant Reformed Seminary (5) by David J. Engelsma is a speech given at the convocation exercises of the Protestant Reformed Seminary on September 4, 2002. (Link added 12/10/03) Thinking Inside the Box: An Old
Perspective on the New Perspective on Paul by Jerrold Lewis is another reaction. (Link
updated 12/19/04) Tom Holland’s web site is about his book Contours of Pauline Theology. (Link added 10/19/05) Tom Wright on Conversion by Brian Robinson is a criticism. (Link updated 12/19/04) Tom Wright's View of
Justification: An Ecumenical Interpretation of Paul by Sidney D. Dyer is another
criticism. (Link added 12/26/02) True Spirituality by Sigurd Grindheim is a summary of his dissertation, The Crux of Election. (Link updated 12/11/06) Undeserved Grace Versus Strict and
Deserving Obedience in Early Judaism by A. Andrew Das is chapter one of his book Paul, the Law, and the Covenant. Available in PDF format. (Link added 6/27/02) What is New Perspectivism? by Travis Allen challenges the hermeneutical approach of N.T. Wright. (Link added 1/28/05) Why is Justification so Important? In this interview, Peter Jensen
addresses justification, ecumenical dialogue, and the work of E.P. Sanders,
James D.G. Dunn, and N.T. Wright. (Link updated 5/3/02) Why Wright is Not Reformed by Fred Greco argues that there are significant differences between Wright’s soteriology and the Reformed Confessions. (Link added 1/28/05) Will the Real Paul Please Stand Up? by David Chang questions the new perspective. (Link added 5/6/03) Wilson takes a shot at NPism by James White is a criticism of Doug Wilson's criticism of "NPism." For a differing interpretation, see the blog entry Wilson vs. Wright by Alastair Roberts. (Links added 1/2/04)
Articles
by Cornelis P. Venema Challenging the New Perspective Introducing the "New
Perspective on Paul" (Link added 9/9/02) A Radical Jew: Paul and the
Politics of Identity by Daniel Boyarin as reviewed by Neil Elliott in the Review of
Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 12/19/02) A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity by Daniel Boyarin as reviewed by N.T. Wright in Reviews in Religion and Theology. (Link added 10/19/05) Christ Our Righteousness: Paul's
Theology of Justification by Mark Seifrid as reviewed by Simon Gathercole in Themelios.
(Link added 7/28/03) Contours of Pauline Theology: A Radical
New Survey of the Influences on Paul’s Biblical Writings by Tom Holland as reviewed by
various writers. (Link added 10/19/05) Faith, Obedience, and Perseverance: Aspects of
Paul's Letter to the Romans by
Don B. Garlington as reviewed by David A. de Silva in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 6/2/07) Galatians by Sam K. Williams as reviewed by
Mark D. Nanos in Catholic Biblical Quarterly. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/27/03) Galatians and Romans by Robert J. Karris as reviewed by Mark Reasoner in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 5/31/06) God, Israel, and the Gentiles: Rhetoric and Situation in Romans 9-11 by Johann D. Kim as reviewed by Mark D. Nanos in Catholic Biblical Quarterly. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/27/03) Elusive Israel: The Puzzle of
Election in Romans
by Charles H. Cosgrove as reviewed by Mark D. Nanos in the Journal of Biblical Literature. (Link
added 8/27/03) Jews, Gentiles and Ethnic
Reconciliation: Paul’s Jewish Identity and Ephesians by Tet-Lim N. Yee as reviewed by
Eung Chun Park in the Review of
Biblical Literature. (Link added 3/7/06) Judgment and Justification in
Early Judaism and the Apostle Paul by Chris VanLandingham as reviewed by D.A. Carson in the Review of Biblical Literature. (Link
added 12/9/07) Justification and the New
Perspectives on Paul by Guy Prentiss Waters as reviewed by Nicholas Perrin in Westminster Theological Journal.
Available in PDF format. (Link added 9/12/06) Justification and the New Perspectives on Paul by Guy Prentiss Waters as reviewed by Tim Gallant. (Link added 1/12/05) Justification and Variegated Nomism Vol. 1: The Complexities of Second Temple Judaism, ed. by D.A. Carson, Peter T. O'Brien, and Mark A. Seifrid as reviewed by Craig Blomberg in the Denver Journal. (Link updated 1/1/04) Justification and Variegated Nomism Vol. 1: The Complexities of Second Temple Judaism, ed. by D.A. Carson, Peter T. O'Brien, and Mark A. Seifrid as reviewed by John Byron in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 12/18/02) Justification and Variegated
Nomism Vol. 1: The Complexities of Second Temple Judaism, ed. by D.A. Carson, Peter T.
O'Brien, and Mark A. Seifrid as reviewed by Pamela Eisenbaum in the Review
of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 12/18/02) Justification and
Variegated Nomism: Volume 2: The Paradoxes of Paul, ed. by D.A. Carson, Peter T. O'Brien, and Mark
A. Seifrid as reviewed by Tobias Nicklas in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 7/20/05) Justification:
God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision by N.T. Wright as reviewed by Michael C.
Thompson in the Denver Journal.
(Link added 5/18/09) Justification:
God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision by N.T. Wright as reviewed by Craig Blomberg
in the Denver Journal. (Link added
5/18/09) Paul and the Hermeneutics of Faith by Francis Watson as reviewed by
Mark Gignilliat. (Link added 5/29/05) Paul and the Jews by A. Andrew Das as reviewed by Timothy Gombis in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 1/12/06) Paul and the Mosaic Law, ed. by James D.G. Dunn, as reviewed by Mark D. Nanos in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 12/19/02) Paul and the New Perspective: Second Thoughts on the Origin of Paul's Gospel by Seyoon Kim as reviewed by William Klein in the Denver Journal. (Link updated 1/1/04) Paul
and the New Perspective: Second Thoughts on the Origin of Paul’s Gospel
by Seyoon Kim as reviewed by Lee Irons. Available in PDF format. (Link
added 3/10/07) Paul
in Israel’s Story: Self and Community at the Cross
by John L. Meech as reviewed by Mark Reasoner in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF
format. (Link added 1/20/08). Paul, Judaism, and Judgment
According to Deeds
by Kent L. Yinger as reviewed by Mark A. Seifrid in the Review of Biblical
Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 12/19/02) Paul, Judaism, and the Gentiles:
Beyond the New Perspective by Francis Watson as reviewed by James D.G. Dunn in the
Review of Biblical Literature.
Available in PDF
format. (Link added 9/29/08) Paul:
Missionary of Jesus by Paul Barnett as reviewed by Don Garlington
in the Review of Biblical Literature.
Available in PDF
format. (Link added 11/15/08) Paul on the Cross: Reconstructing
the Apostle’s Story of Redemption by David A. Brandos as reviewed by D.A. Carson in the Review of Biblical Literature.
Available in PDF format. (Link added 3/10/07) Paul, the Law, and the Covenant by A. Andrew Das as reviewed by
Tim Gallant. (Link updated 7/22/05) Apostle Paul: His Life and Theology by Udo Schnelle, trans. By M. Eugene Boring as reviewed by Kenneth Atkinson in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 3/10/07) Preface to Romans: Notes on the
Epistle in Its Literary and Cultural Setting by Christopher Bryan as reviewed
by James C. Miller and Mark D. Nanos in the Review of Biblical Literature.
(Link added 8/27/03) Rereading Paul Together:
Protestant and Catholic Perspectives on Justification, ed. David E. Aune as reviewed by
James D.G. Dunn in the Review of
Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 3/23/08) Rereading Paul Together: Protestant and Catholic Perspectives on Justification, ed. David E. Aune as reviewed by Philip F. Esler in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 3/23/08) Romans by Brendan Byrne, S.J. as
reviewed by Mark D. Nanos in Catholic Biblical Quarterly. Available in
PDF format. (Link added 8/27/03) Romans by Leander E. Keck as reviewed by
James D.G. Dunn in the Review of
Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 7/11/06) Romans by Leander E. Keck as reviewed by
Sigurd Grindheim in the Review of
Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 7/11/06) Romans by Leander E. Keck as reviewed by
James C. Miller in the Review of
Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 7/11/06) Romans by John Toews as reviewed by Timothy Gombis in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 1/12/06) "Servants of Satan",
"False Brothers" and Other Opponents of Paul by Jerry L. Sumney as reviewed by
Mark D. Nanos in the Journal of Biblical Literature. (Link added
8/27/03) Solving the Romans Debate by A. Andrew Das as reviewed by Don Garlington in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 6/8/08) The Antithesis of the Ages: Paul's
Reconfiguration of Torah by Stephan K. Davis as reviewed by Mark D. Nanos in Catholic
Biblical Quarterly. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/27/03) The Future of Justification: A Response to N.T. Wright by John Piper as reviewed by Don Garlington in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 5/26/08) The Galatians Debate: Contemporary Issues in Rhetorical and Historical Interpretation, ed. by Mark D. Nanos, as reviewed by Richard B. Cook in Biblical Theology Bulletin. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 12/19/04) The Jesus Movement: A Social History of Its First Century by Ekkehard W. Stegemann and Wolfgang Stegemann as reviewed by Mark D. Nanos. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 8/07/03) The Irony of Galatians: Paul's Letter in First-Century Context by Mark D. Nanos as reviewed by Steven D. Burton in Jewish Book World. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/27/03) The Irony of Galatians: Paul's Letter in First-Century Context by Mark D. Nanos as reviewed by Erik M. Heen in theJournal of Biblical Literature. (Link added 8/27/03) The Irony of Galatians: Paul's Letter in First-Century Context by Mark D. Nanos as reviewed by Russell L. Resnik in Kesher: A Journal of Messianic Judaism. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/27/03) The Irony of Galatians: Paul's Letter in First-Century Context by Mark D. Nanos as reviewed by George M. Smiga in Catholic Biblical Quarterly. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/27/03) The Law & Its Fulfillment by Thomas R. Schreiner as reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. (Link added 7/3/01) The Law, the Covenant, and God's
Plan: Vol. I by
Kari Kuula as reviewed by Sheila E. McGinn in the Review of Biblical
Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 12/19/02) The Meaning of the Works of the Law in Galatians and Romans by Robert K. Rapa as reviewed by Guy Waters in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 10/19/05) The Mystery of Romans: The Jewish Context of Paul's Letter by Mark D. Nanos as reviewed by Neil Elliott in Journal of Beliefs and Values. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/27/03) The Mystery of Romans: The Jewish
Context of Paul's Letter by Mark D. Nanos as reviewed by Pamela Eisenbaum in Jewish Book
World. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/27/03) The New Perspective on Paul by James D.G. Dunn as reviewed by
Kathy Ehrensperger in the Review of Biblical Literature. (Link added
1/10/07) The New Perspective on Paul:
Revised Edition
by James D.G. Dunn as reviewed by J.R. Daniel Kirk in the Review of
Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 1/16/09) The New Perspective on Paul by Michael B. Thompson as reviewed by Mark Burnhope. (Link added 12/17/04) The Presence and Function of
Scripture in Galatians 1 and 2 by Roy E. Ciampa as reviewed by Mark D. Nanos in Catholic
Biblical Quarterly. Available in PDF format. (Link added 8/27/03) The Quest for Paul’s Gospel: A
Suggested Strategy
by Douglas A. Campbell as reviewed by Matt Jackson-Mccabe in the Review of
Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 3/23/08) The Saving Righteousness of God:
Studies on Paul, Justification and the New Perspective by Michael F. Bird as reviewed by
Martin Meiser in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 9/29/08) The Saving Righteousness of God: Studies on Paul, Justification and the New Perspective by Michael F. Bird as reviewed by James P. Sweeney in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added 3/31/09) The Strong and the Weak: Romans 14.1 - 15.13 in Context by Mark Reasoner as reviewed by Mark D. Nanos in the Review of Biblical Literature. (Link added 8/27/03) The Survivors of Israel: A Reconsideration of the Theology of Pre-Christian Judaism by Mark A. Elliott as reviewed by Craig Blomberg in the Denver Journal. (Link updated 1/1/04) The Theology of Paul the Apostle by James D.G. Dunn as reviewed by Mark Manassee. (Link added 10/10/01) The Theology of Paul the Apostle by James D.G. Dunn as reviewed by Mike Stallard in The Journal of Ministry & Theology. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 12/19/04) The Theology of Paul the Apostle by James D.G. Dunn as reviewed by
R. Barry Matlock in the Stone-Campbell Journal. (Link added 5/6/99) What Saint Paul Really Said by N.T. Wright as reviewed by Brian G. Hedges in Founders Journal. (Link added 4/25/05) What Saint Paul Really Said by N.T. Wright as reviewed by Craig L. Blomberg in the Denver Journal. (Link updated 1/1/04) What Saint Paul Really Said by N.T. Wright as reviewed by Darren R. Middleton. (Link updated 1/2/04) What Saint Paul Really Said by N.T. Wright as reviewed by Luke Timothy Johnson in First Things. (Link added 12/26/02) What Saint Paul Really Said by N.T. Wright as reviewed by Mary C. Orr in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link updated 12/19/02) What Saint Paul Really Said by N.T. Wright as reviewed by M. James Sawyer of Western Seminary. (Link updated 7/11/01) Where is Boasting? Early Jewish
Soteriology and Paul's Response in Romans 1-5 by Simon J. Gathercole as
reviewed by Craig L. Blomberg in the Denver Journal. (Link updated
1/1/04) Where is Boasting? Early Jewish Soteriology and Paul’s Response in Romans 1-5 by Simon J. Gathercole as reviewed by Sigurd Grindheim in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. (Link added 10/2/05)
Corpus Paulinum (the Corpus-Paul List) is a moderated academic e-list
dedicated to the scholarly discussion and evaluation of critical questions
surrounding the life, influence, teaching, theology, and the writings of the
Apostle Paul. (Link added 9/9/02) What N.T. Wright Really Said is a discussion list on the works
of N.T. Wright aimed primarily, but not exclusively at ministers in the PCA
and OPC and other Evangelical Reformed denominations. (Link added 9/9/02)
Buy Books on the New Perspective
Dunn, James D.G., The New Perspective on Paul:
Revised Edition
(Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.), 2007, contains Dunn’s essays on
the new perspective from the 1980s to 2004. Dunn, James D.G., Jesus, Paul, and the Law: Studies in Mark and Galatians (Westminster/John Knox Press), 1990, contains essays written throughout the '80s. Dunn, James D.G. and Suggate, Alan M., The Justice of God: A Fresh Look at the Old Doctrine of Justification by Faith (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.), 1993, is a practical little book exploring social ramifications of the new perspective. Sanders, E.P., Paul and Palestinian Judaism: A Comparison of Patterns of Religion (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press), 1977, is the book that really started it all. Stendahl, Krister, Paul Among Jews and Gentiles and Other Essays (Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press), 1976, contains the single most important essay anticipating the new perspective. Thompson, Michael B., The New Perspective on Paul (Cambridge: Grove Books Limited), 2002, is an excellent introduction to the new perspective. Available in PDF format as La Nueva Perspectiva de Pablo by Michael B. Thompson traducido por L.A. Jovel y revisado por J. Navarro. Wright, N.T., What St. Paul Really Said: Was
Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity? (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B.
Eerdmans Pub. Co.), 1997, is an excellent summary of the new approach to
Paul. Wright, N.T., Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision (London: SPCK), 2009, is Wright’s response to John Piper and other critics.
Aune, David E., ed., Rereading Paul Together:
Protestant and Catholic Perspectives on Justification (Baker Academic), 2006, is a
follow-up to the 1999 Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. Bassler, Jouette M., Navigating Paul: An Introduction
to Key Theological Concepts (Westminster John Knox Press), 2006, focuses on major
Pauline themes such as grace, law, faith, righteousness, Israel,
resurrection, and what it means to be “in Christ.” Bird, Michael F., A Bird’s Eye View of Paul (Inter-Varsity Press), 2008,
surveys the main contours of Paul’s thought. Bird, Michael F., The Saving Righteousness of God:
Studies on Paul, Justification and the New Perspective (Wipf & Stock Publishers),
2007, is an evangelical contribution to the discussion. Boyarin, Daniel, A Radical Jew: Paul and the
Politics of Identity (University of California Press), 1994, struggles with Paul from a
postmodern Jewish perspective. Brondos, David A., Paul on the Cross: Reconstructing the Apostle’s Story of Redemption (Fortress Press), 2006, argues for a radical rethinking of the atonement. Byrne, Brendan, Romans (Liturgical Press), 1996, is
Volume 6 of the Sacra Pagina Series. Campbell, Douglas A., The Quest for Paul’s Gospel: A
Suggested Strategy
(London: T&T Clark), 2005, argues for a “pneumatologically participatory
martyrological eschatology” (“PPME”) model of interpretation of Paul over
against the traditional “justification by faith” (“JF”) and
“salvation-historical” (“SH”) models. Campbell, William S., Paul and the Creation of Christian Identity (London: T&T Clark), 2008 pb Edition, argues against the concept of a universal Christian identity in Paul. Carson, D.A., O'Brien,
Peter T., and Seifrid, Mark, eds., Justification and Variegated
Nomism: The Complexities of Second Temple Judaism (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book
House), 2001, reexamines Sanders' thesis on covenantal nomism. Carson, D.A., O'Brien, Peter T., and Seifrid, Mark, eds., Justification and Variegated Nomism: The Paradoxes of Paul (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House), 2004, is a follow-up volume. Cousar, Charles B. and Tucker, Gene M., eds., The Letters of Paul (Abingdon Press), 1996, is part of the Interpreting Biblical Texts Series. Das, A. Andrew, Paul and the Jews (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.), 2003, proposes a "newer perspective" on Paul. Das, A. Andrew, Paul, the Law, and the Covenant (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.), 2001, provides a careful and nuanced critique of the new perspective. Donaldson, Terence L., Paul and the Gentiles: Remapping the Apostle's Convictional World (Fortress Press), 1997, argues that Paul did not abandon his Jewish frame of reference but reconfigured it. Dunn, James D.G., Epistle to the Galatians (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.), 1995, is volume 9 of Black's New Testament Commentary. Dunn, James D.G., ed., Paul and the Mosaic Law (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B.
Eerdmans Pub. Co.), 2001, contains essays by sixteen international scholars. Dunn, James D.G., ed., The Cambridge Companion to St Paul (Cambridge University Press), 2003, contains a variety of essays. Dunn, James D.G., The Theology of Paul's Letter to the Galatians (Cambridge University Press), 1993, explores Paul in his historical context. Dunn, James D.G., The Theology of Paul the Apostle (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.), 1997, is a systematic treatment of Paul. Dunn, James D.G., Word Biblical Commentary, Romans 1-8 (Dallas, TX: Word Books), 1988, is volume 38A of this evangelical commentary series. Dunn, James D.G., Word Biblical Commentary, Romans
9-16 (Dallas, TX:
Word Books), 1988, is volume 38B of this evangelical commentary series. Ehrensperger, Kathy, That We May Be Mutually Encouraged: Feminism and the New Perspective in Pauline Studies (T&T Clark Pubs.), 2004, considers the new perspective in light of feminism. Elliott, Mark A., The Survivors of Israel: A Reconsideration of the Theology of Pre-Christian Judaism (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.), 2000, criticizes the prevailing view of "covenantal nomism." Gager, John G., Reinventing Paul (Oxford University Press), 2000, rejects an anti-Jewish reading of Paul. Garlington, Don, An Exposition of Galatians: A New Perspective / Reformational Reading (Wipf & Stock Publishers), 2002, incorporates insights from the new perspective. Garlington, Don, Faith, Obedience &
Perseverance: Aspects of Paul's Letter to the Romans (Delft University Press), 1994,
brings insights from the new perspective to bear on Romans. Gardlington, Don, In Defense of the New Perspective on Paul: Essays and Reviews (Wipf & Stock Publishers), 2005, is a collection of essays from a Reformed perspective. Gaston, Lloyd, Paul and the Torah (Vancouver: Univ. of British Columbia Press), reprint 1991, argues that Paul's criticism of the Law was limited to its relationship to Gentiles. Gathercole, Simon J., Where Is Boasting: Early Jewish
Soteriology and Paul's Response in Romans 1-5 (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B.
Eerdmans Pub. Co.), 2002, argues that works-righteousness was one element to which
Paul reacted. Gorman, Michael J., Apostle of the Crucified Lord: A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.), 2004, is a comprehensive treatment of Paul’s letters. Harink, Douglas, Paul Among the Postliberals (Brazos Press), 2003, places Paul's doctrine of justification by faith in its socio-political context. Hays, Richard B., and
Johnson, Luke Timothy, The Faith of Jesus Christ: The
Narrative Substructure of Galatians 3:1-4:11 (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B.
Eerdmans Pub. Holzbrecher, Frank, Paulus und der historische Jesus. Darstellung und Analyse der bisherigen Forschungsgeschichte (TANZ 48, Tübingen), 2007, considers, among other things, the impact that the new perspective has had on this old question. Hooker, Morna D., Paul: A Short Introduction ( Howard, George, Paul: Crisis in Galatia: A Study
in Early Christian Theology (Cambridge University Press), 1979, is part of the
Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series. Husbands, Mark, and
Treier, Daniel J., ed., Justification: What’s at Stake in
the Current Debates
(InterVarsity Press), 2004, contains essays by Robert H. Gundry, D.A. Carson,
Bruce L. McCormack, Mark Seifrid, Anthony N.S. Lane, Paul D. Molnar, Geoffrey
Wainwright, and others. Karris, Robert J., Galatians and Romans ( Kaylor, R. David, Paul's Covenant Community: Jew
& Gentile in Romans ( Keck, Leander E., Romans (Abingdon Press), 2005, is part of the Abingdon New Testament Commentaries series. Kim, Seyoon, Paul and the New Perspective:
Second Thoughts on the Origin of Paul's Gospel ( Kruse, Colin G., Paul, the Law, and Justification (Peabody, Massachussetts: Hendrickson Publisers, Inc.), 1997, grapples with the new perspective and the doctrine of justification. Meech, John, Paul in Israel’s Story: Self and Community at the Cross (Oxford University Press), 2006, is an interdisciplinary study of Paul illuminated by the work of Paul Ricoeur. Moore, Richard K., Rectification ('Justification') in Paul, in Historical Perspective, and in the English Bible: God's Gift of Right Relationship 3 vols. (Edward Mellen Press), 2002, argues for a relational model of Paul's doctrine of justification. Nanos, Mark D., ed., The Galatians Debate: Contemporary Issues in Rhetorical and Historical Interpretation (Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.), 2002, is an excellent introduction to studies in Galatians. Nanos, Mark D., The Irony of Galatians: Paul's Letter in First-Century Context (Augsburg Fortress), 2001, is a follow-up to his book, The Mystery of Romans. Nanos, Mark D., The Mystery of Romans: The Jewish
Context of Paul's Letter (Fortress Press), 1996, was awarded the 1996 National Jewish Book
Award in the category of Jewish-Christian relations. Park, Eung Chun, Either Jew or Gentile: Paul’s Unfolding Theology of Inclusivity (Westminster/John Knox Press), 2003, reconstructs a focused and coherent narrative of the last two decades of the life of Paul as it revolved around gentile mission. Pate, Marvin C., The Reverse of the Curse: Paul, Wisdom, and the Law (Coronet Books), 2001, questions the new perspective. Sanders, E.P., Paul, the Law, and the Jewish
People ( Schnelle, Udo, Apostle Paul: His Life and Theology (Baker Academic), 2005, is a thorough and comprehensive treatment of Pauline theology. Schreiner, Thomas R., The Law & Its Fulfillment: A
Pauline Theology of Law ( Stowers, Stanley K., A Rereading of Romans: Justice, Jews, and Gentiles (Yale University Press), 1997, interprets Romans in light of rhetorical conventions available in Paul's time. Stuhlmacher, Peter and Hagner, Donald Alfred, Revisiting Paul's Doctrine of Justification: A Challenge to the New Perspective (Intervarsity Press), 2001, defends the traditional view. Thielman, Frank, Paul and the Law: A Contextual
Approach ( VanLandingham, Chris, Judgment & Justification In
Early Judaism And The Apostle Paul (Hendrickson Publishers), 2006, addresses the
relationship between divine grace and human reward in the context of the
Greco-Roman world and early Judaism. Visscher, Gerhard H., Romans
4 and the New Perspective on Paul: Faith Embraces the Promise (Peter Lang
Publishing), 2009, argues that the new perspective is generally in need of
substantial revision. Vlachos, Chris, The Law and the Knowledge of Good
and Evil: The Edenic Background of the Catalytic Operation of the Law in Paul (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock),
2009, challenges the new perspective on the basis of 1 Corinthians 15:56. Waters, Guy Prentiss, Justification and the New
Perspectives on Paul: A Review and Response (P&R Publishing), 2004, is another criticism
of the new perspective. Watson, Francis, Paul and the Hermeneutics of Faith ( Watson, Francis, Paul, Judaism, and the Gentiles:
Beyond the New Perspective ( Westerholm, Stephen, Israel's Law and the Church's Faith: Paul and His Recent Interpreters (Wipf & Stock Publishers), 1998, also acknowledges Protestantism's traditional misrepresentation of Judaism while yet defending the classic Lutheran position. Westerholm, Stephen, Perspectives Old and New on Paul: The "Lutheran" Paul and His Critics, 2003, is Westerholm's latest contribution to the debate. Wright, N.T., Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians (SPCK), 2002, is part of Wright's popular commentary series. Wright, N.T., The Climax of the Covenant: Christ
and the Law in Pauline Theology ( Wright, N.T., et al., The New Interpreter's Bible: Acts - 1 Corinthians (Abingdon Press), 2002, contains Wright's long-awaited commentary on Romans. Wright, N.T., The New Testament and the People
of God: Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 1 ( Yee, Tet-Lim N., Jews, Gentiles and Ethnic Reconciliation: Paul’s Jewish Identity and Ephesians (Cambridge University Press), 2005, examines Ephesians in light of the new perspective. Yinger, Kent L., Paul, Judaism, and Judgment
According to Deeds
(Cambridge University Press), 1999, surveys the theme of judgment in Paul and
in the Hebrew Scriptures, the Pseudepigrapha, and Young, Brad H., Paul the Jewish Theologian: A Pharisee Among Christians, Jews, and Gentiles (Peabody, Massachussetts: Hendrickson Publisers, Inc.), 1998, explores Paul's thought in his Jewish context.
Jewish-Christian
Relations offers
resources for Jewish-Christian dialogue. (Link added The N.T. Wright Page is an unofficial web site dedicated to the
bishop of Notas Teológicas contains Spanish translations of articles by
N.T. Wright. (Link updated Paul and Scripture Seminar is a seminar of the Society for Biblical
Literature which provides a forum for a group of Pauline scholars to examine,
debate, and work towards a resolution to a series of questions that have
arisen in recent years concerning the way the apostle Paul interpreted and
applied the Jewish Scriptures. (Link added Paula Fredriksen’s web site contains many good
Pauline articles. (Link added Pauline Perspectives: Old, New
& Fresh is a
weblog dedicated to Paul’s life, theology, and use of Scripture. (Link added rabbisaul.com contains studies in Paul and Second Temple Judaism. (Link
added Romans through History and
Cultures contains
several papers presented at conferences of the Society for Biblical
Literature. (Link added The Website of Mark
D. Nanos lists Nanos’
latest projects. (Link updated Whereas the new perspective on Paul
considers Paul’s writings in the context of first-century Judaism, a more
recent trend in Pauline studies considers Paul’s writings in the political
context of imperial Might the new perspective and this more
recent aspect of Pauline studies be considered two distinct but interrelated
(complementary?) aspects of what may be more accurately characterized as a
quest for the historical Paul? Perhaps this is a question that will be answered
only in hindsight. Bracketing that question for the moment, here are a few
helpful resources exploring this latest important development in Pauline
studies. Articles Apocalypsis and Polis:
Pauline Reflections on the Theological Politics of Yoder, Hauerwas, and
Milbank by
Douglas Harink argues that Paul’s gospel was intrinsically political. (Link
updated Articles about Colossians by Brian Walsh explore Colossians
in the context of empire. (Link added In Search of Paul by John Dominic Crossan is an
excerpt from his latest book. (Link added N.T. Wright and New Insights on
Paul is a podcast
interview of N.T. Wright by Jerry Bowyer. (Link added Paul and Caesar: A New Reading of Romans by N.T. Wright is “a lightly revised version”
of Wright’s 2000 Manson Memorial Lecture. (Link added Paul: Leader of a Jewish Revolution by N.T. Wright is a Bible Review
column. Also available in PDF format as Paulo, Líder de uma Revolução
Judaica. (Link
added Paul's Gospel and Caesar's Empire by N.T. Wright explores the
counter-imperial aspect of Paul's essentially Jewish gospel. (Link added Reconciliation and the Blood of
the Cross: Forgiveness and Subversive Politics in Paul by Sylvia C. Keesmaat explores
Romans 13:1-7 and Colossians 1:15-20 as subversive challenges to imperialism.
Available in PDF format. (Link added Scholars chronicle Paul’s lasting
impact by Greg
Garrison focuses on the work of John Dominic Crossan. (Link added The Divine Benefactions of Paul
the Client by
Zeba Crook was published in the Journal
of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism. Available in PDF format. (Link added ‘The Ultimate Sinner’: Paul &
the Antichrist in Political Context by James R. Harrison is a paper delivered at the 125th
SBL Annual Meeting 2005, Book Reviews Colossians Remixed: Subverting the
Empire by Brian
J. Walsh and Sylvia C. Keesmaat as reviewed by Angela Standhartinger in the Review
of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added Colossians Remixed: Subverting the
Empire by Brian
J. Walsh and Sylvia C. Keesmaat as reviewed by Nate Dawson. (Link added Galatians
and the Imperial Cult: A Critical Analysis of the First-Century Social
Context of Paul’s Letter by Justin K. Hardin as reviewed by Wilhelm Pratscher in
the Review of Biblical Literature.
Available in PDF format. (Link added Galatians
and the Imperial Cult: A Critical Analysis of the First-Century Social
Context of Paul’s Letter by Justin K. Hardin as reviewed by Mark D. Nanos in the Review of Biblical Literature.
Available in PDF format. (Link added Paul and Politics: Ekklesia,
Israel, Imperium, Interpretation, ed. by Richard A. Horsley, as reviewed by Robert Paul
Seesengood in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added Paul: Fresh Perspectives by N.T. Wright as reviewed by
David Field. (Link added Paul: In Fresh Perspective by N.T. Wright as reviewed by
Valérie Nicolet Anderson in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available
in PDF format. (Link added Paul: In Fresh Perspective by N.T. Wright as reviewed by
Seyoon Kim in the Review of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added Paul: In Fresh Perspective by N.T. Wright as reviewed by
William W. Klein in the The
Arrogance of Nations: Reading Romans in the Shadow of Empire by Neil Elliott as
reviewed by Glenn E. Snyder in the Review
of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added The Arrogance
of Nations: Reading Romans in the Shadow of Empire by Neil Elliott as
reviewed by Graydon F. Snyder in the Review
of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added The
Arrogance of Nations: Reading Romans in the Shadow of Empire by Neil Elliott as
reviewed by Ben Witherington III in the Review
of Biblical Literature. Available in PDF format. (Link added Related Sites Philip A. Harland: Associations, Synagogues, and
Congregations explores
the social world of early Christians and Jews. (Link added Crossan, John Dominic and
Reed, Jonathan L., In Search of Paul: How Jesus’s
Apostle Opposed Rome’s Empire with God’s Kingdom (HarperSanFrancisco), 2004,
brings together the latest research in archaeology and Pauline exegesis. Ehrensperger, Kathy, Paul and the Dynamics of Power:
Communication and Interaction in the Early Christ-Movement ( Elliott, Neil, Liberating Paul: The Justice of
God and the Politics of the Apostle (Fortress Press), 2005, argues for a liberationist
reading of Paul. Elliott,
Neil, The
Arrogance of Nations: Reading Romans in the Shadow of Empire
(Fortress Press), 2009, incorporates insights from classical studies,
rhetorical criticism, postcolonial criticism, and people’s history. Hardin,
Justin K., Galatians
and the Imperial Cult: A Critical Analysis of the First-Century Social
Context of Paul’s Letter (Mohr Siebeck),
2008, assesses the imperial cult as the background for understanding the
social setting of Galatians. Harland, Philip A., Associations,
Synagogues, and Congregations: Claiming a Place in Ancient Mediterranean
Society (Augsburg Fortress Publishers), 2003, considers the
formation, operation, and functions of congregations and synagogues within
the larger framework of voluntary associations in the Roman world. Horsley, Richard A., ed., Paul and Empire: Religion and Power in Roman Imperial Society (Trinity Press International), 1997, emphasizes the Roman imperial context of Paul. Horsley, Richard A., ed.,
Paul and Politics: Ekklesia,
Israel, Imperium, Interpretation (Trinity Press International), 2002, brings together
scholars on the cutting edge of Pauline studies. Horsley, Richard A. and
Silberman, Neil Asher, The Message and the Kingdom: How
Jesus and Paul Ignited a Revolution and Transformed the Ancient World (Augsburg Fortress Publishers),
2002, uses both archaeological and textual research in reassessing Jesus and
Paul. Kim, Seyoon, Christ and Caesar: The Gospel and
the Roman Empire in the Writings of Paul and Luke ( Kim, Yung Suk, Christ’s
Body in Corinth: The Politics of a Metaphor (Fortress Press),
2009, presents a new argument about Paul’s metaphor of the body of Christ in
1 Corinthians. Lopez, Davina, Apostle
to the Conquered: Reimagining Paul’s Mission (Fortress Press),
2009, provides a new and more critical perspective on the systematic violence
of the Marchal, Joseph, The
Politics of Heaven: Women, Gender, and Empire in the Study of Paul (Fortress Press),
2009, argues that understanding the way rhetorics of power overlap and
intersect requires a nuanced combination of feminist and postcolonial
criticism and a "thick description" of colonized space. Walsh, Brian J. and
Keesmaat, Sylvia C., Colossians Remixed: Subverting the
Empire (InterVarsity
Press), 2004, explores the revolutionary and subversive message of
Colossians. Wright, N.T., Paul: In Fresh Perspective (Augsburg Fortress Publishers),
2005, elaborates on his Cambridge University Hulsean Lectures of 2004. Zetterholm,
Magnus, Approaches
to Paul: A Student’s Guide to Recent Scholarship (Fortress
Press), 2009, surveys not only the new perspective but other recent
perspectives as well (including feminist and postcolonial perspectives). If there is a link on the new perspective that should be included here but isn't -- or if you've written an article or a book review regarding the new perspective and would like it published here -- please feel free to e-mail it to the webservant for inclusion on The Paul Page: Dedicated to the New Perspective on Paul.
By popular demand, here is a concise listing of recent updates to this web site so that returning visitors don't have to scroll through the whole page to see if anything new is listed. Please keep in mind, my maintenance
of this site is sporadic. I do what I can when I can. Your continued comments
and suggestions are always welcome. 5/18/09: Added Romans
4 and the New Perspective on Paul: Faith Embraces the Promise by Gerhard
H. Visscher to the on-line bookstore (thanks to the author for the tip) and links
to reviews of N.T. Wright’s book Justification:
God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision by
Michael
C. Thompson and Craig
Blomberg. 4/26/09: Added Denny Burk’s Assessing
the Piper-Wright Debate on Justification (thanks to Jason Silverthorne for the tip) and added Galatians
and the Imperial Cult: A Critical Analysis of the First-Century Social
Context of Paul’s Letter by Justin K. Hardin to the on-line
bookstore, as well as links to reviews by Wilhelm Pratscher
and Mark D. Nanos.
Also added Neil Elliott’s book The
Arrogance of Nations: Reading Romans in the Shadow of Empire
to the on-line bookstore, together with links to reviews by Glenn
E. Snyder, Graydon F. Snyder,
and Ben Witherington III.
Finally, added to the on-line bookstore Yung Suk
Kim’s Christ’s
Body in Corinth: The Politics of a Metaphor, Davina Lopez’s Apostle
to the Conquered: Reimagining Paul’s Mission, Joseph Marchal’s The Politics
of Heaven: Women, Gender, and Empire in the Study of Paul, and Magnus Zetterholm’s Approaches
to Paul: A Student’s Guide to Recent Scholarship (thanks to
Neil Elliott for the tips). 1/16/09: Added links to Paul and Scripture in Dispute:
Romans 2:24 as Test-Case and The Catena of Romans 3:10-18 by Steve Moyise and J.R. Daniel
Kirk’s review of The New Perspective on Paul:
Revised Edition
by James D.G. Dunn; temporarily removed Don Garlington’s article “Even We
Have Believed:” Galatians 2:15-16 Revisited for copyright purposes. 11/15/08: Added two books to the on-line bookstore: The Law and the Knowledge of Good
and Evil: The Edenic Background of the Catalytic Operation of the Law in Paul by Chris Vlachos (thanks to the
author for the tip) and Christ and Caesar: The Gospel and
the Roman Empire in the Writings of Paul and Luke by Seyoon Kim (thanks to Aaron
Meares for the tip); added Paul
and Scripture Seminar and Romans through History and
Cultures to the
list of related sites; and added a link to Paul:
Missionary of Jesus by Paul Barnett as reviewed by Don
Garlington. 9/29/08: Added Martin Meiser’s review of The Saving Righteousness of God: Studies on Paul,
Justification and the New Perspective by Michael F. Bird and James D.G. Dunn’s review of Paul, Judaism, and the Gentiles: Beyond the New
Perspective by
Francis Watson. 6/19/08: Added Don Garlington’s review of Paul: Missionary of Jesus by Paul Barnett (thanks to Don
for the submission) and added William S. Campbell’s book Paul and the Creation of Christian
Identity and
Kathy Ehrensperger’s book Paul and the Dynamics of Power:
Communication and Interaction in the Early Christ-Movement to the on-line bookstore (thanks
to Kathy for the tips). 5/26/08: Deleted a couple of dead links (thanks to Joel
Radford for the tip), added a link to Don Garlington’s review of The Future of Justification: A
Response to N.T. Wright by John Piper, and added links to two articles by Mark D. Nanos, Rethinking the “Paul and Judaism” Paradigm: Why Not “Paul’s
Judaism”? and Paul’s Reversal of Jews Calling Gentiles ‘Dogs’ (Philipplians 3:2): 1600
Years of an Ideological Tale Wagging an Exegetical Dog?. 3/7/08: Added Francis Watson’s book Paul, Judaism, and the Gentiles:
Beyond the New Perspective to the on-line bookstore (thanks to Nathan Puckett for
pointing out my oversight; I should have added this earlier), as well as a
link to Don Garlington’s response to John Piper’s book The Future of Justification (thanks to Rance Darity for the
tip) and a link to Paul and Judaism: The Apostle in
the Context of Recent Interpretation by James W. Aageson. Finally, deleted the link to Krister
Stendahl’s historic essay “The Apostle Paul and the Introspective Conscience
of the West.” I actually took down the essay itself at the end of February
because the permission expired and has not yet been renewed. Hopefully this
will be a temporary situation. 2/8/08: Added a book review of The New Perspective on Paul: Revised Edition by James D.G. Dunn; updated the
links to the JBL issue with Pamela
Eisenbaum’s article A Remedy for Having Been Born of
Woman: Jesus, Gentiles, and Genealogy in Romans; finally, added Timothy G.
Gombis’ review of Justification in Perspective:
Historical Developments and Contemporary Challenges, ed. by Bruce L. McCormack. 1/20/08: Updated the link to D.A. Carson’s MP3 sermons on
the new perspective at Monergism (thanks to Jim Montesano for the
tip); added a link to an MP3 sermon titled The New Perspective on Paul by Sinclair Ferguson (thanks to
Dale Campbell for the tip); added a link to Mark Reasoner’s review of John L.
Meech’s Paul
in Israel’s Story: Self and Community at the Cross;
added Trevin Wax’s
response to John Piper’s The Future of Justification; added James D.G. Dunn’s latest
anthology The New Perspective on Paul:
Revised Edition
to the on-line bookstore; and eliminated a dead link (thanks to Jason
Silverthorne for the tip). 3/30/07: Added Letting Paul be: A Radical Interpretation of Galatians by Wan Chee Keong (thanks to the
author for the submission), added links to MP3 files for lectures named Nueva Perspectiva sobre Pablo 1, Nueva Perspectiva sobre Pablo 2, and Nueva Perspectiva sobre Pablo 3 by Matthew Leighton, and updated
the link to Neil Elliott’s book Liberating Paul: The Justice of
God and the Politics of the Apostle (thanks to the author for the tip, and keep an eye out for
his upcoming book The Arrogance of
Nations: Reading Romans in the Shadow of Empire, scheduled for Spring
2008 from Fortress). 3/10/07: Added James D.G. Dunn’s Introduction to The Cambridge Companion to St. Paul, Lee Irons’ review of Paul
and the New Perspective: Second Thoughts on the Origin of Paul’s Gospel
by Seyoon Kim (thanks to Lee for the tip), D.A. Carson’s review of Paul on the Cross: Reconstructing the Apostle’s
Story of Redemption
by David A. Brandos, Kenneth Atkinson’s review of Apostle Paul: His Life and Theology by Udo Schnelle, trans. By M.
Eugene Boring, and Angela Standhartinger’s review of Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire by Brian J. Walsh and Sylvia C.
Keesmaat. Finally, added Paul on the Cross: Reconstructing
the Apostle’s Story of Redemption and Apostle Paul: His Life and
Theology to the on-line
bookstore. 11/2/06: Updated the links to The Fulfilment of the Covenants:
An Acovenantal Perspective on Paul and The New Perspective on Paul:
Reflections and Summaries by Lionel Windsor (thanks to Lionel for pointing out the changed
links), and added a link to Karl Barth and N.T. Wright
Dissertation by
Jon Swales (thanks to Jon for the tip). 10/8/06: Added links to Penal Substitutionary Atonement in
the Theology of N.T. Wright by Trevin K. Wax (thanks to Trevin for the tip) and Reception of Paul by Non-Christian
Philosophers Today
by Alain Gignac (thanks to Philip J. Hanson for the tip), and added Tom
Holland's Response to my reflection on his March
2006 lecture at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. Finally, eliminated a
couple of dead links (thanks to Marno Retief for pointing out one of them). 8/2/06: Added several articles from The Master’s Seminary Journal: The New Perspective on Paul: Its Basic Tenets, History and
Presuppositions
by F. David Farnell, The Reformers’ Understanding of
Paul and the Law
by Irvin A. Busenitz, The New Perspective’s View of Paul
and the Law by
Jack Hughes, The New Perspective and “Works of
the Law” (Gal 3:16 and Rom 3:20) by William D. Barrick, Hermeneutics of the New Perspective on Paul by Robert L. Thomas, and Bibliography of Works on the New Perspective on Paul by Dennis M. Swanson. Thanks to
Rick Sumner for the tip. Also, corrected a typo in my review of N.T. Wright’s
book The New Testament and the People
of God. 7/11/06: Added links to reviews of N.T. Wright’s book Paul: In Fresh Perspective by Valérie Nicolet Anderson and Seyoon Kim and Leander E. Keck’s commentary Romans by James D.G. Dunn, Sigurd Grindheim, and James C. Miller from the Review
of Biblical Literature. Also added Keck’s book to the on-line bookstore. Finally,
eliminated a dead link. Thanks to Marno Retief for pointing it out. 5/22/06: Updated Robert Orlando’s e-mail address in An Interview with Filmmaker Robert Orlando; added updates to Wan Chee
Keong’s article Not Either/Or but Both/And at his request; added La Nueva Perspectiva de Pablo por Michael B. Thompson traducido
por L.A. Jovel y revisado por J. Navarro (thanks to Luis Jovel for the
submission) and links to Narrative of Scripture and
Justification by Faith: A Still Fresher Reading of Paul by Mark A. Seifrid and Justification by Faith is the
Answer: What is the Question? by Stephen Westerholm (thanks to Jared Kennedy for the tip);
finally, added After the New Perspective: Works,
Justification and Boasting in Early Judaism and Romans 1-5 by Simon Gathercole. 4/22/06: Updated the link to New Perspective on Reformed
Tradition by
Daniel Kirk at the author’s request, added Justification and the Righteousness of God in the Pauline
Corpus by Wan
Chee Keong, and added links to two articles from the Criswell Theological Review, An Interview with N.T. Wright and The New Perspective and Means of
Atonement in Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period by Charles L. Quarles. Thanks to
John Baruch for the tip. 3/20/06: Added Twenty-One Theses Toward
Understanding Paul’s View of the Law by A.B. Caneday, added Justification and
Variegated Nomism: Volume 2: The Paradoxes of Paul, ed. by D.A. Carson, Peter T. O'Brien, and Mark
A. Seifrid as reviewed by Timothy Gombis, added Mike Bird’s latest update to
his Bibliographical Essay at his request, and eliminated a
couple of dead links (thanks to Marno Retief for pointing them out). Finally,
I removed the Announcements section since there doesn’t appear to be much
demand for it -- at least for now. 3/7/06: Added Mike Bird’s latest updates to his Bibliographical Essay at his request and a link to Paula Fredriksen’s web site, as well as a couple
of her articles, Judaism, the Circumcision of
Gentiles, and Apocalyptic Hope: Another Look at Galatians 1 and 2 and Paul and Augustine: Conversion
Narratives, Orthodox Traditions, and the Retrospective Self. Thanks to Marno Retief for the
tip. Finally, added Tet-Lim N. Yee’s book Jews, Gentiles and Ethnic
Reconciliation: Paul’s Jewish Identity and Ephesians to the on-line bookstore, as well
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