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{en} Paul, Judaism, and Judgment according to Deeds (1999) is a book by Kent L. Yinger.

Abstract

"Counter Why does 'judgment according to deeds' produce no discernible theological tension for Paul, the apostle of justification by faith? For students of his writings, paradox, incoherence, or eschatological tension come more readily to mind. Paul felt no such theological tension because there was none - neither within his own soteriology, nor in that of the Judaism from which he learned to speak of 'judgment according to deeds'. For both, salvation is wholly by God's grace and the saved will be repaid (i.e., saved or condemned) in accordance with what they have done. Thus, Paul can promise eternal life to those who 'do good', while threatening wrath upon the disobedient (Rom 2:6-11), and without undermining justification by faith. This thorough examination of second temple and pauline texts interacts with recent discussions of 'covenantal nomism', justification, and the 'new perspective' on Paul to explore the Jewishness of the apostle's theology." -- Publisher description

As a follower of the New Perspective on Paul, Yinger agrees that at the center of Paul's thought there is no longer the grace of the covenant but the grace of Christ, which embraces everybody, Jews and Gentiles alike. This did not break however Paul's Jewish convictions regarding the role of works in the last judgment (2 Cor 5:10). The final salvation is based on works. "Judgment according to deeds remains a fundamental and living axiom in Judaism of the first century CE." (p.286) The motif occurs in Rom 2:6; 1 Cor 3:8b; 2 Cor 5:10; 11:15b; and Col 3:24-25.

Editions

Published in Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 1999 (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, 105) / reprinted in 2007.

Contents

Preface -- List of abbreviations --Introduction

Part I. 'Judgment According to Deeds' in Jewish Literature

• 1. The use of the motif in the Jewish scriptures
• 2. The use of the motif in the Old Testament pseudepigrapha
• 3. The use of the motif in the Qumran literature

Part II. 'Judgment According to Deeds' in Paul's Letters:

• 4. 'Judgment according to deeds' in Paul's Letter to the Romans
• 5. 'Judgment according to deeds' in 1 Corinthians
• 6. 'Judgment according to deeds' in 2 Corinthians and Colossians
• 7. Paul and a Jewish motif: conclusions

Appendices -- Bibliography -- Subject index -- Index of passages

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