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Early critics of the old perspective included Claude Montefiore, George F. Moore, and Krister Stendahl. | Early critics of the old perspective included Claude Montefiore, George F. Moore, and Krister Stendahl. | ||
The turning point came with the publication of [[Paul and Palestinian Judaism (1977 Sanders), book]]. Sanders stressed that Second Temple Judaism was not the legalistic religion of past caricatures. Grace played an important role in the soteriology of the period. God's election was the necessary premise for "getting in" the covenant while the Law was the condition for "staying in." In Sanders'd view Paul proposed a different "pattern of religion", where Jesus' grace replaced the old covenant. | The turning point came with the publication of [[Paul and Palestinian Judaism (1977 Sanders), book]]. Sanders stressed that Second Temple Judaism was not the legalistic religion of past caricatures. Grace played an important role in the soteriology of the period. God's election was the necessary premise for "getting in" the covenant while the Law was the condition for "staying in." In Sanders'd view Paul proposed a different "pattern of religion", where Jesus' grace replaced the old covenant. There is nothing inherently wrong with the Law except that the Law is not Christ. "What is wrong with Israel's righteousness by Law... is that it is not based on faith in Christ... and that it prevents Gentiles from Being on equal footing with Jews" (Sanders 1986, p.79). | ||
According to Dunn and Wright the "failure" of Judaism was not legalism or works-righteousness, but "national righteousness." | According to Dunn and Wright the "failure" of Judaism was not legalism or works-righteousness, but "national righteousness." |
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New Perspective on Paul
Overview
The "Old" Perspective on Paul maintained that while "Late Judaism" was a religion based on "works" and characterized by legalism, Paul believed that salvation came by grace through faith. Paul's rejection of the Law was radical; he saw the Law as an antagonistic force from which human beings needed to be redeemed.
Early critics of the old perspective included Claude Montefiore, George F. Moore, and Krister Stendahl.
The turning point came with the publication of Paul and Palestinian Judaism (1977 Sanders), book. Sanders stressed that Second Temple Judaism was not the legalistic religion of past caricatures. Grace played an important role in the soteriology of the period. God's election was the necessary premise for "getting in" the covenant while the Law was the condition for "staying in." In Sanders'd view Paul proposed a different "pattern of religion", where Jesus' grace replaced the old covenant. There is nothing inherently wrong with the Law except that the Law is not Christ. "What is wrong with Israel's righteousness by Law... is that it is not based on faith in Christ... and that it prevents Gentiles from Being on equal footing with Jews" (Sanders 1986, p.79).
According to Dunn and Wright the "failure" of Judaism was not legalism or works-righteousness, but "national righteousness."
Against the New Perspective, the Radical New Perspective on Paul stressed that in his letters Paul addressed a non-Jewish audience, being a proponent of two-ways of salvation. The Jewish covenant remained valid for the Jews, while the new covenant in Christ is a path to salvation for the Gentiles.
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Pages in category "New Perspective on Paul (subject)"
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
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- Paul and the Mosaic Law (2001 Dunn), edited volume
- Paulus: eine Einführung = Paul: A Very Short Introduction (2002 Sanders / Schöller), book (German ed.)
- The New Perspective on Paul (2002 Thompson), book
- The New Perspective on Paul (2005 Dunn), book
- Marks of an Apostle: Deconstruction, Philippians, and Problematizing Pauline Theology (2005 Smith), book
- (+) Paul: Fresh Perspectives (2005 Wright), book
- Lagen som evangelium?: den nya synen på Paulus och judendomen (The Law as Gospel?: The New Approach to Paul and Judaism / 2006 Zetterholm), book (Swedish)
- Justification: God's Plan & Paul's Vision (2009 Wright), book
- Paul and the Faithfulness of God (2013 Wright), book
- The New Perspective on Paul: An Introduction (2011 Yinger), book
Media in category "New Perspective on Paul (subject)"
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