Justification Reconsidered
Rethinking A Pauline Theme
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Publisher Description
Much has been written of late about what the apostle Paul really meant when he spoke of justification by faith, not the works of the law. This short study by Stephen Westerholm carefully examines proposals on the subject by Krister Stendahl, E. P. Sanders, Heikki Raisanen, N. T. Wright, James D. G. Dunn, and Douglas A. Campbell. In doing so, Westerholm notes weaknesses in traditional understandings that have provoked the more recent proposals, but he also points out areas in which the latter fail to do justice to the apostle.
Readers of this book will gain not only a better grasp of the ongoing theological debate about justification but also a more nuanced overall understanding of Paul.
Customer Reviews
The Clearest Response to the New Perspective
NT Wright and others have a new perspective on Paul. A belief that believers are saved by works and that the Jews were not legalist but ethnic centric. The Jews did not allow Gentiles to join. Westerholm, in response, showed a Paul of Thessalonians who told pagans to turn to a holy God to escape judgement. Sufficient and thorough this book gives clear explanation of reformational justification and puts its critics in defense. A well written book against the new perspective.