The New Perspective on Paul. An Introduction

✅ Synopsis: Can someone please explain this New Perspective on Paul Where did it come from and will it help or hinder Christian interpreters to grasp the apostles writings more clearly In The New Perspective on Paul: An Introduction, Kent Yinger provides concise, readable, and authoritative answers to these and other questions currently exercising students of Paul. Endorsements: The New Perspective on Paul has, sadly, been more controversial than illuminative of a neglected dimension of Pauls teaching on justification by faith. Professor Yinger most helpfully explains both aspects. . . . [T]his is as good an Introduction to the New Perspective and the related Pauline teaching as you will find. --James D. G. Dunn author of The New Perspective on Paul: Collected Essays Kent Yinger has made a complex and often emotive debate about Paul and Justification accessible to a wider audience. This book isnt beating any drum, its not an apology for the New Perspective thing, nor is it a declaration of war on any party. Rather, this is a map of the key terrain, a list of who is who in the zoo of debate, and a flashlight on several dark alleys of contested interpretations. At the same time, Yinger gives us some good and sensible commentary along the way. If youre lost in the maelstrom of theological polemics and Pauline interpretation, this book is one of the ways to help you get your bearings. --Michael F. Bird Lecturer in T...

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