Another fascinating volume in the Counterpoints series:
Michael F. Bird, ed. Four Views on the Apostle Paul. Counterpoints. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012.
Here’s the lineup: [Read more…] about Four Views on the Apostle Paul
New Perspective(s) on Paul
Five Exegetical Flash Points in the Justification Debate
An introductory essay to IVP’s latest debate-book elaborates on five exegetical flash points in the justification debate:
- Paul’s attitude toward Judaism
- The role of works in final justification/judgment
- Justification/righteousness in the Old Testament
- Justifying righteousness: imputation, transformation or incorporation?
- The meaning of pistis
—Paul Rhodes Eddy, James K. Beilby, and Steven E. Enderlein, “Justification in Contemporary Debate,” in Justification: Five Views (ed. James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy; Spectrum Multiview Books; Downers Grove: IVP, 2011), pp. 67–81:
Here are the book’s five views:
- Michael S. Horton, traditional Reformed
- Michael F. Bird, progressive Reformed
- James D. G. Dunn, new perspective view
- Veli-Matti Käkkäinen, deification
- Gerald O’Collins, S.J. and Oliver P. Rafferty, Roman Catholic
Cf. Tom Schreiner’s review.
More on the New Perspective(s) on Paul
Last week I linked to Scott McKnight’s five-part series on the new perspective(s) on Paul. Here are some other recent perspectives:
- Simon Gathercole, “What Did Paul Really Mean?” (Christianity Today cover article, 8-10-07).
- Rick Phillips, “Holding the Line on Justification” (8-11-07).
- Bryan Chapell, “An Explanation of the New Perspective on Paul for Friends of Covenant Theological Seminary” (8-14-07).
- John Piper, The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright (Wheaton: Crossway, forthcoming October 23, 2007). Here’s an excerpt from the conclusion. See blurbs by Michael Bird, Darrell Bock, Gerald Bray, D. A. Carson, Peter O’Brien, Tom Schreiner, Dan Wallace, and Doug Wilson.
Update: Cf. Phil Gons’s more thorough summary: “Recent Discussion on the New Perspective on Paul.”