Justification and Variegated Nomism. Volume II

This volume is the second part of a comprehensive evaluation of the »new perspective« that has dominated much Anglo-American thought, amongst biblical specialists, for a quarter of a century. The first volume grappled with and evaluated the new perspective's understanding of Palestinian Judaism; this volume evaluates the appropriateness of new perspective categories to the principal writings of Paul, including technical discussion of justification and other crucial words and expressions - all set within the context of the current debates.Stephen Westerholm: The »New Perspective« at Twenty-Five - Mark A. Seifrid: Paul's Use of Righteousness Language Against Its Hellenistic Background - Martin Hengel: The Stance of the Apostle Paul Toward the Law in the Unknown Years Between Damascus and Antioch - Mark A. Seifrid: Unrighteous by Faith: Apostolic Proclamation in Romans 1:18-3:20 - S. J. Gathercole: Justified by Faith, Justified by his Blood: The Evidence of Romans 3:21-4:25 - Douglas J. Moo: Israel and the Law in Romans 5-11: Interaction with the New Perspective - Moisés Silva: Faith Versus Works of Law in Galatians - Peter T. O'Brien: Was Paul a Covenantal Nomist? - Robert Yarbrough: Paul and Salvation History - Timo Laato: Paul's Anthropological Considerations: Two Problems - Peter T. O'Brien: Was Paul Converted? - D. A. Carson: Mystery and Fulfillment: Toward a More Comprehensive Paradigm of Paul's Understanding of the Old and the New - Timothy George: Modernizing Luther, Domesticating Paul: Another Perspective - Henri Blocher: Justification of the Ungodly ( Sola Fide): Theological Reflections