Theology

Charles Lee Irons

The Righteousness of God

A Lexical Examination of the Covenant-Faithfulness Interpretation

[Die Gerechtigkeit Gottes. Eine lexikalische Untersuchung der Interpretation der Bundestreue.]

2015. XXIII, 444 pages.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe 386

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The relational interpretation of »righteousness« lies at the root of the New Perspective claim that »the righteousness of God« in Paul is a cipher for God's saving faithfulness to his covenant. Charles Lee Irons critiques that interpretation and argues for the view that »the righteousness of God« in Paul is the status of righteousness that comes from God as a gift.
Advocates of the New Perspective on Paul appeal to the view that »righteousness« in biblical theology is a Verhältnisbegriff (relational concept). This is the view that »righteousness« does not mean conformity to a norm, nor is it an essentially legal concept; rather, »righteousness« denotes the fulfillment of the demands of a relationship, since the relationship itself is the norm. This relational interpretation of »righteousness« was first put forward by Hermann Cremer in 1899 and exercised a profound influence in biblical scholarship throughout the 20th century. It lies at the root of the New Perspective claim that »the righteousness of God« in Paul is a cipher for God's saving faithfulness to his covenant, a view defended by N. T. Wright, among others. Charles Lee Irons provides a critical examination of Cremer's chief arguments for the relational, covenant-faithfulness interpretation. The author argues instead for the view that »the righteousness of God« in Rom 1:17; 3:21–22; 10:3; 2 Cor 5:21; and Phil 3:9 is the status of righteousness that comes from God as a gift.
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Charles Lee Irons Born 1968; 1992 BA in Greek at UCLA; 1996 MDiv in Biblical Studies at Westminster Seminary California; 2011 PhD in New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena; currently Senior Research Administrator at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles.

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In: www.wyattgraham.com — http://wyattgraham.com/review-of-the-righteousness-of-god-by-charles-lee-irons/#more-800 (6/2017) (Wyatt Graham)
In: Theologia Reformata — 1 (2021), pp. 91–92 (M. Klaassen)
In: Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies — 1 (2016), pp. 35–72 (Joshua M. Greever/John Frederic)
In: Bibliotheca Sacra — 174 (2017), pp. 362–366 (Michael H. Burer)
In: Religious Studies Review — 42 (2016), S. 214 (Ben C. Dunson)
In: The Gospel Coalition — http://www.thegospelcoalition.org (09/2015) (Thomas Schreiner)
In: http://diglot.wordpress.com — http://diglotting.com/2015/11/04/book-review-the-righteousness-of-god/ (Kevin Brown)
In: http://www.theoblog.de — http://theoblog.de (07/2015) (Ron Kubsch)
In: Review of Biblical Literature — https://www.bookreviews.org (3/2017) (Robert L. Foster)
In: New Testament Abstracts — 59 (2015), S. 559
In: Journal for the Study of the New Testament (JSNT) — 38.5 (2016), S. 70 (Andrew Boakye)
In: Journal of the Ev. Theol. Society — 59 (2016), S. 187–190 (Joshua W. Jipp)
In: Glauben u. Denken heute — 2015, Heft 1, S. 62–63 (Ron Kubsch)
In: Arbeitskreis für evangelikale Theologie — 30 (2016), S. 255–258 (Jacob Thiessen)
In: Biblische Zeitschrift — 60 (2016), S. 291–293 (Gerhard Hotze)
In: — https://drpdevries.com/2022/07/20/de-gerechtigheid-van-god-een-lexicaal-onderzoek/ (Pieter de Vries)
In: Salesianum — 78 (2016), S. 171–172 (Rafael Vicent)
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