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James D. G. Dunn · 2008
A collection of essays by James D. G. Dunn exploring the 'new perspective' on Paul's theology, justification by faith, and his relationship to Jewish law, comprising 22 essays written between 1983 and 2004 with substantial new introductory material.
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What this book knows
Paul's 'works of the law' targeted ethnic boundary-markers dividing Jew from Gentile, not a merit-based attempt to earn salvation.
faith-and-doubt
'works of the law' had in mind this boundary-marking, separating function of the law — defending the rights of Gentile converts to be full and genuine heirs
NPP-RC-014justification by faith is at heart a Jewish doctrine; there is no clear teaching in pre-Pauline Jewish documentation that acceptance by God has to be earned
NPP-RC-442belonging
the mistake has been to individualize the teaching — Paul had in mind the corporate dimension of a tradition which saw salvation in terms of membership of a people
NPP-RC-386Why did Peter and the other Christian Jews withdraw from table-fellowship with the Gentile Christians in Antioch?
NPP-RC-354self-and-identity
Jewish scholars registering protest at the parody of Judaism which Paul seems to have rejected — either rabbinic theology is wrong or the Apostle is unintelligible
NPP-RC-138Jewish boasting relates to 'works of the law' — the boasting of 2.17 and 23, 'boasting in the law', Jewish presumption which had to be deflated
NPP-RC-2766 published passages · book excerpt · research analysis
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