The New Perspective on Paul

1939; former professor of theology at …

Don Carson unwraps and unravels the so-called "New Perspective on Paul", debunking the myths and recent historical revisionism of its leading proponents.

1948; former bishop of Durham) and James D.G. 189 TMSJ 16/2 (Fall 2005) 189-243 THE NEW PERSPECTIVE ON PAUL: ITS BASIC TENETS, HISTORY, AND PRE SUPPOSITIONS F. David Farnell Associate Professor of New Testament Recent decades have witnessed a change in views of Pa uline theology. While the ‘new perspective on Paul’ by no means commands universal assent, most scholars would accept ‘covenantal nomism’ as an accurate description of the Judaism which Paul knew, even if they disagree with details of Sanders’ work. “The New Perspective on Paul” was the title of James Dunn’s 1982 Manson Memorial Lecture at the University of Manchester, England. Evaluate the “New Perspective” on Paul’s exposition of the doctrine of justification by faith alone Introduction Since the groundbreaking work in E. P. Sanders’ monograph, “Paul and Palestinian Judaism”, a paradigm shift had taken place within New Testament scholarship with regards to … On the contrary, I believe that the new perspective on Paul does make better sense of Paul than either Sanders or his critics have so far realized. In light of the complex legacy Paul’s conversion has engendered, and particularly after the Holocaust, some biblical scholars have had a “Damascus Road” experience, wherein they have “converted” to a so-called New Perspective on Paul. And, if I may, I would like in what follows to make a beginning to an exegesis and description of Paul’s theology from this perspective. The New Perspective on Paul finds its genesis in the landmark 1977 book Paul and Palestinian Judaism: A Comparison of Patterns of Religion by E. P. Sanders, who retired from teaching at Duke University in 2005.His book exploded on the scene of New Testament scholarship, and we are still feeling the reverberations today. Don Garlington is a celebrated New Testament scholar noted for his support of the New Perspective on Paul, and you can get the Don Garlington New Perspective on Paul Collection for $87.95. The New Perspective on Paul by James D.G. The great doctrine of justification by faith alone was the main point of controversy in the Protestant Reformation that began in the early 1500s. Don Carson unwraps and unravels the so-called "New Perspective on Paul", debunking the myths and recent historical revisionism of its leading proponents. There's been a massive shift in New Testament scholarship, beginning more than 40 years ago, in which Biblical scholars of the NPP have been questioning the traditional Protestant interpretation of Paul's writings. Leaders of the New Perspective include N.T. Wright (b. Dunn is the 1982 Manson Memorial Lecture in which Dunn coined the phrase “the new perspective on Paul.” (Added 12/17/07) Now available for the first time in Portuguese as A Nova Perspective Sobre Paulo, translated by Edson Luis.