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What Did Paul Really Mean?
'New perspective' scholars argue that we need, well, a new perspective on justification by faith.
Simon Gathercole | posted 8/10/2007 08:48AM
Pick up any recent Bible commentary or theology textbook, and you will read about something called the "new perspective on Paul." Seminaries have buzzed for decades about how they might apply to Paul the new light shed on Judaism. Some advocates of the new perspective conclude that the Reformers have led Protestants to misunderstand the all-important doctrine of justification.
As a result, the new perspective has stirred more than a little controversy. Ligon Duncan, former moderator of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), said new perspective theology "undercuts the certainty of believers regarding the substance of the gospel message." In June, the PCA General Assembly said advocates of the new perspective should report themselves to presbytery courts, because their teaching does not accord with the Westminster Standards...
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/200 ... 13.22.html
See also
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/200 ... ml#related
Let God's Word speak for itself
See Romans 3, Romans 10, Galatians 2:15-16 & Ephesians 2:8-9 @ http://www.BibleGateway.org
Ian
'New perspective' scholars argue that we need, well, a new perspective on justification by faith.
Simon Gathercole | posted 8/10/2007 08:48AM
Pick up any recent Bible commentary or theology textbook, and you will read about something called the "new perspective on Paul." Seminaries have buzzed for decades about how they might apply to Paul the new light shed on Judaism. Some advocates of the new perspective conclude that the Reformers have led Protestants to misunderstand the all-important doctrine of justification.
As a result, the new perspective has stirred more than a little controversy. Ligon Duncan, former moderator of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), said new perspective theology "undercuts the certainty of believers regarding the substance of the gospel message." In June, the PCA General Assembly said advocates of the new perspective should report themselves to presbytery courts, because their teaching does not accord with the Westminster Standards...
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/200 ... 13.22.html
See also
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/200 ... ml#related
Let God's Word speak for itself
See Romans 3, Romans 10, Galatians 2:15-16 & Ephesians 2:8-9 @ http://www.BibleGateway.org
Ian