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 | | Paul, Judaism, and Judgment according to Deeds (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) by Kent L. Yinger ISBN-10: 9780521632430 ISBN-10: 0-521-63243-9 ISBN-13: 9780521632430 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-63243-0 Hardcover 1999-05-13 Cambridge University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description This book explores the thought of Paul and Judaism on the subject of divine judgment according to works. How can Paul say we will be saved by grace through faith, and also that we will be judged according to our deeds? Paul seemed to feel no theological tension in saying these two things, and this book explains why. The first in the English language to concentrate solely on "judgment according to deeds" in Paul, it takes account of recent discussions about Paul's theology and his relationship to Judaism. | ||
Book Description This book explores the thought of Paul and Judaism on the subject of divine judgment according to works. How can Paul say we will be saved by grace through faith, and also that we will be judged according to our deeds? Paul seemed to feel no theological tension in saying these two things, and this book explains why. The first in the English language to concentrate solely on 'judgment according to deeds' in Paul, it takes account of recent discussions about Paul's theology and his relationship to Judaism. | ||
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A Book Well Worth Reading Yinger's thesis is a fine contribution to the Paul and the law debate. The author demonstrates beyond doubt that Paul moves within the realm of Jewish covenant theology in his own teaching respecting justification as it relates to final judgment. When Paul asserts that the "doers of the law will be justified" (Romans 2:13), he is simply drawing on Old Testament and Jewish traditions to the same effect. This means that Paul's distinctive contribution is christological. It is "in Christ" that the faithful people of God will be vindicated in the end, not "in the law." The previous review of this volume misleadingly states that the New Perspective outlook on justification is "nomistic obedience" versus "faith alone." The reviewer has failed to distinguished between the "Already" and the "Net Yet" of justification. As Yinger argues persuasively, we are justified by faith alone at the present time. Nevertheless, the final phase of justification hinges on perseverance in Christ, not "nomistic obedience" as a method of self-salvation. | ||