God and Human Wholeness: Perfection in Biblical and Theological Tradition (Biblia.com)

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The language of perfection crops up regularly in the Bible, from Noah ("a just man and perfect in his generations," KJV) to Jesus ("be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly father is perfect," NRSV). Is flawless behavior what God expects, the only standard of righteousness that can satisfy him? Jewish tradition has long questioned this Christian assumption. Since Sanders and the New Perspective on...

change. This is not the story of the origin of human sinful nature. Instead, it is the story of the first disobedience. This sets the stage for the subsequent human history, and particularly Israel’s history, which both mirror Adam’s disobedience.77 With notable exceptions (Noah, Abraham, etc.) humanity and Israel consistently go astray. They are indeed, sinners, but are such by choice, not by constitution. What About Christ’s Cross? A second question that Christian theologians are sure to raise runs as

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