analysis in order to determine the veracity of such an early Jewish metanarrative and Paul’s appropriation of it for his theological vision. Part III contains a series of studies on specific contextual issues related to Paul’s philosophical, political, and religious environment. James Hamilton Charlesworth latches onto the subject of “Wright’s Paradigm of Early Jewish Thought: Avoidance of Anachronisms?” to assess Wright’s account of Second Temple Jewish history. Charlesworth genuinely appreciates