I wish to ambitiously propose a via media between reformed and revisionist approaches to Paul’s conception of justification. My objective is not to produce a theological fudge to satisfy all and sundry. Instead my aim is to demonstrate that the Reformed view and the New Perspective on Paul are indispensable to attaining a proper understanding of Paul’s articulation of justification. In sum, I agree with the Reformed view that justification is a vertical category dealing with man’s legal relationship