Perspectives Old and New on Paul: The “Lutheran” Paul and His Critics (Biblia.com)

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Here, finally, is a much-needed review and analysis of the divergent interpretations of Paul. With a clear head and winsome sense of humor, Stephen Westerholm compares the traditional understanding of Paul to more recent readings, drawing on the writings of key figures in the debate both past and present. Westerholm first offers a detailed portrait of the “Lutheran” Paul, including the way such...

that is explicitly said to be “from God” (τὴν ἐκ θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην) is contrasted with Paul’s “own” dikaiosness. The same gift is presumably in view in Romans 10:3, a closely parallel text contrasting a recognition of God’s dikaiosness with the attempt of Jews to “establish their own dikaiosness.”55 It could be meant in Romans 1:17 and 3:21–22 as well.56 On the other hand, since God’s dikaiosness is used as a parallel to his salvation in a number of Septuagintal texts,57 many scholars read it

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