New Perspective on Paul

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biblical studies movement interpretive framework theological movement

New Perspective on Paul is a modern scholarly movement in biblical studies that reinterprets the apostle Paul’s writings, especially on law, justification, and Judaism, in light of Second Temple Jewish context.

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instanceOf	biblical studies movement ⓘ interpretive framework ⓘ theological movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	New Pauline Perspective NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	E. P. Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ James D. G. Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ Krister Stendahl NERFINISHED ⓘ N. T. Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ
contrastsWith	Old Perspective on Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ
debatedBy	Reformed theologians ⓘ Roman Catholic scholars ⓘ evangelical theologians ⓘ
developedIn	1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ
emphasizesContext	Second Temple Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ first-century Jewish covenant theology ⓘ
field	New Testament studies ⓘ Pauline studies ⓘ biblical theology ⓘ
focusesOn	Paul and Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ Pauline view of the law ⓘ doctrine of justification ⓘ writings of the apostle Paul ⓘ
hasCriticism	alleged downplaying of individual sin and guilt ⓘ alleged overreliance on Second Temple sources ⓘ alleged revision of Reformation doctrine of justification ⓘ
influenced	Pauline exegesis in academic commentaries ⓘ ecumenical discussions on justification ⓘ
influencedBy	Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship ⓘ E. P. Sanders’s concept of covenantal nomism ⓘ Second Temple Jewish literature NERFINISHED ⓘ historical-critical method ⓘ
keyConcept	Paul within Judaism ⓘ boundary markers ⓘ covenant membership ⓘ covenantal nomism ⓘ re-reading of justification by faith ⓘ
keyWork	Paul and Palestinian Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Perspective on Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ What Saint Paul Really Said NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English terminology ⓘ
proposes	Paul did not oppose Judaism as a religion of legalism ⓘ Paul remained positively oriented toward Israel’s election ⓘ Paul’s critique focused on boundary markers of Jewish identity ⓘ justification is primarily about covenant membership ⓘ works of the law refer to ethnic boundary practices ⓘ
reactsAgainst	Lutheran reading of Paul ⓘ Reformed reading of Paul ⓘ traditional Protestant interpretation of Paul ⓘ
timePeriod	late 20th century ⓘ

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New Covenant in Christian theology → understoodWithin → New Perspective on Paul ⓘ