
The Righteousness of One
An Evaluation of Early Patristic Soteriology in Light of the New Perspective on Paul
Jordan Cooper(Author)
Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published on 27. June 2013
Book
Hardback
158 pages
978-1-4982-6606-2 (ISBN)
Description
Since the publication of E.P. Sanders' Paul and Palestinian Judaism in 1977, Paul's soteriology has received extensive evaluation in light of second temple Judaism. These works have focused on exegesis of the Pauline text and evaluating Sanders' proposal of covenantal nomism within the second temple Jewish literature. There has been an unfortunate gap in this discussion: historical theology.
This work addresses the historical claims made by proponents of the New Perspective on Paul regarding Luther's theology and the early church. In The Righteousness of One, Jordan Cooper demonstrates that the portrait of Luther given by many of the New Perspective writers is a caricature, read through the lens of both Protestant scholasticism and twentieth-century existentialist theology. Luther's views are more nuanced and balanced than many Pauline interpreters are willing to admit.
In light of this reevaluation of Luther's own theology, early Patristic writings are evaluated in terms of similarity and disparity between Patristic Pauline interpretation and Lutheran Pauline interpretation, and thus it becomes apparent that there is continuity between the patristic tradition and Luther's reading of the Pauline text. Rather than being driven purely by medieval debates about merit, Luther's reading of Paul is both exegetically sensitive and consistent with the broader catholic tradition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Eugene
United States
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
268 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4982-6606-2 (9781498266062)
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An Evaluation of Early Patristic Soteriology in Light of the New Perspective on Paul
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Jordan Cooper is a Pastor in the AALC and author of JustandSinner.com. He has been published in the LOGIA Journal of Lutheran Theology and the Issues Etc. Journal.