Justification in Perspective: Historical Developments and Contemporary Challenges - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801031311 ISBN 13: 9780801031311

Publisher: Baker Academic, 2006

Synopsis

The last thirty years have seen much scholarly debate surrounding the Protestant doctrine of justification. These discussions have especially been fueled by the development of the "New Perspective on Paul," which goes against the traditional understanding of firstcentury Judaism as a legalistic and worksbased system and so changes our understanding of Paul's writings on justification in the New Testament.This major work presents a historical survey of the doctrine's development from the early church through the Reformation and on to today. Contributors include Henri Blocher, Tony Lane, Bruce McCormack, Carl Trueman, David Wright, and N. T. Wright. Though these distinguished authors have different perspectives, they approach the topic graciously, making for a constructive dialogue that will help pastors, students, and interested laypersons wrestle with this important theological issue.

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About the Author

Bruce L. McCormack (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary; Dr. theol. h.c., Friedrich Schiller University) is the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. A world-renowned Barth scholar, he is a frequent writer and lecturer on topics of Reformed theology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801031311
• ISBN 13: 9780801031311
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 282
• Editor: Mccormack Bruce L.