NSBT: Christ, Our Righteousness (New Studies in Biblical Theology) - Softcover

Mark A. Seifrid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0851114709 ISBN 13: 9780851114705

Publisher: Apollos, 2000

Synopsis

Since the time of the Reformation, considerable attention has been given to the theme of justification in the thought of the apostle Paul. The ground-breaking work of E. P. Sanders in Paul and Palestinian Judaism (1977) introduced the "new perspective on Paul," provoking an ongoing debate which is now dominated by major protagonists. Foundational theological issues are at stake. In this new study, Mark Seifrid offers a comprehensive analysis of Paul's understanding of justification, in the light of important themes including the righteousness of God, the Old Testament law, faith, and the destiny of Israel. A detailed examination of justification in the letter to the Romans is followed by a survey of the entire Pauline corpus. Seifrid's analysis incorporates a critical assessment of the "new perspective," challenging its most basic assumptions; an evaluation of the contribution of recent German scholarship; and a reaffirmation of the "Christ-centered" theology of the Reformers. In this wide-ranging exposition of the biblical message of justification, Seifrid provides a fresh, balanced reworking of Pauline theology.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark A. Seifrid is professor of exegetical theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He taught New Testament at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, for more than twenty years. He is a graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and he received his PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary.

About this edition

• Publisher: Apollos
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0851114709
• ISBN 13: 9780851114705
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224