Book title: Justification Author: N.T. Wright Downers Grove, InterVarsity Press, 2009 Number of pages: 252 Leading New Testament scholar N.T. Wright has taken C.S. Lewis's seat at the table. As Lewis changed the way people looked at Christianity, read their Bibles and thought about God in the twentieth century, Wright will do the same in the twenty-first. Like Lewis, Wright has a talent for making difficult biblical concepts...
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Since reading Wright's Paul: In Fresh Perspective, I have been waiting for Wright to expound on the doctrine of justification. This book fills the bill, and it goes far beyond what I expected. I disagree with those reviewers who say that Wright's use of historical context violates the "sola scriptura" model of the Reformers. In fact, the Reformers were making their own assumptions about the historical context of Paul's writings;...
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NT Wright spells out his view of justification, and delivers with chapter after chapter of solid exegesis. Wright continues in his characteristic approach to the Pauline epistles by laying out the over-arching framework in which Paul thinks and by tracing Paul's line of thought through several key passages. The result? A coherent picture of God's plan and Paul's vision. And, equally as important, Wright returns the respectful...
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I grew up on Piper, Carson, Grudem and others in response to my semi-pelegian pentecostal upbringing. I found in their reformed theology a focus on God's grace, the love of God, and a proper following of scripture. And while I will always have a deep respect for this heritage, it has now become apparent that with Wright's focus on a first-century context (instead of a 16th century), his work (even if not right in every aspect)...
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This is without a doubt a must have book for those who are interested in the discussions on Paul and his theology. This book is Wright's most clear and dogmatic explanation of what he believes that Paul is saying. It is direct it is, for him, succinct and it drives home the point the point that we must be historically and contextually grounded to get an accurate reading of what is really going on in St. Paul's writings...
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