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Title: Christ, Our Righteousness: Paul's Theology of Justification by Mark A. Seifrid, Raymond C., Jr. Ortlund ISBN: 0-8308-2609-2 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: March, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Comment: This book is an interesting look at the theme of justification, the law, and salvation in the New Testament. Seifrid combines both traditional Protestantism and the New Reformation perspective together in this complex subject. In chapter 1, Seifrid deals with Paul's life, before and after conversion. How and why Paul persecuted the Church and his subsequent conversion to Christianity. Seifrid denies the newer understanding of Paul's opposition and solution to the Jewish problem by arguing that Paul did not see the Jewish problem due to its continuing exile or because of its nationalism through the symbolic elements of the Law. Paul opposed the Jewish "gospel" because it demanded that people do works of the law to gain salvation. Chapter 2 is a short commentary on Romans 1-8. However, I do take exception to Seifrid's contention that Romans 2:13 refers to justification by works at the Final Judgment FOR believers. Chapters 3 and 4 are about Paul's understanding of justification and the Law. I do object to his view that justification is a "renewal/transformation" of creation. However, he does an excellent job proving that the Law is a whole unit, not a tripartite entity. In chapter 5, Seifrid does a good job explaining what "obedience of faith" means. Contrary to some scholars (e.g., Garlington and Schreiner), the phrase does not mean "doing works" but putting faith in the risen Christ for salvation. However, he still believes that final justification for believers will be based on their works (but not as a reflection of saving faith). Chapter 6 is the best chapter of the book. Seifrid goes over the history and fall of physical Israel and why God ordained them to fall. The author's contention is that God ordained the fall of Israel so that He can display His gracious soteric acts from the condemnation of the masses. God's glory and grace can only be manifested in darkness. Justification can only come when there is condemnation. Though there are only a "remnant" of Israelites being saved throughout history, the author makes an excellent case for the full conversion of physical Israel at the Second Coming (pp. 158-168). Chapter 7 is the only chapter I have a problem with. Seifrid's position on justification is more along the views of Schlatter, Kasemann, and Stuhlmacher, and proposes for the "recreational" view of justification rather than the purely forensic (traditional Protestantism). He even criticizes Protestants for making too much of forensic justification and imputation of Christ's righteousness. Therefore, he significantly departs from traditional Protestant soteriology. On page 181, he even states that justification is by works alone (his understanding of James 2:14-26)! Many evangelical Protestants will have a hard time agreeing with Seifrid's view on justification (as a result, Seifrid sides with so-called evangelical scholars like Fuller, Hafemann, Schreiner, Garlington, and Thielman). The first 6 chapters are good; the final chapter is bad. Overall, an interesting look at the Law and Justification.
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Title: Revisiting Paul's Doctrine of Justification: A Challenge to the New Perspective by Peter Stuhlmacher, Donald Alfred Hagner ISBN: 0830826610 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Climax of the Covenant: Christ and the Law in Pauline Theology by N. T. Wright ISBN: 0800628276 Publisher: Fortress Press Pub. Date: June, 1994 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: Slave of Christ: A New Testament Metaphor for Total Devotion to Christ (New Studies in Biblical Theology, 8) by Murray J. Harris ISBN: 0830826084 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Jesus and the Victory of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Volume 2) by N. T. Wright ISBN: 0800626826 Publisher: Fortress Press Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $41.00 |
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Title: The Law & Its Fulfillment: A Pauline Theology of Law by Thomas R. Schreiner ISBN: 0801021944 Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: July, 1998 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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