GOSPEL CLARITY
Challenging the New Perspective on Paul
By William B. Barcley with Ligon Duncan. Evangelical Press. 173 pages. £8.99
ISBN 978 0 852 347 331
It would be a mistake to dismiss this as ‘just another book’ on the New Perspective on Paul (NPP).
After a succinct overview of the NPP, the authors look at the origin of Paul’s Christian life and gospel. They conclude that Paul was battling against Jewish legalism and deal with E.P. Sanders on ‘covenantal nomism’. A chapter on ‘Covenant, law and “works of the law”’ is followed by an analysis of N.T. Wright’s teaching on justification, before a final chapter sets out the biblical doctrine.
