Peter Stuhlmacher

Paul and the New Perspective

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Reading Kim's new book is a rewarding and instructive experience.”

Paul, Moses, and the History of Israel

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Scott Hafemann interprets 2 Corinthians 3 in the light of Exodus 32-34 and the expectation of the 'new covenant' in Jeremiah 31 and Ezekiel 36. The sending of Paul and his understanding of the Torah are seen in a new light. Both conclusions enrich (and stimulate) research on Paul.”

Paul's Early Period

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“A wonderful and knowledgeable work. Rainer Riesner carries the Pauline investigation out of the fog of conflicting and subjective hypotheses to a decisive place. He shows that the life of the apostle can be completely understood in the framework of the chronological dates that the biblical and extrabiblical sources supply. He also illumines our understanding of mission by considering the letters of the apostle in a new way. . . . Paul's Early Period proves that solid historical investigation can enrich both our knowledge and the faith of the church.”

The Gospels for All Christians

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“The thesis that from the very beginning the four Gospels were intended not only for specific communities but also, and above all, for a general early Christian readership is substantiated by Bauckham and his coauthors in a historically clear and plausible fashion. This thesis is immediately obvious exegetically and hopefully will win quick acceptance. Bauckham's view helps overcome a whole range of problems left unsolved by the form- and redaction-critical investigation of the Gospels that has been dominant until now, and it gives us a new perception of the Gospels' significance as narrative proclamations of the life and messianic deeds of Jesus.”

Where is Boasting?

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Simon Gathercole's new book is well worth reading. A solid piece of work, it enriches Pauline scholarship in at least three ways. First, the book offers the first monographic investigation of Paul's use of kauchēsis/kauchasthai ('boasting') in Romans 1–5 in more than three decades, thereby filling a real gap in the research of the opening chapters of Romans. Second, by taking issue in a fair-minded way with the chief representatives of the 'New Perspective' on Paul (E. P. Sanders, James D. G. Dunn, and N. T. Wright), Gathercole demonstrates that already before the rabbis, a long succession of early Jewish authors advocated a soteriology resting on two principles — the principle of election and redemption on the one hand, and the principle of recognizing righteous deeds according to the measure of the law on the other. Paul takes critical issue with this view. Finally, Gathercole's book stimulates one to rethink , on the basis of the original texts, the anthropological bases of the Pauline and early Jewish expectations of salvation and the question of the assurance of salvation.”