A New Quest For Paul? We'll see.

THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETATION:

A Farewell to the New Perspective on Paul – The Start of the New Quest For Paul

The New Perspective on Paul is challenged for underestimating differences between Jewish and Pauline understandings of human agency. Paul’s contrast between “letter” and “Spirit” is interpreted as locating salvation and fulfillment of the law entirely in Christ and the Spirit rather than human ability.

See also Paul and Judaism: An Anthropological Approach (2nd edition; CPH, 2026).

By Timo Laato
Senior Lecturer
Lutheran School of Theology in Gothenburg
October 2026

Cross-file under Revised Book. The first edition was published in 1995.

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