Recently I have spent a lot of time on the New Perspective on Paul (NPP), particularly in the debate between N. T. Wright and John Piper. But last week I began reading another major proponent of the NPP, James Dunn. Where does James Dunn fit into this battle? Here are some interesting insights from his commentary on Romans.
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With all due respect to my Co-Pastor John, I’m not bored with the New Perspective on Paul (NPP). In fact, I feel like I’m just beginning to learn something!! Having learned something about N. T. Wright’s NPP, I’m curious about another (less popular) pillar of the NPP, James D. G. Dunn. What is Dunn’s view of the New Perspective on Paul?
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After reading Brian’s post on preaching the new perspective, I wanted to respond. If you’re bored with it (I think I probably am!!) skip this post. I won’t be offended. Much.
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I was planning on moving away from this topic for a while, but then my Co-Pastor and friend Andrew asked a question that others have asked: how does the New Perspective on Paul (NPP) apply to our preaching and the average person sitting in the pew on Sunday? In other words, is the NPP merely an academic debate? What is its relevance?
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I’ve now completed my mini-adventure into the debate between John Piper and N. T. Wright on justification. To conclude this short series I’ll offer my own “heuristic” understanding of the debate (with thanks to Dr. James Grier for teaching me the meaning of the word “heuristic”).
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I’ve provided a chapter by chapter summary of John Piper’s The Future of Justification, but I have not yet provided any editorial comments on the book. Here are my thoughts on Piper’s newest release.
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Reading the promotional material about John Piper’s The Future of Justification leads one to believe that there are many irreconcilable differences between he and N. T. Wright. Upon further reading, however, I want to propose that there are many similarities between the two:
Having spent some time with N. T. Wright’s “New Perspective on Paul” (NPP), we’re now ready to engage John Piper’s critique in The Future of Justification. Here is a brief chapter by chapter summary:
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In preparation for reading John Piper’s The Future of Justification, I spent Thanksgiving reading N.T. Wright’s What Saint Paul Really Said. In ten short chapters, Wright lays out his understanding of first-century Judaism and Pauline theology. The exegesis is brief (to keep the book at 183 pages) but sufficient to make the point. Here is a chapter by chapter summary of this challenging book.
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In a recent conversation about the New Perspective on Paul I realized that not everyone is aware that anything “new” about Paul is going on. So what is all the fuss about? Here are a couple of excellent, non-technical summaries that will get you up to speed:
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