The Saving Righteousness of God (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781498249393)

This book presents a series of studies on contentious aspects of Paul's doctrine of justification including the meaning of "righteousness," the question of imputation, the role of resurrection in justification, an evaluation of the New Perspective, the soteriological and ecclesiological significance of justification, justification by faith with judgment according to works, and debates over the orthodoxy of N. T. Wright. The burden of this volume is to demonstrate that reformed and "new" readings of Paul are indispensable to attaining a full understanding of Paul's soteriology. An analysis of Galatians and Romans demonstrates that the covenantal and forensic dimensions of justification go hand in glove. The vertical and horizontal aspects need to be appropriately described and weighted in order to provide a holistic rendering of justification in Paul's letters. According to Paul, faith alone in Jesus Christ is the instrument of eschatological vindication; and faith alone marks out the true people of God.

Author: Michael F. Bird
ISBN-10: 1498249396
ISBN-13: 9781498249393
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Language: English
Published: 03/07/2007
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d