The author is known as a strong opponent of the so-called New Perspective on Paul.
Therefore, this book is needed..
A New Quest for Paul is needed.
The author concludes that the New Perspec-tive on Paul has run its course.
To corroborate his the-sis, the author draws on similar wordings in other Pauline letters and several passages in the Old Tes-ta-ment from Exodus, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.
As a consequence, they do not bolster their self-righteousness and self-praise.
Yet, they fulfill it in Spirit and not in flesh, in other words, according to the literal-spiritual and not literal-letteral sense of Scripture.
Hence, Christians do fulfill the whole Mosaic law.
He reigns in them.
The Spirit gives them life.
On the other hand, Christians have undergone a transformation in terms of re-creation, rege-neration, resusci-tation, resur-rec-tion, or revitalization.
He regards such a reli-gious pur-suit as the worst form of human self-righteousness and self-praise (despite the serious efforts to true piety).
As a consequence, Paul breaks up with Ju-da-ism and pulls down the works of the law since he competes against the view of observing the Torah in flesh and ac-cording to the literal-letteral meaning of the text.
Ultimately, the whole issue turns on the question whether to understand the Old Testament ac-cord-ing to the literal-letteral or literal-spiritual sense.
Fresh insights emerge.
He examines the interpretational problems associated with the opposition between the Letter that kills and the Spirit that gives life.
The author first dives in-to a detailed exegetical study of 2 Corinthians 3, a chapter that has a reputation of being an exegetical nightmare.
There is a need for much revision.
In this book, he seeks to move beyond that debate and open new vistas in Pauline research.
The author is known as a strong opponent of the so-called New Perspective on Paul
