This important work challenges the validity of the "New Perspective" on Paul and Judaism.
First, he shows that while Early Judaism was not truly oriented around le.
Building on a detailed examination of the past generation of scholarship on Paul and Early Judaism, Gathercole\'s work follows two paths.
Working with new data fom Jewish literature and a fresh reading of Romans 1-5, Simon Gathercole produces a far-reaching criticism of the current approach to Paul and points a new way forward.
This important work challenges the validity of the "New Perspective" on Paul and Judaism