The book begins with N. T. Wright's auspicious essay of 1978, when as a young, aspiring scholar he gave the annual Tyndale lecture in Cambridge, and proposed, for the first time, 'a new perspective' on Pauline theology. The book ends with an expanded version of a paper he gave in Leuven in 2012, when as a seasoned scholar at the height of his powers, he explored the foundational role of Abraham in Romans and Galatians. In all, the thirty-three articles published here provide a rich feast for all students of Paul, both seasoned and aspiring. Each one will amply reward those looking for detailed, incisive and exquisitely nuanced exegesis, resulting in a clearer, deeper and more informed appreciation of Paul's great theological achievement.

N.T. Wright

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Part I  Oxford and Cambridge

1. The Paul of History and the Apostle of Faith (1978)

2. Justification: The Biblical Basis and Its Relevance for Contemporary Evangelicalism (1980)

3. Godliness and Good Learning: Cranfield's Romans (1980)

4. A New Tübingen School? Ernst Käsemann and His Commentary on Romans (1982)

5. On Becoming the Righteousness of God: 2 Corinthians 5.21 (1993)

Part II  Lichfield and Westminster

6. Gospel and Theology in Galatians (1994)

7. Romans and the Theology of Paul (1995)

8. Two Radical Jews: A Review Article of Daniel Boyarin, A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity (1996)

9. The Law in Romans 2 (1996)

10. Paul, Arabia and Elijah (Galatians 1.17) (1996)

11. New Exodus, New Inheritance: The Narrative Substructure of Romans 3 — 8 (1999)

12. Paul's Gospel and Caesar's Empire (2000)

13. The Letter to the Galatians: Exegesis and Theology (2000)

14. The Shape of Justification (2001)

15. Coming Home to St Paul? Reading Romans a Hundred Years After Charles Gore (2002)

16. Paul and Caesar: A New Reading of Romans (2002)

17. Communion and Koinonia: Pauline Reflections on Tolerance and Boundaries (2002)

Part III  Durham

18. New Perspectives on Paul (2003)

19. Redemption from the New Perspective? Towards a Multi-layered Pauline Theology of the Cross (2004)

20. Paul as Preacher: The Gospel Then and Now (2007)

21. 4QMMT and Paul: Justification, 'Works' and Eschatology (2006)

22. Reading Paul, Thinking Scripture: 'Atonement' as a Special Study (2007)

23. 'Christ in You, the Hope of Glory' (Colossians 1.27): Eschatology in St Paul (2008)

24. Romans 9 —11 and the 'New Perspective' (2009)

25. Whence and Whither Pauline Studies in the Life of the Church? (2010)

26. Justification: Yesterday, Today and For Ever (2010)

27. Paul and Empire (2010)

Part IV  St Andrews

28. Mind, Spirit, Soul and Body: All for One and One for All – Reflections on Paul's Anthropology in His Complex Contexts (2011)

29. Paul in Current Anglophone Scholarship (2012)

30. Romans 2.17—3.9: A Hidden Clue to the Meaning of Romans? (2012)

31. Messiahship in Galatians? (2012)

32. Israel's Scriptures in Paul's Narrative Theology (2012)

33. Paul and the Patriarch: The Role(s) of Abraham in Galatians and Romans (2013)

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Brings together N.T. Wright's most important and influential articles on Paul over the last 35 years. Includes previously unpublished exegetical essays on Paul's letters, specially written for this book.

Brings together N.T. Wright's most important and influential articles on Paul over the last 35 years. Includes previously unpublished exegetical essays on Paul's letters, specially written for this book. The book begins with N. T. Wright's auspicious essay of 1978, when as a young, aspiring scholar he gave the annual Tyndale lecture in Cambridge, and proposed, for the first time, 'a new perspective' on Pauline theology. The book ends with an expanded version of a paper he gave in Leuven in 2012, when as a seasoned scholar at the height of his powers, he explored the foundational role of Abraham in Romans and Galatians. In all, the thirty-three articles published here provide a rich feast for all students of Paul, both seasoned and aspiring. Each one will amply reward those looking for detailed, incisive and exquisitely nuanced exegesis, resulting in a clearer, deeper and more informed appreciation of Paul's great theological achievement.

N.T. Wright is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews. He has written over forty books, including The New Testament and the People of God (1992), Jesus and the Victory of God (1996), The Resurrection of the Son of God (2003), Paul and the Faithfulness of God (2013) and Paul and His Recent Interpreters (2013).

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In this volume of previously published or delivered material the formidable NT Wright (known to most of us more familiarly as Tom Wright) presents his most significant articles on Paul written during the past three decades.

Now, everyone interested in theology has their favourite authors and subjects. Whilst I readily acknowledge that neither Tom Wright nor the apostle Paul is in my top five of either category, the magnitude of Wright’s work on Paul is hugely impressive for its scope and longevity. If you are a serious follower of either, then this collection of works is a must.

The volume is divided into four Parts mirroring Wright’s geographical journey through academia from Oxbridge to St Andrews, and within each section the articles are similarly presented in chronological order. This is undoubtedly helpful for future biographers of Wright but I’m not convinced it is helpful for those of us who might wish to dip into a volume of essays like this to trace the development of a particular Pauline theme such as justification or even trace Wright’s view towards a particular book or letter.

Yet perhaps that simply reveals that I am not the intended audience. This is clearly not a populist work (as indicated by the price, and the fact that the author is listed as NT Wright) but one that will be revelled in by fellow scholars who will devour the intensity of Wright’s writing with as much enthusiasm as the rest of us devour his popular commentaries.

The book concludes with all the bibliographies (one devoted to Wright’s 70 published volumes) and indexes one expects from a major academic work and is the companion volume to the previously published title Paul and the Faithfulness of God.

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