Reading List
This reading list provides key sources for understanding the “New Perspective on Paul” (NPP).
Key Authors Associated with NPP Ideas
Works Engaging, Explaining, or Evaluating NPP Ideas
- C. K. Barrett, “Paul and the Introspective Conscience” | On Paul: Essays on His Life, Work and Influence in the Early Church
- Michael F. Bird | The Saving Righteousness of God: Studies on Paul, Justification and the New Perspective
- James K. Beilby and Paul Rhodes Eddy, eds. | Justification: Five Views
- D. A. Carson and Douglas J. Moo, “The ‘New Perspective’ on Paul and Judaism” | Introducing the New Testament: A Short Guide to Its History and Message
- D. A. Carson, Peter T. O’Brien, and Mark A. Seifrid, eds. | Justification and Variegated Nomism, Volume II: The Paradoxes of Paul
- C. E. B. Cranfield, “‘The Works of the Law’ in the Epistle to the Romans” | On Romans and Other New Testament Essays
- A. Andrew Das | Paul, the Law, and the Covenant
- Terence L. Donaldson, “Israelite, Convert, Apostle to the Gentiles: The Origin of Paul’s Gentile Mission” | The Road from Damascus: The Impact of Paul’s Conversion on His Life, Thought, and Ministry
- James D. G. Dunn, “Paul and Justification by Faith” | The Road from Damascus: The Impact of Paul’s Conversion on His Life, Thought, and Ministry
- Richard B. Gaffin, “The Study of Paul Today” | By Faith, Not by Sight: Paul and the Order of Salvation
- Gary E. Gilley, “The New Perspective on Paul” | Biblical Sufficiency Applied
- Donald A. Hagner, “Paul, Judaism, and the Law” | The New Testament: A Historical and Theological Introduction
- Donald A. Hagner, “Paul & Judaism: Testing the New Perspective” | Revisiting Paul’s Doctrine of Justification: A Challenge to the New Perspective
- Gary L. W. Johnson and Guy P. Waters, eds. | By Faith Alone: Answering the Challenges to the Doctrine of Justification
- Richard N. Longenecker, “The ‘New Perspective’ on Palestinian Judaism and Paul” | Introducing Romans: Critical Issues in Paul’s Most Famous Letter
- Douglas J. Moo, “Excursus: Paul, ‘Works of the Law,’ and First-Century Judaism” | The Epistle to the Romans
- Steve Moyise, “Paul and the Law” | Paul and Scripture
- Robert L. Reymond, “The Sanders/Dunn ‘Fork in the Road’ in the Current Controversy Over the Pauline Doctrine of Justification by Faith” | Contending for the Faith: Lines in the Sand that Strengthen the Church
- Mark A. Seifrid, “The ‘New Perspective on Paul’ and Its Problems” | Themelios: Volume 25, No. 2, February 2000
- Peter Stuhlmacher | Revisiting Paul’s Doctrine of Justification: A Challenge to the New Perspective
- Frank Thielman, “Paul, the Law, & Judaism” | Paul and the Law: A Contextual Approach
- Magnus Zetterholm (esp. chs. 4–6) | Approaches to Paul: A Student’s Guide to Recent Scholarship
Journal Articles on the NPP
- J. V. Fesko, “N. T. Wright on Prolegomena,” pp. 6-30 | Themelios: Vol. 31, No. 3, April 2006
- Nicholas Perrin, “A Reformed Perspective on The New Perspective,” pp. 379-389 | Westminster Theological Journal: Vol. 67, No. 2, Fall 2005
- Guy Waters, “Rejoinder to Nicholas Perrin, ‘A Reformed Perspective on the New Perspective’,” p. 138 | Westminster Theological Journal: Vol. 68, No. 1, Spring 2006
- Nicholas Perrin, “Some Reflections on Hermeneutics and Method: A Reply to Guy Waters,” pp. 138-146 | Westminster Theological Journal: Vol. 68, No. 1, Spring 2006
Periodical Articles on the NPP
- R. C. Sproul, “Tilting at Scarecrows,” p. 4 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
- R. Albert Mohler Jr., “Rethinking the Gospel?,” pp. 6-7 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
- Cornelis P. Venema, “A Future Justification Based on Works?,” pp. 10-11 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
- J. V. Fesko, “‘Works of the Law’ in Paul,” pp. 12-13 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
- Sinclair B. Ferguson, “What Does Justification Have to do with the Gospel?,” pp. 14-15 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
- Michael Horton, “Justification and Ecumenism,” pp. 16-17 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
- Guy Prentiss Waters, “Has the Church Misunderstood Justification?,” pp. 20-21 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
- Derek W. H. Thomas, “A New Luther?,” pp. 22-23 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
- Thomas R. Schreiner, “Wright is Wrong on Imputation,” pp. 24-25 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
- D. A. Carson, “‘Faith’ and ‘Faithfulness’,” pp. 28-29 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
- John Piper, with David Mathis, “The ‘Nonsense’ of Justifying the Ungodly,” pp. 30-31 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
- Roger Nicole, “Christ, Our Righteousness,” pp. 32-33 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
- Paul Helm, “Salvation and the Life After Life,” pp. 34-35 | Tabletalk Magazine, February 2010: What N. T. Wright Really Said
A Bibliography on the NPP