Revision as of 2014 March
by Doug Mangum (Logos)
New Perspective on Paul
Reading List
This reading list provides key sources for understanding the “New Perspective on Paul” (NPP).
Dictionary Articles
- “The New Perspective on Paul (NPP) and Its Critics” in Pauline Epistles | Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible
- Paul, New Perspective On | The Lexham Bible Dictionary
- “The Struggle to Understand Paul’s View of the Law” in Law | Dictionary of Paul and His Letters
- “The ‘New Perspective’ on Paul” in Paul and His Interpreters | Dictionary of Paul and His Letters
Key Authors Associated with NPP Ideas
- James D. G. Dunn, “The New Perspective on Paul: Paul and the Law” | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 38a: Romans 1–8
- James D. G. Dunn, “New Perspective View” | Justification: Five Views
- James D. G. Dunn (pre-pub) | The New Perspective on Paul: Collected Essays
- E. P. Sanders | Paul and Palestinian Judaism: A Comparison of Patterns of Religion
- Krister Stendahl, “The Apostle Paul and the Introspective Conscience of the West” | Paul among Jews and Gentiles and Other Essays
- E. P. Sanders | Paul, the Law, and the Jewish People
- N. T. Wright | Paul: Fresh Perspectives
- N. T. Wright | Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision
- N. T. Wright, “New Perspectives on Paul” | Justification in Perspective: Historical Developments and Contemporary Challenges
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
- 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
A Bibliography on the NPP
- Michael F. Bird, “Bibliography on the New Perspective on Paul,” pp. 194–211 | The Saving Righteousness of God: Studies on Paul, Justification and the New Perspective
- Bibliography | The Paul Page
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