Revision as of 2014 September
by Keith Larson
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
- 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
- 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
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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