A compilation of for the most part excellent articles dealing with the topic, the Apostle Paul and the Mosaic Law. Some of the articles are not for the novice and presume some knowledge of biblical Greek. However, the book does provide a good introduction to what James Dunn refers to as, "the new perspective on Paul." This school of thought is making good headway in resolving longstanding tensions and apparent "contradictions" in Paul's treatment of the Jewish law versus justification by faith. Evangelicals in particular should be paying attention to such works though doing so necessitates reexamining certain presuppositions of Reformed theology, especially those relating to first century Palestinian Judaism. I recommend this to anyone wishing to explore this topic.

This book is a good and scholarly critique of the New Perspective on Paul (e.g., Sanders, Raisanen, Dunn, and Wright). This book which is an offshoot of Kim's previous work "The Origin of Paul's Gospel" further extends and updates the debate regarding Second Temple Judaism, the Law, and Paul's view of justification. Kim's main thesis is that the Gospel preached by Paul in his letters was the same Gospel he received from the Lord Jesus Christ on the Damascus road--that salvation is to extend to the Gentiles and is received by grace/faith alone apart from the works of the Law. Kim heavily interacts with the views of James D. G. Dunn. To Dunn and other New Perspectivists Paul preached the message of salvation by grace/faith alone as a reaction against the Jewish exclusivists (in Antioch, Galatia, etc.) and that he formulated this doctrine (salvation by grace/faith alone) much after his Damascus road experience (in fact, the whole first chapter is an intense examination and critique of Dunn's view). In chapter two, Kim argues persuasively that Paul taught salvation by grace/faith alone in one of his earliest epistles--1 Thessalonians. This proves that Paul did NOT develop this doctrine years later in reaction to the Jewish exclusivists (or Judaizers). In chapter three, Kim shows that Paul used Isaiah 42 as a way of telling his readers that he is an Apostle commissioned by God (through the endowment of the Spirit) and was representing Christ during his ministry. In chapter four, Kim deals with the relationship between the Spirit and the Law. This chapter is probably the best in the book. According to Kim, Paul saw the Law as obsolete and powerless to bring about obedience among sinners (including the Jews). What was needed was a transformation of the heart and the indwelling of the Spirit. However, faith in Jesus Christ (along with the sealing of the Spirit) will bring about forgiveness of sin and the ability to fulfill the just requirements of the Law. Chapter five deals with Paul's Adam-Wisdom christology. Kim argues that he received this christology through the Damascus road experience. According to Kim, Paul saw Christ as the Last Adam and those who incorporate themselves to Christ through faith also become part of the Last Adam (hence, the Church also becomes the Last Adam). In chapter six, Kim analyzes 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 and the origin of the doctrine of reconciliation. He argues that Paul's doctrine of reconciliation originated in his Damascus road experience and that God reconciles sinners to Himself through the atoning death of Christ. In chapter seven, Kim deals with the "mystery" of Romans 11:25-26. He argues that this "mystery" is a mystery Paul received on the Damascus road and deals with God's future plan ("Heilsplan") to bring "all Israel" in His salvific blessings after the Gentiles have come in (this motivated Paul in part to evangelize the Gentiles). This observation by Kim destroys the typical "Dutch Interpretation" of Romans 11 where it sees no massive conversion of Jews before the Parousia (according to the "Dutch Interpretation", "all Israel" means the remnant of saved Jews during the whole Church dispensation). In chapter eight, Kim convincingly argues that Paul knew about the Jesus tradition and proves this by examining various Pauline passages (1 Corinthians 7:10-11; 9:14; 11:23-25; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; 5:1-7; Romans 8:15; 12:14-21; 13:7, 8-10; 14:14, etc.) and various Pauline themes (justification by faith, the kingdom of God, etc.). Paul was not ignorant of who Jesus was and what he did--in fact, he wanted to fully follow his Lord's example and discipline. Thus, there is no conflict or opposition between Jesus' theology and Paul's theology. This book is a good intermediate-advanced level discussion on the origin of Paul's Gospel and the New Perspective view. However, it is a difficult read and a reader should first get a good understanding of Biblical Greek before tackling this book. Overall, though, a good, scholarly, and convincing book.

This book proposes that there was a lively sense of the individual self in persons in the Hellenistic world of the urban centres in which Paul lived and ministered, whereby individualistic behaviour was not unknown and where individuals were not simply determined by their culture and the group of which they were a part. This is in contrast to many recent sociological approaches to the New Testament which emphasise the collective over the individual. Hence it is argued that the individual is a central feature of Paul's letter to the Romans.
This book challenges the very strong emphasis put upon the collective in recent approaches to Paul's letter to the Romans, especially by sociologically based NT research, but also within the wider body of Romans research. It suggests that it is possible to maintain that Paul was vitally interested in the salvation of the individual, without having to revert to traditional Lutheran interpretations of the text.

For the serious students of Pauline theology, this is one of the best. Dr. Chamblin is a renowned professor at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS, and has spent a lifetime studying the apostle Paul. This book is the result of that study and is used in a number of seminaries as THE text when studying Paul. It is easily understood, and compelling reading for those interested in the subject. Very highly recommended.

This book has some interesting approaches to the writings of Apostle Paul. Gaston has made his own translations of difficult sections of Romans and Galatians. These contain subtle adjustments, and he is correct in asserting the bias all translations bring to the table. He has numerous suggestions on passages like 2 Cor 3 and Galatians 4 that fit aspects of those passages better than other views I've encountered. The Paul was a Jew and continued to respect Torah is clear. But he didn't urge gentiles to observe it, on the contrary he said they should not. We're left with two distinct branches of one faith. I would also suggest writings of John Gager and Mark Nanos in the same vein. More academic are those of John Sanders.

Very thoroughly researched. Gives a lot of insight into who Paul Anderson was. Does a very complete job of making the case for many of Anderson's unofficial lifts being legit.

Paul Anderson was simply an amazing person and the story of how he dedicated his life to Christ while at the peak of his lifting career and how he used his physical gifts to help troubled teens is very inspirational.

This book provided me with a overwhelming sense of extascy. It had a intriguing plot with a sudden yet mystifing theme. I enjoyed this book immensly, and I highly recommend it to all the readers of the world.

A fabulous book of photographs that show Morocco through the lens of Paul Bowles. Like a photo essay of Bowles's life in the desert, it shows his literary, erotic, and visual obsessions. Images of Jane are particularly cryptic.

Hibbard's book on the study of the short fiction of Paul Bowles is easily the best that is available on the subject, and Hibbard covers just about everything that the reader would want to know.

The book is split into 3 sections: 1) The Short Fiction 2) The Writer and 3) The Critics. There are also many interviews with Bowles in this book, as well as many critical essays.

The main books covered are: 'The Delicate Prey', 'A Hundred Camels in the Courtyard', 'The Time of Friendship', 'Things Gone and Things Still Here', 'Midnight Mass' and 'Unwelcome Words and other stories'.

I recommend this book to any serious student of the fiction of Paul Bowles, as well as the casual reader, because this book is written in a readily understandable format, which in itself is very useful.

I have been reading this book to my 6 year old daughter and she loves it. The stories are great and talks about places in the USA. I highly recommend this book to all children. It seems that the old folk tales are being lost and it's great to find stories that keep them alive.