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["Alexander Labrecque" <evangelica AT earthlink.net>]

Charles, the New Perspective on Paul and the Law seeks to interpret Paul's statements within their historical context, relative to the first-century issue of whether or not Gentile Christians should observe the Torah's practices distinctive of Judaism.

What makes this perspective "new" is that its effort to understand what the historical Paul himself meant is a radical departure from the Old Perspective's "orthodox" view that stems from Augustine's usage of Paul's statements to express the bishop of Hippo's own theology. Augustine's influence remains so dominant to this day that it often requires conscious effort for Paul's interpreters not to read into the text an Augustinian interpretation.

Does your posted comment assume the validity of the Old Perspective's a-historical, Augustinian usage of Paul's statements?

Alex LaBrecque, Ph.D.

evangelica AT earthlink.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Skallerud [mailto:karolus AT wf.net]
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 12:34 PM
To: Corpus-paul
Subject: [corpus-paul] Re: Gal 3:10-13

This is one of those permanent puzzles.  In a few years the new perspective will become the old perspective and the cycle will start over.  I wonder if it is helpful to think of the Law as the law of love.  There is a sense in which human beings do not just fail to love God and others perfectly; in a way they fail entirely without the spirit of God.  Maybe Paul is thinking of this aspect of the Law along with the rest.

 

Charles Skallerud

 

----- Original Message -----

From: moon-ryul jung <moon AT saint.soongsil.ac.kr>

To: Corpus-paul <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>

Sent: Saturday, October 09, 1999 8:57 AM

Subject: [corpus-paul] Gal 3:10-13

> Dear co-interpreters,
>
> The interpretation of Gal 3:10-13, in particular, why those of the Law are
> under curse,  must consider whether there is an implied assumption
> of human inability to obey the law. Scholars in the
> Reformed tradition often accept the implied assumption. But there have been
> challenges againt that interpretation. That is, in Judaism
> there is no notion that human beings should obey the law perfectly to be
> accepted by God, and that they are unable to obey the law.
> Some new interpretations were suggested by scholars who are inclined
> to the "New Perspective on Paul", e.g. by Sanders, Dunn, Howard, and
> Wright.
>
> But I am not satisfied with any of these proposals. Are there any new
> ones?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Moon
>
> Moon R. Jung
> Associate Professor
> Dept of computer science
> Soongsil University,'
> Seoul, Korea
>
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