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Not at all. My point had to do with the
way interpretations go in and out of style. The old perspective caught an
aspect of Paul; the new perspective catches another aspect. Neither
perspective is as conclusive as its proponents would like to think. I do
not for a moment, however, believe that the new perspective has superseded the
old. Both perspectives are useful. The heavily sociological
approach of the new perspective is very much a product of our times.
Someday it will seem old-fashioned and drastically in need of
revision.
Charles Skallerud
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 2:20
AM
Subject: [corpus-paul] Re: Gal
3:10-13
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
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 -----
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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