tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579572108584973334.post2420013522489013546..comments2012-06-26T23:17:04.859-04:00Comments on Musings and Philosophizings: The New Perspective on Paul and TheologyAlex Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14438933285577775806noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579572108584973334.post-72591186188264418842010-12-31T20:18:53.754-05:002010-12-31T20:18:53.754-05:00David,
Thanks for the comment, bro! That is very...David,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment, bro! That is very interesting, I hadn't thought of it quite that way before. But I think you may be on to something. Definitely food for thought!Alex Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14438933285577775806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579572108584973334.post-4034855653507974712010-12-31T10:05:06.319-05:002010-12-31T10:05:06.319-05:00I agree that the NPP does not necessarily lead to ...I agree that the NPP does not necessarily lead to this view on justification. You wrote:<br /><br />"In contrast, the very Reformed (though interestingly, now Methodist) James Dunn argues (as best I understand him) that the question of Justification is not an individual doctrine but pertains to the entire community found in Christ (and not exclusively the community found in the Jewish law)." <br /><br />This seems to be the heart of the issue, in my opinion. I think that many of these doctrinal issues try to systematize that which is transcendent. In doing so they are forced to provide metaphorical language as a means to explain what actually happens in justification. From this it seems to me possible that Wright & the reformers are coming at this daunting task from two different angles. As you have noted Wright and Dunn both seem to focus on how justification functions in relation to the community, whereas the reformers focus more on justification in relation to the individual. Obviously more work must be done, but I see these as able to be reconciled. Perhaps one group is holding the tail and the other the trunk, but they don't yet know it is the same animal.David Tewnoreply@blogger.com