John M. G. Barclay is Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at Durham University, England. His previous book Paul and the Gift was awarded Book of the Year by Jesus Creed in 2015.
"This book's larger forerunner, Paul and the Gift, was
packed full--full of both content (early Jewish texts, the history
of interpreting Paul, readings of Romans and Galatians) and full of
significance (it recalibrated the study of Paul even as it
proclaimed the apostle's revolutionary and merciful surprise: God
gives Christ to the unworthy). Paul and the Power of Grace,
somehow, is much shorter and still offers all the goods. And more.
With fresh material on other Pauline letters and considerations of
the theological and social ramifications of God's christological
and unconditioned gift, this book does what its title promises: it
studies and isn't ashamed to speak the gospel that is the power of
God--the gospel of God's grace."
-- Jonathan A. Linebaugh
University of Cambridge Praise for Paul and the Gift:
"Pauline studies and the church will be indebted to Barclay's
Paul and the Gift for decades, and those who read and ponder
will never be the same again."
-- Scot McKnight in Books & Culture "One of the more
important books on Paul to appear in many years."
-- C. Kavin Rowe in First Things "Technical, learned, and
masterful, this book could prove to be the most rewarding and
influential exposition of Pauline theology written in nearly two
decades."
-- Matthew L. Skinner in The Christian Century "Barclay's
distinctions regarding various perspectives on grace illuminate
much of the ongoing controversy over what constitutes grace. In
doing so, he interacts with a wide range of scholarly literature
without getting lost in scholarly detail. . . . Recommended."
-- P. K. Moser in Choice "Paul and the Gift is a
brilliant book. It is not just a big, important book--an opus from
a senior scholar with which anyone working in the field is obliged
to interact--although it certainly is that. . . . A model of
surefooted use of theory, devastating criticism of previous
interpretation, thorough command of relevant classical and Jewish
sources, and critical but empathetic exegesis."
-- Matthew V. Novenson in Review of Biblical Literature "One
of the most important books on Paul's theology in years. . . .
Truly a gift."
-- Douglas J. Moo in Themelios "John Barclay reveals just how
little we have grasped the multitude of ways in which grace--'the
gift'--was parsed among Paul's contemporaries, including questions
of reciprocity and the worth of recipients. The resulting bold
proposal for reorienting Pauline theology is a landmark in New
Testament scholarship. A must-have, must-read, must-ponder
book!"
-- Beverly Roberts Gaventa, Baylor University "A deeply
impressive study by a superb scholar from whom all will learn a
great deal. Indeed, future Pauline scholars are now significantly
indebted to Barclay for this superabundant scholarly gift."
-- Douglas A. Campbell, Duke Divinity School "Barclay's
magisterial analysis results in a powerful and compelling new
understanding of Paul's theology of grace that cuts across
traditional debates and disciplinary categorizations, remaps Paul's
location among his fellow Jews, and manages to be both historically
sensitive and theologically rich."
-- David G. Horrell, University of Exeter "A watershed in
Pauline studies."
-- Stephen Westerholm
McMaster University
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