The "New Perspective" on St. Paul

[Mimi]

I first heard about this on Steve Wood’s radio program.
Here’s a site for more info:
newpaul.blogspot.com/

Seems that many Protestants are reading these “new” insights, and some are converting to Catholicism, because, logically, that is where they are led. Wish I recalled some of the name, but, sorry, I don’t. One of them was a man who’d had a big web site on TNP. I don’t think it was N. T. Wright, but he has written on TNP.
ntwrightpage.com/Wright_New_Perspectives.htm

Any Lutherans or others out there reading The New Perspective?

Have the conversions affected your point of view on possibly considering whether Protestantism is the correct interpretation, especially concerning Justification?

God bless,
Mimi

 

[Scoobyshme]

Mimi,

 I think it is important to keep in mind that there  is no one Protestant interpretation.  One of the greatest flaws of Protestantism is that there is no final authority with regard to interpretation of Scripture.  Every man, woman, and child is allowed to pervert the Scriptures according to their own whims.  That's why the very root of Protestantism demands constant splintering into thousands upon thousands of doctrinally disunified denominations.   I hope that one day, if they finally see this big picture, they will come back to the original Church, the one founded by Jesus, which is His Mystical Body.

God bless!

 

[Chesster]

You might want to check out The Paul Page.

 

[promethius]

I first heard about this on Steve Wood’s radio program.
Here’s a site for more info:
newpaul.blogspot.com/

Seems that many Protestants are reading these “new” insights, and some are converting to Catholicism, because, logically, that is where they are led. Wish I recalled some of the name, but, sorry, I don’t. One of them was a man who’d had a big web site on TNP. I don’t think it was N. T. Wright, but he has written on TNP.
ntwrightpage.com/Wright_New_Perspectives.htm

Any Lutherans or others out there reading The New Perspective?

Have the conversions affected your point of view on possibly considering whether Protestantism is the correct interpretation, especially concerning Justification?

God bless,
Mimi

I love how protestants take something that the church has taught for almost two thousand years, repackage it, and market it as their “new perspective” outside of the protestant/catholic debate on Pauline writings. Oh well, if the new, shiny label gets the protestants to read it and consider a little catholic truth then I’m all for giving them credit.

 

[peggytas]

I also first heard about this New Perspective on Paul last night on EWTN radio–New Wave with Steve Wood. I was amazed. He mentioned the person who had the largest NPOP website who yesterday announced his converstion to Catholicism. I would love to know who this new Catholic is, but I did not catch the name. This is very good news. Maybe after a 500 year detour we will be united with our separated brethren by the 2017 anniversary of the protestant revolt.

 

[NoelFitz]

One of the promises of the NPP (New Perspective on Paul) is to help to:

Build common ground between Catholics and Protestants…These Protestants are engaging first-century Judaism on its own terms, not in the context of the Protestant-Catholic debates of the sixteenth century. (thepaulpage.com/).

Thus to answer the original question by **Mimi **asking if traditional “Protestantism is the correct interpretation, especially concerning Justification?" The answer based on the NPP is no.

I agree with Scoobyshme that there is not one Protestant view of Scripture, no more than there is one Catholic view. Catholics are free to interpret Scripture any way they like, provided that they remain within Church teaching. Please see my motto.

Thank you, Chesster, for giving us a reference to * The Paul Page.* It is excellent.

Promethius wrote

“I love how protestants take something that the church has taught for almost two thousand years, repackage it, and market it as their “new perspective” outside of the protestant/catholic debate on Pauline writings. Oh well, if the new, shiny label gets the protestants to read it and consider a little catholic truth then I’m all for giving them credit”.

This is a bit unfair and perhaps ignores the nuances of the NPP. Even for Catholics it is subtle and gives us insights into Paul’s teaching.

I would love to know who converted to Catholicism as mentioned by Peggytas