Digital Faith

N. T. Wright on Paul

In this last of my series of posts on Paul I will do a short review of N. T. Wright's What Saint Paul Really Said (Eerdmans, 1997). It's a fine little book (192 pages; seemed shorter) that, along with Sanders' Paul: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2001), will give any LDS student of Paul a quick introduction to the current scholarship. After reading both books, my quick summary, with slight exaggeration, is:

1. To understand Christianity, one must understand Paul.
2. No one understands Paul.

Paul at General Conference

My recent posts on Paul haven't proven too popular, but I'm still pursuing the topic. I noticed Elder D. Todd Christofferson's use in General Conference of terms drawn from Pauline theology to explain the LDS view of the Atonement:

Our witness is this: We know that justification, or forgiveness of sins, through the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is just and true. And we know also that sanctification, or purification from the effects of sin, through the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is just and true to all those who love and serve God with all their mights, minds, and strength.