Luther-esque confessions of a former NPPist

My name is Jacob Aitken.  John kindly invited me to guest blog here.  I currently blog at BayouHuguenot.wordpress.com.  While I was educated and trained at Reformed institutions, for a long time I was involved with the New Perspective on Paul and other positions.   I don’t know if I would call myself a former adherent …

James White is Right vs Wright on the NPP

In his Dividing Line show yesterday, Dr. James White talked about an radio broadcast that he shared with N.T. Wright, of “New Perspective on Paul” (NPP) fame. In the course of the show, Dr. White mentioned that he believes he must spend more time on this topic, and for this I’m grateful. Noting that the …

“Amateur Plunges”

In my previous post, Scott Clark chided James Dunn and N.T. Wright for “amateur plunges” into historical studies. From what I’ve read about these things, that was very kind. Nevertheless, here is Taylor Marshall crowing, in Christianity Today, about how the NPP led him to Catholicism: He said Wright’s work shifted his assumptions so he …