For those inspired by Barclay’s Paul and the Gift
 
Over the course of his academic career, John M. G. Barclay has transformed how we think about Paul. Barclay’s contributions to Pauline Studies reached a new height with the publication of his award-winning Paul and the Gift, in which he presents a sophisticated reading of Paul’s theology of grace within the context of gift-giving in the Greco-Roman world. But where does Pauline scholarship go from here?
Featuring a diverse group of internationally renowned scholars, The New Perspective on Grace collects essays inspired by Barclay’s magnum opus. These essays broadly explore the implications of grace and gift across a variety of fields: biblical studies, theology, reception history, and theology in practice. Topics include:

• Paul’s soteriology
• The role of grace in Paul’s life and ministry
• Implications of the New Perspective on Paul
• Divine giving in the Gospels
• Gift-giving and Christian aesthetics
• Interpretations of Pauline grace from the patristic period to the present
• Self-giving and self-care
• Grace and ministry in marginalized communities
The New Perspective on Grace is essential reading for all students and scholars who want to understand the current state of Pauline scholarship.

Contributors: Edward Adams, Dorothea H. Bertschmann, Ben C. Blackwell, David Briones, Marion L. S. Carson, Stephen J. Chester, Susan Grove Eastman, Troels Engberg-Pedersen, Simon Gathercole, Beverly Roberts Gaventa, John K. Goodrich, Judith M. Gundry, Jane Heath, David G. Horrell, Jonathan A. Linebaugh, Joel Marcus, Orrey McFarland, Dean Pinter, Todd D. Still, Paul Trebilco, Michael Wolter
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Edward Adams is professor of New Testament Studies at King's College London.

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Dorothea H. Bertschmann is tutorial fellow for Biblical Studies at the College of the Resurrection in Mirfield, England and a honorary fellow in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University.

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Stephen J. Chester is the Lord and Lady Coggan Professor of New Testament at Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto.

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Jonathan A. Linebaugh is Anglican Chair of Divinity and Professor of New Testament at the Beeson Divinity School of Samford University.

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Todd D. Still is the Charles J. and Eleanor McLerran DeLancey Dean and the William M. Hinson of Christian Scriptures at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University.

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Currents in Theology and Mission
“Scholars, teachers, and preachers of Paul’s letters could scarcely do better, after working through Barclay’s The Gift, to listen in on the lively conversation sampled here. This collection, and John Barclay’s work that it honors, is profoundly helpful in our efforts toward greater clarity when we talk about grace.”

Review of Biblical Literature
“We might say that this collection of essays justly shows that John Barclay has given Pauline scholarship a ‘gift that keeps on giving.’”

CHOICE
“Recommended.”