{"product_id":"pauls-three-paths-to-salvation-hardcover","title":"Paul's Three Paths to Salvation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGabriele Boccaccini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Bentley Hart\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We no longer need to separate Paul from Judaism in order to claim his Christianness,\" writes Gabriele Boccaccini, \"nor do we need to separate him from the early Jesus movement in order to state his Jewishness.\" With this guiding principle Boccaccini unpacks the implications of Paul's belonging simultaneously to Judaism and Christianity to arrive at the surprising and provocative conclusion that there are in fact \u003ci\u003ethree\u003c\/i\u003e paths to salvation: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Jews, adherence to Torah.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor gentiles, good works according to conscience and natural law.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor all sinners, forgiveness through faith in Jesus Christ.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul's Three Paths to Salvation\u003c\/i\u003e is an attempt to reconcile the many facets of Paul's complex identity while reclaiming him from accusations of intolerance. Boccaccini's work in reestablishing Paul as a messenger of God's mercy to sinners is an important contribution to the ongoing conversation about Paul's place in the contemporary pluralistic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriele Boccaccini\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Second Temple Judaism and early rabbinic literature at the University of Michigan. He is also the founding director of the Enoch Seminar, a forum of international specialists in early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam affiliated with the Society of Biblical Literature. In 2019, he was awarded knighthood by the president of Italy in recognition of his contributions to Italian culture in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163660587143,"sku":"9780802839213","price":36.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1ed0b71211847c26ceafa435df4bf3ec.webp?v=1733299033","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/pauls-three-paths-to-salvation-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}