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In this episode I talk with Dr. Mark Nanos about the Paul Within Judaism school. Paul Within Judaism scholars seek to understand Paul in his Jewish context without assuming that Paul was somehow opposed to or abandoning his Jewish heritage. Dr. Nanos explains how PWJ scholars interpret Paul, why the “Two Covenants” or Sonderweg approach is not the predominant view among PWJ scholars, and why we need to reconceptualize Paul outside of traditional Protestant categories. We discuss Paul’s much-debated phrase “works of the Law”, which Nanos argues should be understood as ‘rites of a custom’, or an initiation by Gentile proselytes into Judaism. According to Nanos, Paul argues that the promise to rescue the nations through Israel cannot be fulfilled unless the nations are incorporated into Abraham’s family as Gentiles, and that Paul is not arguing against either the Law or good works in general but rather Jesus-believing Gentiles proselytizing to Judaism. Nanos also explains how this should impact modern Christian discourse.
Media Referenced:
Mark Nanos Website: https://marknanos.com/
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