Aside from Jesus himself, no New Testament figure speaks his mind to us as voluminously as Paul. Despite this written record, however, many uncertainties remain regarding Paul’s views on Judaism and the Law. How did Paul and others see the relationship of Christianity to Judaism? What was the place of the Law, for Jews and for gentiles, in Paul’s conception of Christianity? Why do Paul’s views sometimes seem inconsistent? Daniel J. Harrington looks at recent scholarly discussions of these and other questions in “Paul and Judaism: Five Puzzles.” Harrington is professor of New Testament at Weston School of Theology […]