Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, 2nd Ed. (A Review)
Published in 1993, the Dictionary of Paul and His Letters (DPL1) has become an indispensable resource for all things Pauline. It appeared during the peak of the so-called “New Perspective of Paul” debate, a debate inaugurated by E.P. Sanders’ Paul and Palestinian Judaism, now a landmark study on first-century Judaism. It is no exaggeration to posit that Sanders, along with James Dunn and N.T. Wright initiated a major shift in Christian theology and its relationship with second temple Judaism. The…