Paul's Three Paths to Salvation

By: Gabriele Boccaccini

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Synopsis: &“We no longer need to separate Paul from Judaism in order to claim his Christianness,&” writes Gabriele Boccaccini, adding, &“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 three means of salvation: For Jews, adherence to Torah.For gentiles, good works according to conscience and natural law.For all sinners, forgiveness through faith in Jesus Christ.Paul&’s Three Paths to Salvation is an attempt to reconcile the many facets of Paul&’s complex identity while reclaiming him from accusations of intolerance, and Boccaccini&’s work in reestablishing the figure of Paul as a messenger of God&’s Mercy to the sinners is an important contribution to the ongoing conversation about Paul&’s place in the contemporary pluralistic world.