The Deliverance of God

Last February I did a 12-part review of Douglas Campbell's book The Deliverance of God. As I said at the time, I was interested in the book because many consider it to be a "game changer" in Pauline studies. For me, I was particularly interested in Campbell's devastating critique of "Justification Theory," the theoretical apparatus most Protestants use to understand Paul's soteriology.

In the end, I only reviewed Parts 1-4 of The Deliverance of God (there is a Part 5) but this does allow you to see the core of the argument, Campbell's critique of Justification Theory and his alternative reading of Romans 1-4. This post exists to pull my review posts together so I can link to the whole series on my sidebar.

My posts/parts are grouped under the four Parts (and their respective headings) from The Deliverance of God:

Part One: Justification Theory and Its Implications
Part 1: Justification Theory
Part 2: The Intrinsic Problems of Justification Theory
Part 3: The Systematic Problems of Justification Theory
Part 4: The Empirical Problems of Justification Theory

Part Two: Some Hermeneutical Clarifications
Part 5: Justification Theory in the Reformation
Part 6: The Unholy Alliance of Justification Theory and Modernity

Part Three: The Conventional Reading and Its Problems
Part 7: Attacking the Citadel of Justification Theory (Romans 1-4)
Part 8: The False Gospel in Romans 1-4
Part 9: The False Gospel, Continued (a note from Douglas Campbell)

Part Four: A Rhetorical and Apocalyptic Rereading
Part 10: The Deliverance of God
Part 11: Father Abraham
Part 12: The Rhetorical Reading of Romans 1-4

There are many other reviews online of The Deliverance of God. I think mine, though from non-specialist, holds up pretty well.