Here is a superb review of Piper's The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright, written by Don Garlington.
The more I ponder some of Piper's criticisms of Wright, the more I tend to the following conclusion: His presentation problematically tends to think words like 'justification' are to be interpreted according to a story that does not quite do, one that is influenced heavily by pietism, the Calvinism of the 'period of reformation', and modernity. It lacks the scriptural robustness and biblical-narrative-hugging scope of vision offered by Wright, and to that degree it hinders his analysis and exegesis.
Hi Chris,
ReplyDeleteYep, good review. Fascinating how Piper's pathological fear of Wright's 'new' and 'fresh' interpretations leads him to basically reject historical exegesis in favour of a hermeneutically impossible 'pure' contextless reading of the Bible which inevitably results in people imposing other contexts onto the biblical text (ie: Piper's own Pietistic Calvinism)
Of course, Piper would deny his reading is contextless, but I think you more or less hit the nail on the head.
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