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Podcast: New Books in Catholic Studies
Episode: Better Call Paul: How Did the Early Jewish Christians Understand “Works of the Law”?
Description: In his new book, theologian Matthew Thomas takes on the big question of what the Apostle Paul means when he talks about "Works of the Law" -- as opposed to Grace -- in terms of Justification, addressing a long-standing debate between biblical scholars and using second-century sources to adjudicate the question. The stakes of the faithful, and what it means to be a Christian for the first-century Jews who founded the religion, could not be higher, especially when St. Peter slid back into the observation of Mosaic custom.This is Matthew Thomas’s third appearance on AGC: yo...