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We are back for a third and final segment of a three-part interview with Matthew Thiessen, author of the recent book, A Jewish Paul: The Messiah’s Herald to the Gentiles (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2023). Dr. Thiessen is an associate professor of religious studies at McMaster University. He presents us with a well-written and provocative interpretation of Paul in this book.

We are back for Part 2 of our interview with Matthew Thiessen! Dr. Thiessen recently wrote, A Jewish Paul: The Messiah’s Herald to the Gentiles (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2023). In Part 1 we discussed this book’s relation to Dr. Thiessen’s early work, Paul’s weirdness, and his interpretation of Paul’s phrase, the “works of the law.” This instalment compares Paul in Acts with Paul in his letters in relation to the law, the translation of “Judaism” in Galatians 1:13, and more:

One book that recently caught my eye has the striking title, A Jewish Paul: The Messiah’s Herald to the Gentiles (Baker Academic, 2023). When I picked it up and starting browsing through it, I knew that I needed try to conduct an interview with its author, Matthew Thiessen. I now have the privilege of presenting that interview.