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Book Review: Paul and the Power of Grace by John M. G. Barclay

December 9th, 2021 | 8 min read

By Matthew J. Thomas

It would be futile to try to hide my appreciation for John Barclay’s Paul and the Power of Grace, and this review will make little attempt to do so. Indeed, it is my recommendation that the reader of this review simply stop reading here and acquire a copy of the book for themselves. While Barclay’s prior volume, Paul and the Gift, was hailed by some as the most important work on Paul in our generation, Paul and the Power of Grace is an even greater achievement, somehow combining the seemingly exclusive principles of less is more and more is more: while condensing the main arguments from Paul and the Gift to a much more accessible size, Paul and the Power of Grace also adds some remarkable content and reflections, which make the overall product even richer than the original volume.

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