Justification and Variegated Nomism offers a nuanced examination of one of "New Perspective" Pauline Scholar E. P. Sanders' central concepts, covenantal nomism. Covenantal nomism has to do with the idea that the Judaism of Paul's day was not a "works-righteousness" religion in which one earned one's way into God's favor; rather, the individual Jew "got into" the covenant by God's grace, but "stayed in" the covenant by obedience to God's law. Second temple Judaism, according to Sanders, was not legalistic. The various scholars who contribute to this volume are not in exact agreement as to the legitimacy of Sander's concept of covenantal nomism, but D. A. Carson offers a helpful critique of the concept as a blanket application to all aspects of Second temple Judaism. While Reformed scholars will not agree with everything said here, this volume should be read by all who are concerned with the Pauline themes of the Christian and the Law, the doctrine of justification by faith, and the problems of legalism and antinomianism. - Jeff Waddington - Westminster Bookstore Staff