Was Jesus Concerned about "Works Righteousness?"
May 16, 2026
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as posted by the channelOne way of telling the story of Christianity's relationship with Judaism is that, in the Old Testament, people were trying to earn their salvation through "works righteousness" and that Jesus then came to tell people that following the law was impossible and instead they should just have faith.
In this conversation clip, Dr. Paul T. Sloan addresses some of the problems with that understanding.
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About the Guest: Paul Sloan, Ph.D. (University of St. Andrew's) is Associate Professor of Theology at Houston Christian University. He is the author of Jesus and the Law of Moses: The Gospels and the Restoration of Israel within First-Century Judaism. His research interests include the literature of the New Testament and 2nd Temple Judaism. Current research focuses on Leviticus, the sacrificial system, and sacred space, and the reception of those motifs in 2nd Temple texts.
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