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Good morning! I just completed Dr. Moo”s course, NT341, Galatians, and it raised for me a question about Dr. Moo’s view on justification in the book of Romans. In the Galatians course, Dr. Moo states, to the effect, that when he wrote his 1st Ed. commentary on Romans, he concluded that in Romans, the idea of justification is always something that is either present or past. Justification is God’s act by which He first brings us into relationship with Christ and declares us right before Him. But when he began his work on Galatians, he came to Gal 5:5 and he concluded that in that context, justification or righteousness also had a future component. He then said he was going to go back and rewrite parts of his Romans commentary, which he did. My question is, does he address this future component of justification in NT331 Romans, or does he express in NT331 his previous conclusions, that justification is always present or past? Thank you! .

  2. Thank you Michael. I appreciate your response. But my question is more along the lines of this: Dr. Moo changed his view of justification at some point after he wrote his original commentary on Romans, and I want to know if in this course, NT331, he expresses his original view, or his revised view? Let me explain: Dr. Moo wrote his commentary on Romans before he composed the NT341 Galatians course. During the course, he mentioned that he changed his view somewhat (his new view was that justification, in the context of Gal 5:5, also had a future component to it). He said he was going to rewrite his Romans commentary, which he did eventually, and released a 2nd edition. So my questions is, in this course, NT331, Romans, which view does he teach, his original view (that justification is always past or present) or his revised view, based on Gal 5:5?

  3. Got it! I appreciate scholars who continue to take scripture to task. Yes, I follow your thought better - and Yes, I would like to know the sequence of thought development. When you find an answer, please keep us posted.

  4. Will do! I plan to take NT331, but I probably won't be able to start until early 2026, God willing.