In his new book, theologian Matthew Thomas takes on the big question of what the Apostle Paul means when he talks about "Works of the Law" -- as opposed to Grace -- in terms of Justification, addressing a long-standing debate between biblical scholars and using second-century sources to adjudicate the question. The stakes of the faithful, and what it means to be a Christian for the first-century Jews who founded the religion, could not be higher, especially when St. Peter slid back into the observation of Mosaic custom.

This is Matthew Thomas's third appearance on AGC: you can also hear him in episodes 02 and 03. The episode that we refer to with Fr Greg Boyle is episode 17.

Matthew Thomas's faculty website: https://www.dspt.edu/matthew-thomas

Matthew Thomas's book: https://www.ivpress.com/paul-s-works-of-the-law-in-the-perspective-of-second-century-reception