This is a great book looking at Paul's teaching on Christ, and of Him being our righteousness. It starts off giving an overview of Paul's life in Acts before moving to justification by faith, first through Romans, then looking at Paul's other letters, and finally analyzing how the other NT authors dealt with the subject.
One thought really moved me: That God not only justifies the ungodly, but that He ONLY justifies the ungodly. None of us can justify ourselves.
Another reviewer was disappointed that Seifrid didn't deal much with the New Perspectives of Paul (NPP). I also picked up that he focused more on the letters that all considered were by Paul and less space on those some don't believe were written by Paul (Ephesians, Colossians, the Pastoral Epistles, and Philemon). Unlike the above mentioned reviewer, I had no problem with those issues not being dealt with: The focus was what Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, wrote in his letters about Christ being our righteousness.
I thoroughly enjoy the New Studies in Biblical Theology series that this book is a part of. It also is uplifting to read about justification. I recommend both this book and the series.
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