And Then the End Will Come: A Theory of Biblical Christianity

One of the most vexing questions faced by Christian theologians for nearly two thousand years is that of “grace” versus “works” in the attainment of salvation. The apostle Paul, for example, is often believed to have focused on grace and downplayed the role of works, while the apostle James famously proclaimed that “faith without works is dead” (James 2:26).

This book traces the evolution of the idea of salvation from its beginnings in the Old Testament, where the emphasis was on the prote...