Righteousness

“In vol. 2 of Righteousness, Jeffrey Niehaus offers an exhaustive treatment of ‘righteousness’ and related words in the Old Testament. His central thesis—that ‘righteousness’ in Scripture mean conformity to God’s Being and doing—allows him to look at each passage with proper nuance. The book will be of immense help to all those investigating this central theological theme.”


—Sean McDonough, professor of New Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary





“Jeffrey Niehaus has produced the most comprehensive and careful study of the biblical concept of righteousness yet written. Many prior studies of the topic were theologically but not exegetically generated, and many followed the old notion that righteousness was conformity to the created order. Tracking and inductively analyzing—in exemplary detail—all the assertions about righteousness in both Testaments, he demonstrates convincingly that righteousness is conformity to God’s being and doing. This book not only achieves its purpose, but serves as an example of how biblical theology can and should be done.”


—Douglas Stuart, senior professor of Old Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary





“This book a meticulous and comprehensive study of the righteousness which is central to God’s character and which defines all his actions. It is what makes redemption necessary, and it issues in the great summons to the church to be righteous as God is. Jeffrey Niehaus is a sure-footed guide through the complexities of some of the scholarly discussion because he never loses sight of what is really important. This is a study that will richly reward a careful reading.”


—David F. Wells, author of No Place for Truth