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McGrath Opens a Can of Pygoplegae on Fitzgerald

Few things in this life are as remarkable to behold as an actual scholar taking a dilettante to the woodshed. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookBuzz it upTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Jesus versus Paul?

Scot McKnight has a great article at Christianity Today about the divide between Christians whose “first language” is Paul and justification by faith and those whose “first language” is Jesus and the kingdom of God. I say, “Is it too … Continue reading

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Pages and Pages of Pauline Goodness

The theme of the Fall 2010 issue of Word & World is Paul. Tonight I’ve been enjoying Arland J. Hultgren’s  2009–2010 Word & World Lecture, titled “Paul as Theologian: His Vocation and Its Significance for His Theology.” I especially like … Continue reading

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Authorship of the Pastoral Epistles

Daniel Kirk of Storied Theology summarizes his reasons for concluding that Paul is not the author of the Pastoral Epistles (H/T: Euangelion). His opening remarks are worthy of reflection: First, the freedom to pursue the question was instilled in me … Continue reading

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Two Pauline analogies

The spare tire. The delivery. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookBuzz it upTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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The Ephesians Road

I think it was Scot McKnight who suggested that the “New Perspective on Paul” would make a lot more sense to traditional Protestants if they assumed that Ephesians was the epitome of Pauline theology rather than Romans or Galatians. (He … Continue reading

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An N. T. Wright Primer

Prepared for those who will be attending an upcoming conference at Wheaton, but available to all from Nijay Gupta and some of his colleagues. N. T. Wright for Everyone: The Apostle Paul (by Nijay Gupta) N. T. Wright on Biblical … Continue reading

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1 Corinthians 14:34-35 Is an Interpolation

Women should be silent in the churches. for they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as the law also says. If there is anything they desire to know, let them ask their husbands at home. for it … Continue reading

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Phoebe in English Translations and Philological Realities

In the latest SBL Forum, Elizabeth A. McCabe calls attention to the deficiencies of English Bible translations in terms of Phoebe’s description in Romans 16:1-2 as a διακονός and a προστατίς. Regarding διακονός (diakonos), commonly translated as “minister” or “deacon” … Continue reading

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The Pope and the New Perspective on Paul

Scot McKnight finds a blending of old (i.e., Reformation!) and new (post-Sanders) perspectives in Pope Benedict’s book on Paul. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookBuzz it upTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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