Tag Archives: Romans

Adam: Genesis and Paul

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Darrell Pursiful

There has been a lot of blog chatter lately about the “historical Adam” and whether or not he actually existed. I suspect the real issue for some Christians is not so much what to do with the Adam we find … Continue reading →

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Earliest Manuscript of Romans?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Darrell Pursiful

John Byron reports on a newly discovered fragment of Romans (chs. 9–10, to be precise), which has only come to light in the last 48 hours. CNN is reporting that a recently unknown fragment of Romans 9-10 has been discovered in the … Continue reading →

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The Ephesians Road

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

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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Phoebe in English Translations and Philological Realities

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Darrell Pursiful

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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