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Rambling thoughts on Romans 1.18-32 and 5.12-21.

I received an email from a friend yesterday. He wanted my thoughts on Romans 5.12-21. That might have been a mistake because I wrote him a long, rambling response. I have thought about this passage a...

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Imparting a spiritual gift (Romans 1.11-12).

As a young lad among Pentecostals these words were quoted often: “For I long to see you so that you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end you may be established…” Pentecostals lay...

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Advent, the Son, the Spirit, and the Law (Pt. 1).

As part of a lengthy discussion on the role of the Law prior to the advent of messiah Paul describes the full adoption of the sons of God as a child under the authority of guardians (ἐπιτρόπους) and...

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Advent, the Son, the Spirit, and the Law (Pt. 2).

Read Part 1. What do we make of the reference to being “born of a woman” in Galatians 4:4c? Christologically, I have no qualms with Christians bringing to mind the incarnation—Jesus as deity and man,...

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Jesus as our eternal high priest through his death and resurrection (Romans...

Jesus, the Great High Priest I haven’t shared any excerpts from my forthcoming book Creation Waits: Paul’s Use of the Book of Genesis in the Epistle to the Romans (Wipf and Stock, 2013), but I thought...

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Parallel themes in Romans 1 and 8.

It is no coincidence that Paul uses many of the same words to discuss parallel theme in Romans 1 (where humanity begins to decline after worshiping the Creation rather than the Creator) and 8 (where...

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Three hermeneutical paradigms to use when studying the doctrine of the virgin...

I have been reading Jonathan T. Pennington‘s marvelous new book Reading the Gospels Wisely: A Narrative and Theological Introduction and it has helped me a lot when it comes to thinking about...

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Looping arguments in Romans

Fascinating looping arguments in Romans: 1:18-31 = 5:12-21; 2:1-3:1 = 6:1-8:1; 4:1-5:11 = 8:2-11:36 (also 5:1-12 = 8:18-39).— Brian LePort (@brianleport) December 07, 2012 Last Friday I tweeted this...

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The Spirit and the conscience.

In Romans 2:15 and 9:1 Paul speaks of the conscience bearing witness/testifying on behalf of someone. These phrases are: (2:15)  συμμαρτυρούσης αὐτῶν τῆς συνειδήσεως “their conscience bearing witness”...

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Recommend articles, books, and chapters on Romans 1:18-32

What are some articles, books, and chapters on Romans 1:18-32 that you’d recommend. The focus can be historical-critical, exegetical, theological, reception history, or anything related. Please leave a...

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LG21′s interpretive twist to Romans 1:3-4

As I continue to revamp my (weak) reading skills in French I have taken to reading Romans in the Segond 21 (LG21) translation while consulting Nouvelle Edition de Genève (NEG1979). I noticed something...

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Michael Bird on Romans 13:1-7

Michael Bird Michael Bird’s interpretation of Romans 13:1-7 in three points: “First, we must remember that Paul’s terse remarks about submission to state authorities are saturated with God language...

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Notes on Isaiah 26 + Romans 8

Today I received this question via Twitter: @brianleport reading thru Isaiah and I ran across Is 26:16-19. What is going on here if not resurrection?— Greg Richards (@outpostings) May 29, 2013 I read...

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Worship in the Gospel

In Romans 1:9-10 Paul says, “For God, whom I serve (λατρεύω) in my spirit (ἐν τῷ πνεύματί μου) in the gospel (ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ) of his Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you,...

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Paul’s prayer and God’s will

Paul’s prayer in Romans 1:9-10 contains two points of apparent tension: (1) Paul says that in his prayers he remembers the Christians in Rome always and always he is asking God for the opportunity to...

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Judah in Romans 2:29

I’ve heard N.T. Wright suggest on more than one occasion that Paul is doing a play on words in Romans 2:29 when he says “…a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the...

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Why isn’t there a question mark in Romans 4:1a?

Why isn’t there a question mark in Romans 4:1a? This isn’t a rhetorical question. I ask because I wonder if someone might explain the logic behind the what appears to me to be an inconsistency. I have...

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Adam and Eve in Romans 1:18-25 and the Greek Life of Adam and Eve

NTS For those who continue to better understand Paul’s remarks about Adam in Rom 5:12-21, and possibly his allusions to Adam and Eve in 1:18-25 and 7:7-24, let me recommend a helpful article: John R....

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