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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Ruminating Romans: Wrighting the Divine Righteousness
I am under obligation to barbarians as well as to Greeks, you see; both to the wise and to the foolish. That’s why I’m eager to announce the good news to you, too, in Rome. I’m not ashamed of the … Continue reading
Posted in Apostle Paul
Tagged justice, kingdom of God, N. T. Wright, Paul, righteousness, Romans
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Ruminating Romans: Saul of Tarsus and the Righteousness of YHWH
How did Saul of Tarsus understand the righteousness of God before his conversion to the Lord Jesus Christ? To address this question we first need to explore the eschatological hope of Second Temple Judaism. In his book The New Testament … Continue reading
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Tagged apostle paul, eschatology, N. T. Wright, Pharisees, righteousness of God, Saul, Second Temple Judaism
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Ruminating Romans: Rediscovering Rabbi Saul
I am under obligation to barbarians as well as to Greeks, you see; both to the wise and to the foolish. That’s why I’m eager to announce the good news to you, too, in Rome. I’m not ashamed of the … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, covenant, covenant faithfulness, creation, God, Judaism, N. T. Wright, Paul, righteousness
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Paul Nadim Tarazi on the Epistle to the Romans
My copy of Fr Paul Nadim Tarazi’s “Chrysostom Bible Commentary” on Romans arrived yesterday, and so I thought I would read his analysis of chapter one. I was immediately struck by the following two theses: 1) At the time that … Continue reading
Over at Faith and Theology Kim Fabricius has assigned rock songs to various theologians. Some of my favorites: St Irenaeus: “Long Road Out of Eden” (Eagles) St. Francis of Assisi: “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” (Temptations) St Anselm: “(I Can’t … Continue reading
St. John of the Cross: The Loss and Discovery of Our Identity in God
Originally posted on A Wider Sunrise:
All of us use labels to define ourselves. The fun uncle. The nurturing mother. The devoted husband. The good friend. The athlete. The nurse. The risk-taker. The talker. The intellectual. The beauty. The person…
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In preparation for my next article on Paul, I thought I would read Tom Wright’s book Paul: In Fresh Perspective. In reading this book I am reminded once again why Wright has become such an important figure in biblical and … Continue reading