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Participation with Christ our Paschal Lamb by Purity of Life
The reference to Christ as the paschal lamb in 1 Corinthians 5:7, 8 is a rare example of Paul using sacrificial language with regard to Christ’s death. In Paul’s imagery here, the death of Christ corresponds to the sacrifice of … Continue reading
E. P. Sanders on suffering in Paul and Palestinian Judaism
E. P. Sanders’ Paul and Palestinian Judaism[1] was instrumental in sparking the discussion about Pauline theology that has dominated New Testament studies in the last generation. Though Sanders’ critique of Schweitzer is on point,[2] Sanders acknowledges the participationist language Paul … Continue reading
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Schweitzer on Pauline Suffering
Albert Schweitzer’s Mysticism of Paul the Apostle[1] is often cited in the debate over participation and union with Chris but his chapter on “Suffering as a Mode of Manifestation of the Dying with Christ”[2] is most informative with regard to … Continue reading
E. P. Sanders’ critique of Schweitzer is on point
Here is E. P. Sanders’ critique of Schweitzer, specifically, Schweitzer’s argument in Mysticism of Paul the Apostle. This is from Paul and Palestinian Judaism. (I’ve included Sanders’ footnotes because they have a wealth of information). This is not to say … Continue reading
“Grace to you and peace” – F. F. Bruce on Galatians 1:3
(Italics are mine) χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη. The normal word of salutation at the beginning of a Greek letter was χαίρειν (‘rejoice’); the normal word of salutation at the beginning of a Jewish letter was šālôm, είρήνη (‘peace’). The amplified … Continue reading
Brill Publishers to Launch Reference Work ‘Textual History of the Bible’
From their press release: Brill, the international scholarly publisher, has launched a groundbreaking Major Reference Work for the study of textual history of the Jewish Bible and the Christian Old Testament: Textual History of the Bible. It aims to bring together … Continue reading
Report on International Conference for the New Testament Textual Criticism
Here is a report on the International Conference for the New Testament Textual Criticism which was apparently the first of its kind to be held in Greece. The theme was New Testament Textual Criticism: Its Significance for Scholarship, Culture and Church. Here … Continue reading
BHD: Sepphoris Inscriptions Reference Rabbis
From Bible History Daily: Sepphoris Inscriptions Reference Rabbis The Aramaic inscriptions refer to two rabbis, whose names have not yet been translated, who were buried in the cemetery. Even though the Kinneret Institute scholars cannot be sure what exact role rabbis … Continue reading
The Anti-Imperial Message of the Cross
Neil Elliott, in an essay in Richard Horsley’s Paul and Empire entitled “The Anti-Imperial Message of the Cross,”[1] suggests that Jesus’ death on the cross was a message of the impending defeat of all earthly empires through Christ’s exaltation and … Continue reading
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What Does the Text Say? 
Douglas Moo on Romans 8:31-39
(I added a couple of structural edits for better online reading.) We may view this beautiful, hymn-like celebration of our security in Christ as a response to what Paul has just said (28–30, or 18–30 or even 1–30), but it … Continue reading →