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Unusually Important for the Letter to the Romans: Paul’s Models of Salvation

In my initial post on Romans that gave a “nutshell” view of its overarching message, I indicated that Paul explained his Gospel by means of a “bad news/good news” schema, that in the shortest hand possible explained that all humans, whether Jew or Gentile, were doomed because of “sin” (bad news) but could have “salvation” [...]

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The Letter to the Romans: Who, When, and Why?

In my previous post I summarized the major themes of the letter to the Romans; in that context I mentioned already some of the key aspects of both authorship and purpose.  But in this post I want to dig deeper into who wrote it, when, and at particular length, why. ****************************** Romans is the sixth [...]

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Will I See Fido in Heaven? Webinar on the Afterlife of Animals with Me and Barbara Ambros

In case you missed the announcement, I'm doing a one-hour webinar on whether your beloved pet will be joining you in the heavenly realm  when you've both passed of your respective mortal coils.  It's this Sunday, March 23, 1:00, remote.   All info below. It's a fundraiser for my department, to help grad students in their [...]

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A Major Milestone on the Blog! $3 Million Donated to Charity!!

We have just passed a major milestone on the blog in its efforts to raise money for charity, and I’d like us all to celebrate it!  (See the Press Release we have just sent out, at the end of this post)  As of this week, for the life of the blog, we have distributed over [...]

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New Course Announcement: The Other Doubting Thomases

I'm very excited to announce that I will be doing a new course on April 6-7, on the resurrection narratives of the New Testament, called "The Other Doubting Thomases: Did Jesus's Disciples All Believe in the Resurrection?" The course is not connected to the blog, but may well be of interest to all you blog [...]

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Interested in Visiting the Greek Islands with Me? Spots Still Available!

  In case you didn't catch this the first time, I'd like to invite anyone who is interested and able to come with me on an amazing trip this summer, in just two months. Space is  limited – so if you’re interested, check out the brochure I provide below at the bottom of the post. [...]

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Paul’s Letter to the Romans in a Nutshell

I will now move to a nutshell mini-thread on the individual Pauline letters in the New Testament.  I will be covering them in canonical sequence, including both the so-called undisputed Pauline letters, which I’m saying are “so-called” simply because scholars in every field dispute flippin’ everything (well, almost everything), and the disputed epistles, which, as [...]

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Paul’s Life and Letters: For Further Reading

Now that I have provided nutshell summaries of Paul’s life, letters, and significance, I can provide some suggestions for further reading.  Here is an annotated list of some of the books you may find useful.  These are taken from my textbook, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings (Oxford University Press) in [...]

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The Life of Paul in a Nutshell

Now that I have provided an overview of the significance of Paul and his letters (my previous post) I can summarize what we can know about his life.  I begin by trying to give a fifty-word version: Paul, originally a zealous Greek-speaking Jew, vigorously opposed early Christians before having a vision of the resurrected Jesus [...]

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The Significance and Letters of Paul, in a Nutshell

Now that I have covered the Gospels and Acts in this “Nutshell” series, it is time to move on to the writings of Paul.  Rather than start with his first letter in the New Testament, Romans, I’ve decided to devote a couple of posts to Paul himself, one to his significance and surviving letters and [...]

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