Today we begin the second half of Romans. From the jump there is a remarkable shift in tone and argument. You see, here Paul starts to address the elephant in the room: If everything he’s said is true, why have the vast majority of Jews not accepted his gospel? Let’s see what he has to … Continue reading God’s Faithfulness to God’s People: Romans 9 (Part 1)
We’ve reached the halfway point of Paul’s letter to the Romans. This means two things: First, it’s a great opportunity stop, zoom out, and look at where we’ve been so far. And second, we’re only halfway through. I say this because there has been a tendency to treat the second half of Romans as “an … Continue reading Called to New Life: Romans 1-8 in Overview
The Booker Prize longlist is almost two weeks old now, so I thought I'd provide some early thoughts on the list in today's deep dive. But first, the roundup. Roundup Music Last week was all about too highly anticipated new albums, by Shaboozey and Ariana Grande. And I think they both delivered what their fans … Continue reading Culture Roundup (August 8, 2026): Early Thoughts on the Booker Longlist
Romans 8 is famously the chapter dedicated to the work of the Holy Spirit. While the focus of the text is on the Spirit’s work in us, there are some interesting ways Paul talks about how it relates to the Father and the Son. So I thought it would be interesting to take a few … Continue reading Excursus: Proto-Trinitarianism in Romans 8
In our integral study of Romans, we’ve now reached the end of a significant argument that stretched from halfway through Romans 5 to the end of chapter 8. So it’s good time for a targum, a loose explanatory paraphrase of the text, that will remind us of where we’ve been. -- [5.12] We can think … Continue reading Two Ways: A Targum on Romans 5.12-8.39
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