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2023-05-13T08:17:32-04:00

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Sola Scriptura— Coming to an Amazon Near you in the Fall

Last updated on: May 13, 2023 at 8:17 am By Ben Witherington

I seldom promote my own books this far in advance, since this one comes out in October, but I think this one is my most important small book in a long time, due to the crisis of Biblical Authority in the Protestant and Catholic churches. The title has just gone up on Amazon, and soon you will be able to order it on Amazon. It is only 125 or so pages of text, but the argument is important, as it... Read more

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Scriptura as the final authority

2023-05-17T13:24:45-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– The Dialogue Part Nine

Last updated on: May 17, 2023 at 1:24 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. I certainly take your point about the persons Paul is talking about is one thing in his discourse, and the persons he is talking to is another. Nevertheless, there are parts of Romans which make better sense to me if Paul is not solely, though he is primarily, talking to Gentile Christians— for example in Rom. 2, Rom. 9-11 and Rom. 14-15. I do not think that the use of the diatribe device warrants us dismissing this likelihood, but... Read more

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A diatribe repeated in various places in Romans

2023-05-17T13:18:51-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– The Dialogue Part Eight

Last updated on: May 17, 2023 at 1:18 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. Certainly second and third Isaiah were crucial texts for Paul in the way he not only conceived himself but also the way he conceived Christ, and that includes the reference to Rom. 11 where he says the Redeemer will return from Zion (in this case heavenly Zion, see the reference to the heavenly Jerusalem in Gal. 4.26—the Jerusalem that is from above) and turn away the impiety of Jacob. This surely must be a reference to the second coming... Read more

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Who is the redeemer who comes forth from Zion?

2023-05-17T13:14:17-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– The Dialogue Part Seven

Last updated on: May 17, 2023 at 1:14 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. Let’s talk about Paul as the apostle to the Gentiles. I certainly agree that that is the focus of Paul’s calling and ministry, but that’s not the only people he ever recruited for Christ. Not only in Acts, but also in 2 Cor. 11.24 it is clear enough he shared the Gospel in synagogues and paid the price for doing so. The fact that Paul says he received the 39 lashes five times means he kept going back to... Read more

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The apostle to only the Gentiles?

2023-05-17T13:09:39-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– The Dialogue Part Six

Last updated on: May 17, 2023 at 1:09 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. I agree entirely with you about Romans not being a sort of generic exposition of Paul’s thought, or even an introduction to his main ideas (notice how almost nothing is said about the resurrection of Christ, and nothing at all about the Lord’s Supper as in 1 Cor. 11). But taking this discourse as being a word on target meant specifically for the Roman audience does not mean we should not compare various of the ideas in Romans to... Read more

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Is Romans a Audience specific discourse

2023-05-17T13:02:18-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– The Dialogue Part Five

Last updated on: May 17, 2023 at 1:02 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. Let’s talk about the notion that Jewish Christians in Rome were part of and meeting with the synagogue community. Where exactly is the historical evidence for this notion, as opposed to their meeting in homes and in workshops, as you mention at one point? I can’t find it. I see the evidence that people like Prisca and Aquila or Paul went and bore witness in synagogues, but the idea of their meeting regularly with Jews in the synagogue I... Read more

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Is Paul only addressing Gentiles in Romans?

2023-05-17T12:54:18-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– The Dialogue Part Four

Last updated on: May 17, 2023 at 12:54 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. In a helpful summary towards the close of your book on p. 395 you say this “This identity, to include the people of Israel both prior to and after the Christ-event, must be a superordinate identity not under Christ but under the God of Israel. As each together [ i.e. Israel on the one hand and Gentile Christ followers on the other}, but differently, glorify the God of Israel, his glory will be more fully expressed…..” Now the problem... Read more

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Is the super-ordinate identity being in God rather than being in Christ?

What does being in Christ mean?

2023-05-17T12:40:03-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– The Dialogue Part Three

Last updated on: May 17, 2023 at 12:40 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. One of the benefits I have found with getting students on board with SIT is that it helps them understand that late Western cultures are not like ancient cultures in that radical individualism even to the point of narcissism characterizes late Western culture as opposed to the emphasis on group identity being primary in antiquity. I remember my own surprise when I first started studying the Greek NT and came to the verse ‘work out your salvation with fear... Read more

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2023-05-17T12:34:24-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– The Dialogue Part Two

Last updated on: May 17, 2023 at 12:34 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. I’ve supervised two students now who applied Social Identity Theory to two very different portions of the New Testament very successfully. What do you see as the major benefit of applying this methodology to the letters of Paul? A. People thrive best in groups- we need others whether we admit it or not .The power of Christianity resides not in its stress upon individuality in our relation to God, but in Christ who enables vastly differing nations and individuals... Read more

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2023-05-17T12:28:44-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– The Dialogue Part One

Last updated on: May 17, 2023 at 12:28 pm By Ben Witherington

Q. Your way of reading Romans is quite different especially from traditional Protestant readings. What was it that prompted you to take a ‘Paul Within Judaism ‘approach when it comes to Romans, or to put it another way, what led you to change your mind on the way you read Romans earlier in your career? A. Firstly, I think I would not term ‘Paul Within Judaism’ an approach in the same way as .e.g. a Social Identity Approach. It... Read more

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