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2023-04-20T12:48:45-04:00

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The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood– a Review

Last updated on: April 20, 2023 at 12:48 pm By Ben Witherington

Hot off the press from Zondervan is Philip Payne’s revised and updated, but also simplified version of his important monograph Man and Woman One in Christ (2009 is the latest iteration of this study). The title of the new study is The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood. How God’s Word consistently Affirms Gender Equality, and while much of it is a distillation of that earlier study there is some fresh evidence and material in this latest publication. If you know anything about Philip... Read more

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Women and their roles now and then

2023-04-17T14:19:14-04:00

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A Super Session on Supersessionism

Last updated on: April 17, 2023 at 2:19 pm By Ben Witherington

This little book (176 pages) is hot off the press, and it deals with some pressing and impressive issues, not the least of which is how did Paul and how do and how should Christians today view Israel? One of the more contentious issues in NT studies over the past 20 years is the issue of Paul and supersessionism, the latter of which has been defined in a various ways, but at its basis the term asks and answers the... Read more

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A super session on supersessionism

2023-04-13T14:11:23-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– Part Sixteen

Last updated on: April 13, 2023 at 2:11 pm By Ben Witherington

Campbell admits that Paul identifies with the strong who have less scruples about food etc. This is mentioned only once at 15.1—and the only stricture he puts on the weak is that they recognize that there are other acceptable ways to practice the faith so they should not be judging people who do not have all their scruples. The major exhortation, including Scripture is that the strong should bear with the weak, and not separate from this but encourage them.... Read more

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Romans 15-- the argument concludes

2023-04-13T13:59:54-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– Part Fifteen

Last updated on: April 13, 2023 at 1:59 pm By Ben Witherington

Campbell’s discussion of Rom. 13 is interesting. Campbell rightly notes the connection with the previous chapter, namely the imperatives about non-resistance, overcoming evil with good etc. And he sees Chapter 13 as an extension of that –submitting to, respecting the authorities and giving honor to whom it is due, and paying taxes to whom it is due. There is no authority except from God. On the Jewish view of the Biblical God authorizing kings and other authorities— see Prov. 8.15,LX... Read more

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Romans 13-14

2023-04-13T13:51:48-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– Part Fourteen

Last updated on: April 13, 2023 at 1:51 pm By Ben Witherington

Moving on to Rom. 12-15, Campbell rightly notes that Rom. 12-15 rather than being a grab bag of instructions that are unrelated to what goes before says rather they are the implications of Rom. 1-11 and the culmination of his arguments. I agree. Campbell suggests that 12.1-2 is the reversal of the note about false worship in 1.16-17 i.e. idolatry. He adds that Paul sees these Gentile Christians as the body of Christ, a corporate entity paralleling Israel. The problem... Read more

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Ethics as specific words on target

2023-04-13T13:38:40-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– Part Thirteen

Last updated on: April 13, 2023 at 1:38 pm By Ben Witherington

In Romans 8.4 and 10.4 the language of fulfillment comes up. Campbell suggests. the verb to fulfill does not mean to observe. He argues since it is passive in Rom. 8 ‘might be fulfilled’ that it refers to the indwelling work of the Spirit, not to human effort or accomplishment or observing. But fulfill is also the language originally applied to prophecy— something said in the past is fulfilled at some point thereafter and if it is fulfilled it has... Read more

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Life in the Spirit without sin's bondage

2023-04-13T12:57:03-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– Part Twelve

Last updated on: April 13, 2023 at 12:57 pm By Ben Witherington

The most commented on section of the entire Bible, especially since the Reformation, is Romans 7. I tell my students, don’t even think about doing a thesis on that. You’ll drown in the voluminous publications on it. Let’s talk about Rom. 7.1-6. Here we have an analogy between a married woman whose husband dies, and those who are under some sort of law. The problem with this analogy, as read by Campbell is that the person who has died is... Read more

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Romans 7

2023-04-13T12:19:32-04:00

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William Campbell’s Romans– Part Eleven

Last updated on: April 13, 2023 at 12:19 pm By Ben Witherington

Campbell’s discussion of hilasterion in Rom. 3.,25, usually translated sacrifice of atonement (and literally referring to the spot where the blood of the sacrifice was to be applied to make atonement) is interesting but inadequate because this word does not stand alone in its use to describe what happened by means of Christ death. For example, in 2 Cor. 5 Paul said God made Christ to be sin, who knew no sin, so that we might become the righteousness of... Read more

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Atonement in Romans?

2023-04-13T11:59:00-04:00

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William S. Campbell’s Romans– Part Ten

Last updated on: April 13, 2023 at 11:59 am By Ben Witherington

On pp. 123-24 Campbell make the interesting point that Jews and Gentiles are judged differently, and Gentiles are in a dire situation since they have no covenantal relationship with the true God and so no means of atonement and forgiveness, whereas Jews are guilty of disobedience to the law and will be judged by the Mosaic law, but they have a means of atonement and so of forgiveness. The problem with making a sort of blanket statement like that about... Read more

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What counts as the righteousness of God?

Who counts as sinners?

2023-04-13T10:56:09-04:00

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William S. Campbell’s Romans– Part Nine

Last updated on: April 13, 2023 at 10:56 am By Ben Witherington

I am unconvinced that Paul’s citations of the Psalms in Rom. 3.10-20 can be said to be mainly about people living under the cloud of Roman oppression. To the contrary the verb is not about living under sin like some dark cloud, or living under somebody else’s sinful ways, namely the overlords, no it is about ‘all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory’. And this means both Jews and Gentiles. I agree that Jews are not particularly... Read more

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