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August 2026

August 25, 2026

Paul’s Gospel in Romans: Interview with Jarvis J. Williams

This week I had the privilege of interviewing Jarvis J. Williams. Dr. Williams serves as...

June 2026

June 14, 2026

5 Portraits of God as Father in the Old Testament

As Father’s Day approaches, it is a good idea for us to reflect on God...

March 2026

March 15, 2026

Is Faith a Gift? Michael Wolter Explains Relevant Passages

We probably have heard that faith is a gift, but in what sense? Is faith...

December 2025

December 15, 2025

Interpreting God’s Election of People in Ephesians 1:3–14

Ephesians 1:3–14 stands out among biblical passages that emphasize God's election and predestination of people....

September 2025

September 23, 2025

Reading James, 1 Peter, and Hebrews Missiologically

We focus our attention this week on reading James, 1 Peter, and Hebrews missiologically with...

May 2025

May 04, 2025

The Gospel of John and Jesus and Divine Christology

The Gospel of John is widely known for Divine Christology. It portrays Jesus as God...

April 2025

April 25, 2025

Jesus and Divine Christology: Picking Brant Pitre’s Brain

We are here this week with my special guest, Brant Pitre, to discuss his recent...

January 2025

January 24, 2025

Rethinking the Atonement: An Interview with David M. Moffitt

It is my pleasure to introduce David Moffitt, author of Rethinking the Atonement: New Perspectives...

January 06, 2025

The Origin of Paul’s Gospel: 4 Views

What is the origin of Paul's gospel? Was he the first Christ-follower to use the...

September 2024

September 20, 2024

Beverly Roberts Gaventa on Romans: An Interview

I have the privilege of interviewing Beverly Roberts Gaventa on her new commentary on Romans....

August 2024

August 24, 2024

Why is There No Empty Tomb in Paul’s Resurrection of Christ?

Paul's omission of Jesus’s empty tomb, found in the Gospels, is a peculiarity sometimes pointed...

August 11, 2024

Can a Believer Lose Their Salvation? A Red Herring Question?

If you've been a Christian for a while, you have probably heard this question many...

May 2024

May 27, 2024

Are Those Who Fall Away Really Christians? Hebrews 6:4-6

Hebrews 6:4-6 speaks about falling away. It reads, "For it is impossible regarding those who...

May 05, 2024

Have You Read These Books? 10 Interviews with Bible Scholars

Here are the 10 most memorable books and interviews with biblical scholars I have conducted...

April 2024

April 22, 2024

What Christians Can Learn from Philo on Faith… or Trust?

Similar to the early Jesus believers, Philo of Alexandria valued the concept of faith in...

January 2024

January 15, 2024

A Jewish Paul: Matthew Thiessen on His New Book

One book that recently caught my eye has the striking title, A Jewish Paul: The...

October 2023

October 21, 2023

Predestination in Acts 13:48? “Those Who Were Appointed to Eternal Life Believed”

In Acts 13:48, after Paul and Barnabas preach in Antioch Pisidia, the passage speaks of...

August 2023

August 14, 2023

Do Gentiles in Christ Become Israel? Re-reading Romans 11:25–26

In Romans 9–11 the Apostle Paul claims that many from Israel have become hard hearted,...

June 2023

June 15, 2023

What the Bible You Read Is Wrongly Translating: Romans 8:29–30

Every major English version of the Bible I have run across translates the Greek in...

March 2023

March 09, 2023

The Best of Patheos “In Christ” Posts (2022)

Hollywood and film enthusiasts alike anticipate the Academy Awards every year at this time. So...

February 2023

February 19, 2023

The Word of the Cross: Reading Paul with Jonathan Linebaugh

Jonathan Linebaugh’s recent book, The Word of the Cross: Reading Paul (Eerdmans) is the subject...

November 2022

November 01, 2022

Romans: Texts, Readers, and the History of Interpretation. An Interview with Stephen Westerholm

I recently had the privilege of conversing with one of the great Pauline scholars of...

October 2022

October 23, 2022

Is There Really Good News in the Bible? What is it?

Bad news! That’s what many people say when watching, reading, or hearing news media outlets....

August 2022

August 15, 2022

The Nature and Role of Angels

Do you believe in angels? Those of Judeo-Christian faith normally do, whether by personal experience...

July 2022

July 24, 2022

Does Paul the Apostle believe that other gods exist?

This is the third and final instalment of a trilogy on the book, Paul, Then...

July 19, 2022

Paul is Weird: An Interview with Matthew Novenson on the Apostle Paul

In this instalment, I begin my interview with Dr. Matthew Novenson. My previous post provides...

July 17, 2022

Paul, Then and Now

I had to privilege of reviewing the new book by Matthew V. Novenson, entitled Paul,...

May 2022

May 22, 2022

Can a Christian Be Demon Possessed?

I was recently asked this question, which is apparently still a live one. There are...

February 2022

February 27, 2022

What would Righteousness Look Like for Paul’s Original Roman Audience?

We often read into the Bible our own assumptions. This means that we may have...

January 2022

January 11, 2022

In Christ We Trust: Roman Fides and Christian Faith

Christians are not the only ones who value faith. The Romans considered faith—fides in Latin—to...