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September 2026

September 18, 2026

More on Romans 12-16 Intertextuality: Channing Crisler Pt. 2

We are back for some more insights on intertextuality in Romans 12–16! This is the...

September 06, 2026

An Intertextual Commentary on Romans 12:1–16:27

It is my pleasure once again to interview Dr. Channing Crisler, who recently completed his...

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...

August 16, 2026

Was Paul Ever Ashamed of the Gospel? Romans 1:16

Ashamed or not ashamed of the gospel? Revisiting Romans 1:16 Paul’s famous words at the...

May 2026

May 17, 2026

Why are the Scriptures Holy? Dr. Thomas Robinson Responds

Why are the Scriptures holy? We explore what Thomas A. Robinson, D. D., writes regarding...

January 2026

January 31, 2026

10 Women Who Shook the Roman World with the Apostle Paul

If the 12 disciples of Jesus shook the ancient world, then 10 women in Rome...

December 2025

December 27, 2025

Top 10 Favorite Posts In Christ: Highlights from 2025

Here are the highlights from 2025 in review. Readers have picked their top 10 favorite...

December 06, 2025

Tertius Wrote Romans, the Most Famous Bible Letter, not Paul

Who wrote Romans, the most famous letter in the Bible? Paul? This is what Romans...

April 2025

April 06, 2025

Tackling Romans 1:17: What does “from faith to faith” mean?

If one verse sums up the entire letter of Romans, it is Romans 1:17: “For...

February 2025

February 01, 2025

David Moffitt on Jesus’ Atonement, Ascension, & Intercession

We are here with more questions on the atonement for David M. Moffitt who recently...

November 2024

November 27, 2024

How Did the Romans First Come to Believe in Christ?

How did the Romans first hear about Jesus Christ and become believers? It is clear...

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....

May 2024

May 19, 2024

What does the Obedience of Faith mean in Romans?

The obedience of faith—what does it mean? In Romans 1:5 we read that the reason...

April 2024

April 04, 2024

Jewish Identity & the Law: Jason Staples on Romans 2 & 10

We are back again with some more questions for Jason A. Staples. This time we...

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...

May 2023

May 19, 2023

Reading Romans 6-8 Intertextually: Exile and the Slaughterhouse

What do the topics of exile, renewal in the Spirit, the Abba cry, and believers...

May 15, 2023

The Divided “I” in Romans 7

Paul speaks in almost a schizophrenic way in Romans 7:7–25. This text is called the...

March 2023

March 20, 2023

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...

February 11, 2023

An Intertextual Commentary on Romans: In Conversation with Channing Crisler

I recently had the privilege of interviewing Channing Crisler on his current multi-volume work, An...

November 2022

November 25, 2022

Junia: A Woman Apostle in the Bible (Romans 16:7)

Amidst Paul’s greetings towards the end of Romans, apart from Phoebe and Priscilla, he greets...

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 09, 2022

Priscilla: A Woman Teacher in the Bible

In Romans, Paul ends his letter by recommending Phoebe, a benefactor, to his recipients, and...

September 2022

September 03, 2022

Who were the Recipients of Romans? The Most Famous Letter in the Bible

Towards the end of the most famous letter in the Bible, Romans, the Apostle Paul...

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...

January 01, 2022

Don’t Stop Believing: Faith for the New Year

I start this post while watching Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve and seeing a...

August 2021

August 14, 2021

St. Augustine vs. St. Augustine: Grace and Foreknowledge in Romans 9

Apart from his celebrated works, Confessions and The City of God, Saint Augustine of Hippo...

August 01, 2021

Chosen Prior to Faith or Chosen by Foreknown Faith? A Look at the Early Church Fathers on Romans 9

Does Romans 9 teach that God chooses individuals irrespective of their faith? Or is it...

July 2021

July 25, 2021

Divine Determinism and Human Freedom: The Romans 9 Debate

A long-standing debate regarding Roman 9 continues among informed laity, church denominations, theologians, and scholars...