Bible index

Use this page to search for posts that deal at some length with particular Bible passages. New Testament books are listed first. Only books and chapters with linked content are listed. Selecting the book will update the chapters list.

Romans
2:7-2:11 John Barclay, Paul and the Gift, and those bothersome righteous Gentiles
2:12-16 Who are the Gentiles who have the work of the Law written on their hearts?
2:13-16 Righteous Gentiles and their justification by works
2:14-2:15 John Barclay, Paul and the Gift, and those bothersome righteous Gentiles
2:17 Call yourself a Jew?
2:21-22 Do you rob temples? The Fulvia scam
2:27 John Barclay, Paul and the Gift, and those bothersome righteous Gentiles
3:1-4:25 Paul’s letter to the Romans (3:1-4:25)
3:10-18 None is righteous, no, not one? Not so!
3:10-18 The sinfulness and salvation of all Israel in Romans
3:21-26 Gentiles needed the death of Jesus as much as Jews did, but for different reasons
3:21-22 Pistis Christou and Paul’s controlling narratives
3:21-26 Forgiveness of sins in Romans
3:21-25 Passover and atonement
3:21-25 Justification by faith (in the story of Israel and the nations)
3:21-25 The logic of salvation for Jews and Gentiles in Paul
3:21-26 The gospel for Jews and Gentiles according to Romans: a summary
3:25 Paul’s narrative world: roughly why I disagree with N.T. Wright about the meaning of “propitiation by his blood”
3:25 Was Jesus’ atoning death unique?
3:25 Jesus’ death as a propitiation for the sins of Israel
4:3 What was credited to Abraham by faith?
4:3 Jesus and Paul, works and faith
4:5-9 Paul and 4QMMT: works, faith, and justification
4:13 The inheritance of the world: Paul and the happy-ever-after
4:13 The meek shall inherit the world: an exercise in historical restraint
4:19-25 What was credited to Abraham by faith?
4:25 Forgiveness of sins in Romans
5:1-6:23 Paul’s letter to the Romans (5:1-6:23)
5:5-8 Forgiveness of sins in Romans
5:6-8 Simon Gathercole defends substitution