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.

Psalms
137:8-9 The theological interpretation of scripture and the dashing of babies against rocks
138 The name which is above every name: Philippians 2:8-11 as a meditation on Psalm 137 LXX
Proverbs
8:22-31 What is the eschatological wisdom of God up to these days?
11:31 Simon Gathercole defends substitution
Isaiah
2:2-2:4 The inclusion of same-sex believers and the non-inclusion of Gentiles
2:2-3 Why is there no eschatological pilgrimage of the gentiles in Paul?
5:1-7 Jesus’ parable of the wicked tenants: an exercise in narrative-historical hermeneutics
6:1-3 Did John think that Isaiah saw the glory of the exalted Jesus in the temple?
7:14 Are Immanuel and Wonderful-Counselor-Mighty-God-Everlasting-Father-Prince-of-Peace the same person?
7:14-16 Some dull but seasonal reflections on the historical context for the fulfilment of the Immanuel prophecy
7:14 The “book of the origin of Jesus Christ” and what really happened at Christmas
8:18 The story of how Jesus died for everyone (longer version)
9:6 Should we call Jesus “Everlasting Father”?
9:6-7 Are Immanuel and Wonderful-Counselor-Mighty-God-Everlasting-Father-Prince-of-Peace the same person?
9:6-7 The difference between “kingdom of God” and “shalom”
11:10 Why is there no eschatological pilgrimage of the gentiles in Paul?
14:12-14 Neither the prince of Tyre nor the king of Babylon is Satan
19:16-25 Israel and the nations: the limits of Old Testament expectation
25:8 Death is swallowed up in victory. What? When? And has he misread the scriptures?
26:19 Resurrection in the Old Testament: literal or metaphorical?
27:1 God and the chaos monster (and the climate crisis)
27:9 Is this how Paul thought “all Israel” might be saved in practice?
40:3 Some notes on Mark 1:2-3 in response to Rikk Watts
42:1 The Holy Spirit 3: This is my beloved Son
45:22-25 Is Jesus Yahweh? Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess…
45:22-25 The name which is above every name: Philippians 2:8-11 as a meditation on Psalm 137 LXX
45:23 Every knee shall bow: the question about Jesus and God
52:7 How beautiful on the mountains were the feet of Jesus
52:13-53:12 Who was the suffering servant of Isaiah 52:13-53:12?
52:13-53:12 Another reason to think that Isaiah’s suffering servant is the generation of Jews which grew up in Babylon