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
82:1-8 I said you are gods…
87:4-6 Israel and the nations: the limits of Old Testament expectation
89:10 God and the chaos monster (and the climate crisis)
89:25 Jesus and the sea: arguments about divine identity
89:25-27 From the River to the ends of the earth: Jesus and empire
102:25-27 They will all wear out like a garment: rethinking the quotation of Psalm 102:25-27 in Hebrews 1
110:1 Richard Bauckham: the throne of God and the worship of Jesus
110:1-4 “The Lord said to my lord….” Did Jesus indulge in prosopological exegesis of the Old Testament?
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
2:2-3 Why is there no eschatological pilgrimage of the gentiles in Paul?
2:2-2:4 The inclusion of same-sex believers and the non-inclusion of Gentiles
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 The “book of the origin of Jesus Christ” and what really happened at Christmas
7:14-16 Some dull but seasonal reflections on the historical context for the fulfilment of the Immanuel prophecy
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”
11:6-9 Against Wright and Bird: among other things, why the wolf dwelling with the lamb is not new creation
11:10 Against Wright and Bird: among other things, why the wolf dwelling with the lamb is not new creation
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?