Tag: Israel
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Journal Article: Paul’s Jewish Prophetic Critique of Jews in Romans
The open access (free to download) peer-reviewed academic article examines Paul’s critique of Jews in Romans, focusing on Romans 1–3. It adopts an approach of reading Paul within Judaism while differing from some interpreters representative of this approach by arguing that Paul is critiquing his fellow Jews and that his critique is relevant to his…
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The blood that brings peace
As the tragic Israel-Gaza war rages, the message of the cross gives us a deep foundation and a vital framework for making sense of conflict.
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Journal Article: Israel and the Apostolic Mission in Ephesians and Colossians
Ephesians and Colossians, like Acts, envisage the apostolic mission of Christ as a Jew-gentile dynamic. An open access academic journal article summarizing and updating the argument in my book on Ephesians and Colossians.
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Supersessionism and the New Perspective
Here are my views on the issue of the New Perspective and Supersessionism, in light of a debate in the Harvard Theological Review.
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Humility in Ministry #3 (Romans 11)
God achieves his purposes through the gospel—with you and without you. A sermon on Romans 11 at Moore College chapel.
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Jew and Gentile in Ephesians
Here are the key reflections on the topic of Jew and Gentile in Ephesians in my series Lift Your Eyes: Reflections on Ephesians
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Rejoicing in the blessing of others (Ephesians 1:11–12)
Although the Bible is always relevant to us, not every sentence is directly about us. When we realise this, we can rejoice in God’s blessings even more.