Matt O'ReillyHow Romans 9-11 (and Romans 8) Make Me ArminianCalvinism doesn't have a monopoly on Romans 9-11. Here's an Arminian approach.
Matt O'ReillySep 13, 20181 min3 Books to Understand RevelationRevelation is the hardest book in the New Testament. With all the numbers, symbols, and images, it’s intimidating (and even scary!) to...
Matt O'ReillyFeb 25, 20152 minObjectivity Redivivus? Holloway vs. N.T. WrightIf you live in the world of biblioblogs, you’ve heard about Paul Holloway’s criticism of N.T. Wright and (Holloway’s own) Sewanee, the...
Matt O'ReillySep 22, 20142 minConnecting the Pauline Dots: Not Whether but What Sort of Imputation? #PFGThe following is from David I. Starling and seems to me remarkably clear and thoroughly Pauline: At this point in the discussion, the...
Matt O'ReillyMar 31, 20131 minChrist the Lord Is Risen TodayYe choirs of new Jerusalem Your sweetest notes employ The Paschal victory to hymn In strains of holy joy. How Judah’s Lion burst his...
Matt O'ReillyMar 30, 20131 minA Meditation for Holy SaturdayHere’s the opening chorus from N.T. Wright’s Easter Oratorio, a meditation of hope for this Holy Saturday. On the seventh day God rested...
Matt O'ReillyApr 8, 20121 minEaster HymnYe choirs of new Jerusalem Your sweetest notes employ The Paschal victory to hymn In strains of holy joy. How Judah’s Lion burst his...
Matt O'ReillyMar 21, 20121 minJudas: Friend of Jesus?Well-known preacher and teacher Thomas G. Long suggests that Jesus is speaking ironically and argues that “friend”, in the Gospel of...
Matt O'ReillyNov 1, 20111 minPurgatory Now?In fact, Paul makes it clear here (Rom 8) and elsewhere that it’s the present life that is meant to function as purgatory. The sufferings...
Matt O'ReillyApr 26, 20111 minSt. Andrews on the Rise in New Testament StudiesWith the recent addition of N.T. Wright to their faculty and now Hafemann, St. Andrews is quickly becoming a top-notch place to study the...
Matt O'ReillyApr 24, 20111 minAn Easter Hymn by N.T. WrightYe choirs of new Jerusalem Your sweetest notes employ The Paschal victory to hymn In strains of holy joy. How Judah’s Lion burst his...
Matt O'ReillyApr 23, 20111 minA Meditation for Holy Saturday by N.T. WrightI mentioned in yesterday’s post that N.T. Wright is a prolific writer of books. It turns out that he is something of a poet as well....
Matt O'ReillyApr 22, 20112 minN.T. Wright on Biblical UniversalismThe article is called Towards a Biblical View of Universalism, and Wright’s aim is twofold. He intends first to dismantle universalistic...
Matt O'ReillyMar 10, 20113 minThrough Faith & to Faith: Pistis Christou & Redundancy in Romans 3:22?Readers familiar with the field of Pauline studies will know that the Greek phrase pistis Christou has been hotly contested. Throughout...
Matt O'ReillyDec 9, 20102 minWhat About Imputation? More on N.T. Wright at ETSIn a recent post, I said that N.T. Wright’s presentation at ETS surprised me with regard to two areas: his clarification regarding final...
Matt O'ReillyDec 5, 20102 minThe Role of Works: Further Reflection on N.T. Wright at ETSAs indicated previously, I was quite pleased with Wright’s statement that he affirmed the language of final justification “according to...
Matt O'ReillyDec 4, 20103 minBelated ETS & SBL ReflectionsI’m a bit behind most in the blogosphere who have already posted reflections on the recent annual gatherings of the Evangelical...
Matt O'ReillyApr 27, 20101 minN. T. Wright Returning to Academic LifeThe news this morning is that the very well-known and distinguished Anglican Bishop of Durham, N. T. Wright, is retiring from his...
Matt O'ReillySep 21, 20091 minPTR Review of Surprised by HopeMy review of N. T. Wright’s Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church (HarperOne, 2008) in...
Matt O'ReillyOct 17, 20072 minColluding With DeathIn his recent debate with Alister McGrath, Christopher Hitchens lumped Christianity in with other religions as seeing death as the way...