Paul and his Letters

How Romans 9-11 (and Romans 8) Make Me Arminian

Calvinism doesn't have a monopoly on Romans 9-11. Here's an Arminian approach.

How Early was the New Testament Written?

In Rethinking the Dates of the New Testament, Jonathan Bernier makes a plausible case for early composition of the New Testament.

New RBL review of Paul and the Resurrected Body

Reviews are starting to come in for Paul and the Resurrected Body: Social Identity and Ethical Practice (SBL Press). In particular, Chris...

John Barclay on What Grace Gives

We talk about grace in a variety of ways. Wesleyans tend to talk about prevenient grace, justifying grace, and sanctifying grace....

Three Things I Liked about Paul and the Person by Susan Eastman

So what is a person? To be a person is to be "one for whom Christ died" (14). And that's all of us.

Paul and the Cultivation of Multi-Ethnic Churches

Paul's hope for future bodily resurrection functions to cultivate a shared identity among the recipients that is ethnically inclusive.

Severed from Christ: Falling Away in 1 Corinthians 6

Can Christians lose their salvation? Here's why 1 Corinthians 6 indicates that they can.

Matt O'Reilly, PhD