Paul is not contrasting how Israel tried to become righteous before God with how God requires we become righteous before Him. Two very different models, and a lot of people still fall into the same ...
How Western readers miss the meaning of Paul’s letter—and how an Eastern perspective can correct the imbalance. For much of church history, Christians have brought Western cultural assumptions to ...
(RNS) — The evangelical New Testament scholar says we need to hear Paul tell us to treat one another as siblings and tolerate one another in our differences. (RNS) — Paul’s letter to the Romans is the ...