Paul and his Letters

Are you an "almost" Christian? John Wesley's crucial question

Are you an almost Christian? What exactly is an almost Christian? How is an almost Christian different from an altogether Christian?...

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Philippians and the Question of Humility (A Social Identity Approach)

The call to humility is one of the hallmarks of Paul's letter to the Philippians. But the counter-intuitive nature of that call is often...

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Is Jesus a Created Being?

Colossians 1:15 describes Jesus as the "firstborn of creation." This language has led to some confusion because it has been occassoinally...

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Biblical Reflections on Bishops: Global Methodist Bishops (part 4)

What does the Bible say to the current Global Methodist discussion over the role of bishops? The question is easier asked than answered....

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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.

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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...

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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....

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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.

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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.

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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