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Matthew Lee AndersonBible

The Central Message of the Epistle to the Galatians

I’ve been reading through some traditional evangelicals, hunting for their understanding of embodiment.  Along the way, I came across this gem from Andrew Murray: That there is a glorying in Christ Jesus that is accompanied by much confidence in the […]

Matthew Lee AndersonBible

The Gospel to the Phillipians

One of my other pet pseudo-academic theories that I occasionally like to argue is that Phillipians--not Ephesians, not Romans--is actually at the core of Paul's

Matthew Lee AndersonBible

Stephen Colbert and Bart Ehrman

Ehrman of revisionist fame, of course.  And Colbert of late-night comedy show cynicism fame. Best line?  "What's the son of a duck?  It's a

Keith E. BuhlerBible

Is the Bible Monotheistic?

Job 38:1-7: "Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me... Where wast thou when I laid the

Keith E. BuhlerBible

A Biblical Dilemma

Spending ten hours a week in discussion with high school students presents some universal truths about human nature. One such universal truth is that human beings do not like to

Matthew Lee AndersonBible

A Profile in Christian Courage: JP Moreland at ETS

JP Moreland isn't afraid to engage in controversy, or even to start one himself. Two years ago, while addressing the plenary session of the Evangelical Theological Society on

Matthew Lee AndersonBible

The Anthropology of Romans Four: Conclusion and Footnotes

VIII. Conclusion My initial move was to outline interpretations of two exegetical issues, namely anthropology and justification, pointing out that a fundamental tension exists within exegesis of both issues, namely

Matthew Lee AndersonBible

The Anthropology of Romans Four: Romans 4 with Respect to 5-8

VII. Romans 4 with Reference to 5-8 In the preceding section I argued that the thematic similarities between Romans 4 and Joseph and Aseneth support my argument that "

Matthew Lee AndersonBible

The Anthropology of Romans Four: The Anthropology of Romans Four

(Warning:  because this is the heart of the argument, a lengthy post follows). VI. The Anthropology of Romans 4 It is perhaps easiest to begin outside of Paul’s writings

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The Anthropology of Romans Four: Continuing with Romans Four

Romans 4.9-12 In this section of Romans 4, Paul engages either in actual dialogue or in a bit of dialectical rhetoric with an imaginary interlocutor. Moxnes thinks the

Matthew Lee AndersonBible

The Anthropology of Romans Four: The Turn to Romans Four

V. Romans 4 Paul has just finished arguing that a man is only justified by faith, and not by “works of the law.” In Romans 4, Paul turns to Abraham as an example of this. Moo identifies two reasons for […]

Matthew Lee AndersonBible

The Anthropology of Romans Four: An Exegesis of Romans 3:20-31

IV. Romans 3.20-31 Because Paul’s argument in Romans 4 is an extension of what he has already said, it is necessary to set up our analysis of Romans 4 by examining what Paul had just argued. The debate between traditional […]