Imperial Language in Ephesians? Need help!

I am doing some research on how the Roman empire might be critiqued (or not) in Ephesians versus one of the undisputed letters (such as Galatians).  Does anyone know of a book length treatment of the political language in Ephesians with special interest in the question of resistence (subversion) or accommodation?  I know the Paul [...]

Gorman on Theological Interpretation – Great Resource!

Michael Gorman, a premier NT exegete and theologian, has agreed to make his published discussion of theological interpretation available on his blog.
Thanks Mike!  We are in your debt.
See HERE.
BTW – I have found his own perspective on TI[S] to be one of the clearest presentations and defenses of it.

Constantine Campbell and Verbal Aspect in NT Greek

I have taken probably 15 courses in classical and NT Greek, and I have taught Greek about 6 times. There are few things more difficult to understand (let alone teach!) than the meaning and exegetical utility of ‘verbal aspect’. It was a no-brainer, then, that when I saw Basics of Verbal Aspect in [...]

Brevard Childs’ Canonical Reading of Paul (Part 1; Guest Post)

[Nijay: I have recently finished reading Brevard Childs The Church's Guide for Reading Paul: The Canonical Shaping of the Pauline Corpus (Eerdmans, 2008). In the near future I would like to offer my own thoughts, praises, and criticisms for what Childs was trying to accomplish. I recognize that when it comes to theological [...]

Answer to Guess-Who Post on Paul and Scripture

In the last post I put some quotes on Paul and Scripture (See HERE)
The answer: Brevard S. Childs in his new The Church’s Guide for Reading Paul (Eerdmans).  Most people guessed Richard Hays which is to be expected.  Some guessed NT Wright.  Several people did get Childs right and bravo to them.
I will post a [...]

Guess who wrote this (on Paul and Scripture)

Guess who wrote these words:
For Paul, his rendering of Scripture is not an intentional distortion , but a truthful application when judged by its faithful apprehension of its subject matter, namely, the manifestation of God in Jesus Christ.
…Paul’s intertextual, christological reading is not a misreading, but a truthful witness to the Old Testament when read [...]

Reading Romans in Pompeii (Peter Oakes)

I just came across a forthcoming book (Sept 2009) by Peter Oakes called Reading Romans in Pompeii: Paul’s Letter at Ground Level (Fortress).

Here is the description:
Peter Oakes relies on demographic information and data from excavations in nearby Pompeii to paint a compelling portrait of daily life in a typical insula, or apartment complex, like the [...]

New and Forthcoming from WJK

Philippians and Philemon (New Testament Library) by Charles Cousar. Though this commentary series does not really have a good niche in the commentary market, they have contracted some great scholars (forthcoming – Gaventa on Romans; Joel Green on James; Stephen Fowl on Ephesians). Cousar will offer an excellent ‘theological’ reading here. His [...]

James D.G. Dunn….thricely honored?

It is, of course, a great privilege to have a Feschrift written for you.  It is exceptional to have two written for you.  But three?  Truly James Dunn is greatly admired!
The first, The Holy Spirit and Christian Origins (Eerdmans, 2004; eds. Stanton et al.), was written by expert scholars on topics mostly in the area [...]

SBL (New Orleans) Session on Galatians with top scholars

I overlooked this very interesting session:
Corpus Hellenisticum Novi Testamenti
Date TBD
Time TBD to Time TBD
Room: Room TBD – Hotel TBD
Theme: Hans Dieter Betz’s Commentary on Galatians, 30 Years Later
Troy Martin, Saint Xavier University, Presiding (20 min)
Udo Schnelle, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Panelist (20 min)
Helmut Koester, Harvard University, Panelist (20 min)
Break (5 min)
Richard Longenecker, Wycliffe College, Panelist (20 min)
Margaret [...]