by admin | Jul 22, 2012 | Chapter 1, Romans, Section Two
Paul wrote to the believers in Rome before he had been there to see them (Romans 1:13-17 NET). I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often intended to come to you (and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just...
by admin | Jul 21, 2012 | Section Two
Paul1 departed from Athens and went to Corinth.2 Luke didn’t write much about Paul’s 18 months3 in Corinth, I assume because Paul wrote so much in 1 and 2 Corinthians (and one other letter4 Luke may have known about). But I have to admit I would have appreciated a...
by admin | Jul 17, 2012 | Section Two
As the Holy Spirit seemed eager to get him into Macedonia1 I am eager to get Paul to Athens. So I’m passing over the stories of Paul and Silas in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea except to mention two things. 1) Along the way Paul picked up a young disciple named...
by admin | Jul 15, 2012 | Jedidiah, Section Two, Septuagint Quotations
What follows are Paul’s Old Testament Quotations from Romans 12:19, 20 (NET). # Paul (NET) Blue Letter Bible (Septuagint) NET Bible (Greek parallel text) 1 Vengeance is mine, I will repay… Romans 12:19b (NET) ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐκδικήσεως ἀνταποδώσω Deuteronomy 32:35a Table...
by admin | Jul 13, 2012 | Saul and Barnabas, Section Two
The end of their first mission in Pisidian Antioch became a pattern of sorts for Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:49, 50; 14:1, 2 NET): So the word of the Lord was spreading through the entire region. But the Jews incited the God-fearing women1 of high social standing and...
by admin | Jul 5, 2012 | Paul's OT Quotes, Section Two, Septuagint Quotations
What follows is an analysis of Paul’s Old Testament quotations in Romans 10:18-21: # Paul (NET) Blue Letter Bible (Septuagint) NET Bible (Greek parallel text) 1 Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. Romans 10:18 (NET)...