by David Brondos | Nov 1, 2019
Here is a paraphrase of Romans 12:21—13:10, based on the Greek original (for the Greek text, see pdf above): 12:21 Do not be conquered or overcome by what is bad, but conquer and overcome whatever is bad by doing what is good for you and everyone else in the way that...
by David Brondos | Oct 31, 2019
Unedited version of an article published in Dialog 46, 1 (Spring 2007), 24-30 After finishing the manuscript of my recently published Paul on the Cross,[1] I remember thinking to myself that the first...
by David Brondos | Dec 28, 2018
In the thought of Paul, Jesus had suffered and died because he had been dedicated to the same objective that was Paul’s own in his work as an apostle, namely, building up a community of people who would live in love, righteousness, and solidarity under Jesus as their...
by David Brondos | Nov 28, 2018
Rather than regarding Jesus’ death as the basis upon which believers in Christ are justified and forgiven, Paul maintained that it was through Jesus’ faithfulness to death to the task of establishing a community in which all would live under him in love and...
by David Brondos | Nov 8, 2018
Over the course of history, the New Testament passages that relate Jesus’ death to the salvation of others have been interpreted in many different ways. When we analyze the traditional interpretations of the significance of Jesus’ death, however, we see that they are...
