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Jew-Gentile Issues in Romans

I have been reading through Romans this week and noticing how frequently Jew-Gentile themes come up throughout the letter. For example: 1:14-16, 2:9-11, chapters 9-11, chapter 14, 15:8-13, 16:7-8. My leaning: though Romans is more...

March 27, 20101 Comment

Comments on Hebrews (5:1-10)

I am resuming my Hebrews study in 5:1-10 with Peter T. O’Brien and John Owen as my aides. What has struck me most so far about Owen is his concern for application. The structure of...

March 26, 2010No Comments

Hebrews and Supersessionism

Markus Bockmuehl helpfully points out that the alleged supersessionism of the early and middle chapters of Hebrews is seriously tempered by the later chapters, and particularly chapter 11, with its appeal to old covenant believers...

March 8, 2010No Comments

Hebrews: Commentary on Psalm 110?

“The extent to which the argument of Hebrews is structured as exegesis of Ps. 110, with other texts cited to aid this exegesis, is such that more than one scholar has called Hebrews itself a...

March 8, 2010No Comments

John Owen’s 7 volume commentary on Hebrews

Its been called the greatest commentary on Hebrews ever written. Its been said that what Luther did for Galatians, Owen did for Hebrews. Its been said that he who enters this work has entered into...

December 7, 20092 Comments

Comments on Hebrews (1:5-14)

Hebrews 1:5-14 consists of a series of quotes from the Old Testament serving to establish the superiority of Christ over angels. My initial thought in tackling this section was, why so many OT quotations? Wouldn’t...

August 29, 2009No Comments

Comments on Hebrews (1:6)

This morning I studied Hebrews 1:6: “And again, when (God) brings the firstborn into the world, he says, ‘let all God’s angels worship him.'” Amidst other questions, I was curious what event (if any) is...

July 20, 2009No Comments

More on Hebrews 1:1-4

In my own words, 10 things we learn about Jesus Christ from Hebrews 1:1-4: 1) He is the greatest revelation of God in history.2) He is the heir of all things – i.e., his “inheritance”...

July 9, 2009No Comments

Comments on Hebrews (1:1-4)

I’ve finished my word-by-word study of Hebrews 1:1-4, the introduction to the book. It is a fascinating and theologically rich passage, a single Greek sentence, perhaps the densest summary of the person and work of...

July 3, 20091 Comment