Introduction The history of biblical exegesis and hermeneutics is not without controversy, and the apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Romans is no exception. It has more allusions and quotes from the Hebrew Bible than any other New Testament work, but is...
“What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” When church father Tertullian asked this question, it was rhetorical; the answer, to him, was ‘Nothing.’” But that’s not exactly true. To understand the Hellenized Jewish culture Jesus was born into...
In January, we announced 1,500 Quotations for Preachers, a five-volume series of quotations from throughout church history. These quotations are extremely helpful in putting together sermons, and can easily be pulled into presentations with the...