Word from the Bird

Word from the Bird

Paul vs Rome?

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Michael F. Bird
Sep 27, 2021
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Romans is not a political manifesto. It is pastoral theology, albeit, one not divorced from the socio-political realities of the Roman Mediterranean. Romans is Paul’s argument for his universal gospel, a gospel that unites Jews, Gentiles, Greeks, and Barbarians under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Rehearsing this gospel to …

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