A Unique Proposal on Rom 1:18-2:1

[civic]

Do you mind if I pass on a YouTube link to your video for my class? I always like to note alternative interpretations.

I like to see networking like this brother

 

[Swordman]

Also, you might want to consider submitting some of your work on this approach as a paper for ETS or SBL. While they do not accept every proposal (they get thousands), they often will look at new approaches and contributions to the field. Over the years, I have submitted ideas and proposals to both organizations and have spoken at both regional meetings and annual meetings at breakout groups.

(I actually had a few accepted for two of SBL's international meetings, but they were canceled due to COVID-19. I missed out on going to Australia and Canterbury. The Canterbury lectures were eventually moved to the annual meeting in San Antonio.)

In any case, it is just a thought. These meetings are always fun and you get to interact with other scholars. I will be in San Diego for both next week.

 

[jeremiah1five]

I speak of the gentile Christians in Rome who came to reject that Jews could be justified. This came as a side-effect of the Claudius edict in AD49 that would expel all Jews from Rome due to conflicts surrounding Christ. However, it appears the edict goal was achieved by requiring only Jewish Christians to leave. This left the gentile Christians (who really were just in a messianic sect of Judaism) to decide how to worship God and Christ. The gentiles also were vulnerable to verbal pressure by the Jews in Rome. So I found that this broad situation led to gentiles deciding that Jews could no longer be saved. When Jewish Christians began returning to Rome at around AD54, the gentiles did not welcome the Jews back into common fellowship. Thus Paul had to write to resolve it so that the gospel would have a chance of reaching Jews before it was too late.
I first came into awareness of the division base on the juridical parable of 1:18-2:1. Eventually more of the details became apparent upon further study on topics related to Romans.

There is no such thing as a "Gentile Christian."

ALL Christians in Scripture were Hebrew and the seed of Abraham.

 

[mikesw]

Also, you might want to consider submitting some of your work on this approach as a paper for ETS or SBL. While they do not accept every proposal (they get thousands), they often will look at new approaches and contributions to the field. Over the years, I have submitted ideas and proposals to both organizations and have spoken at both regional meetings and annual meetings at breakout groups.

(I actually had a few accepted for two of SBL's international meetings, but they were canceled due to COVID-19. I missed out on going to Australia and Canterbury. The Canterbury lectures were eventually moved to the annual meeting in San Antonio.)

In any case, it is just a thought. These meetings are always fun and you get to interact with other scholars. I will be in San Diego for both next week.

I submitted one to SBL several years ago. One issue I think happened is that the category was not broad enough to include my topic on Galatians -- Gal 4:21-31 Read with Eschatological Emphasis Aided by Metalepsis. I may register to one of those this year if mainly to seek time with a publisher. As to interaction with other scholars, I've not been good at doing that during the conferences. What are you sharing there?

 

[Swordman]

I submitted one to SBL several years ago. One issue I think happened is that the category was not broad enough to include my topic on Galatians -- Gal 4:21-31 Read with Eschatological Emphasis Aided by Metalepsis. I may register to one of those this year if mainly to seek time with a publisher. As to interaction with other scholars, I've not been good at doing that during the conferences. What are you sharing there?

Did you submit to the regional or annual meeting for SBL? I started with the regional to get the "lay of the land." One of they key benefits of these conferences is the networking. For example, I am having breakfast next Saturday with Michael Gorman, Nijay Gupta, and a few others.

SBL gets so many submissions for the annual meeting that getting picked is not easy. You may have better luck with the regional or international meeting (if you can travel - the next one is in Sweden).

ETS is a smaller community and you might want to submit to both ETS and SBL. You can submit to ETS even if not a member. Gorman did a session for ETS when it was hosted by St. Mary's, and he is not a member. (ETS is also cheaper for membership if you can fit into their statement of faith.)

 

[jeremiah1five]

Saul's letter to Rome is addressed to Jews and Jewish Christians. There are Old Testament terms used of Jews and the fact that the church at Rome was founded by Jewish Christians who returned to Rome after being born-again by the Holy Spirit of Promised who was promised by God to Israel through the prophet Joel.
To hold to a belief that Saul wrote to Gentiles at Rome would violate Scripture and break Scripture which Jesus said cannot be done. Thus, all interpretations of the letter to Rome that violates the Scripture as written should be rejected as false interpretation of the Hebrew Scripture and the redemption history of the Old Testament.

God made no covenant with Gentiles.
God promised the Holy Spirit to Israel - not Gentiles.
The founding of the Church Christ Promised to build is populated by three thousand Jews to begin with and in the days that followed thousands more Jews became born-again as promised by the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
The Mosaic Covenant is between God and the children of Israel.
The New Covenant prophesied by Jeremiah is between God and the House of Israel (northern kingdom), and the House of Judah (southern kingdom.) Scripture cannot be broken.
Thus, any interpretation that violates these foundations is heresy at best and lies in the least.
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the God of Israel as declared in Scripture.

 

[mikesw]

Did you submit to the regional or annual meeting for SBL? I started with the regional to get the "lay of the land." One of they key benefits of these conferences is the networking. For example, I am having breakfast next Saturday with Michael Gorman, Nijay Gupta, and a few others.

SBL gets so many submissions for the annual meeting that getting picked is not easy. You may have better luck with the regional or international meeting (if you can travel - the next one is in Sweden).

ETS is a smaller community and you might want to submit to both ETS and SBL. You can submit to ETS even if not a member. Gorman did a session for ETS when it was hosted by St. Mary's, and he is not a member. (ETS is also cheaper for membership if you can fit into their statement of faith.)

It looks like the statement of faith is brief. They would have to accept my unpublished writings for my to get in as a full member. I did a few papers in the SBL regional meetings but it looks like my region is not doing meetings this year.