Romans 12:1–15:13 with Mike Bird and Nijay Gupta
Dr. Mike Bird (Ridley College) and Dr. Nijay Gupta (Northern Seminary) talk to us about Romans 12–15:13. We discuss a number of things including: Paul’s cultic metaphors; Paul’s ethics; why Paul enjoins obedience to the government; and the identity of the strong and the weak. Speaking of metaphors—scholarship on Paul’s letters is likened to a UFC brawl and to New York City’s smelly odors and lack of parking spaces.
RELEVANT BOOKS BY MIKE BIRD AND NIJAY GUPTA
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Mike Bird. An Anomalous Jew: Paul Among Jews, Greeks, and Romans. Eerdmans, 2016.
Nijay Gupta. Paul and the Language of Faith. Eerdmans, 2020.
THIS EPISODE’S BLURBS
Nijay Gupta recommends:
Mike Bird. Romans. The Story of God Bible Commentary. Zondervan, 2016.
Scot McKnight. Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire (Baylor University Press, 2021).
Mike Bird recommends:
Nijay Gupta. Paul and the Language of Faith. Eerdmans, 2020.
Teresa Morgan. Roman Faith and Christian Faith: Pistis and Fides in the Early Roman Empire and Early Churches. Oxford University Press, 2017.
OTHER BOOKS AND ARTICLES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
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