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

• Brian Rosner. Paul and the Law: Keeping the Commandments of God. IVP Academic, 2013.