Last year I posted about Jason Staples’ The Idea of Israel in Second Temple Judaism: A New Theory of People, Exile, and Israelite Identity, but he had a second, follow-up book already in the mix and I want to turn to it today.
Scot I could imagine there probably is not much that gets you excited from a theological perspective these days. But five exclamation points at the end of your review, now that’s something!!!!!
I listened to Jason’s interview with you on your podcast and then a more extensive two-part interview with Michael Bates. I am just an arm chair theologian, who think he knows more than he does, but Jason’s work has been helpful. I have started reading first book, and have yet to read the 2nd. Thanks for the summary.
I’ve now listened to several podcasts that have featured Jason Staples and have come away enamored with his exegetical approach. It makes me want to read through Romans yet again.
Good stuff. We were just studying Romans 2 in our Adult Sunday School yesterday and raised more questions than answers much to the amusement and/or consternation of all because we all had a sense that Romans 2 is a set up for some good and, even, glorious things to come in the rest of the epistle.
Scot I could imagine there probably is not much that gets you excited from a theological perspective these days. But five exclamation points at the end of your review, now that’s something!!!!!
I listened to Jason’s interview with you on your podcast and then a more extensive two-part interview with Michael Bates. I am just an arm chair theologian, who think he knows more than he does, but Jason’s work has been helpful. I have started reading first book, and have yet to read the 2nd. Thanks for the summary.
I’ve now listened to several podcasts that have featured Jason Staples and have come away enamored with his exegetical approach. It makes me want to read through Romans yet again.
Good stuff. We were just studying Romans 2 in our Adult Sunday School yesterday and raised more questions than answers much to the amusement and/or consternation of all because we all had a sense that Romans 2 is a set up for some good and, even, glorious things to come in the rest of the epistle.
Thank you Scott