It took a year to read the Bible, then almost 9 months to read the Apocrypha. Now, I'm going to try to offer reflections on the Narrative Lectionary. But, I won't be posting daily--at least, for a while.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Questions that arise from reading Romans 4

What does Paul mean by righteousness? Is he talking about our behavior? Or, is he talking about God's?

Paul asserts that God's promise of blessings (4:13) is guaranteed to all of Abraham's descendants (4:16). He's making the point that non-circumcised, Torah-illiterate, Gentiles are to be included along with Jews. How inclusive do we think that God's promises to Abraham are (Gen 12:3)? That is, are we willing to include the other descendants of Abraham, Muslims, in this promise?

Read Isaiah 51:1-8.
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