Terence Mullins on Greeting as a New Testament form

The following article is now available on-line in PDF:

Terence Y. Mullins, “Greeting as a New Testament form,” Journal of Biblical Literature 87.4 (Dec. 1968): 418-426. Click here to view.

John L. White on Introductory formulae in the body of the Pauline letter

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John L. White, “Introductory formulae in the body of the Pauline letter,” Journal of Biblical Literature 90.1 (March 1971): 91-97. You can read the article here.

My thanks to Dr White for his kind permission to place this article online.

Terence Mullins on Formulas in New Testament epistles

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Terence Y. Mullins, “Formulas in New Testament epistles,” Journal of Biblical Literature 91.3 (Sept. 1972): 380-390. Click here to read.

F.F. Bruce on Paul's Letter to the Romans

The following 5 articles are now on-line in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, "St. Paul in Rome, Part 1" Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 46.2 (March 1964): 326-45. [Part 1 of 5]

F.F. Bruce, "St. Paul in Rome. 2. The Epistle to Philemon," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Manchester 48.1 (Autumn 1965): 81-97.[Part 2 of 5]

F.F. Bruce, "St Paul in Rome. 3. The Epistle to the Colossians," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Manchester 48.2 (Spring 1966): 268-285. [Part 3 of 5]

F.F. Bruce, "St. Paul in Rome: 4. The Epistle to the Ephesians," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Manchester 49.2 (Spring 1967): 303-322. [Part 4 of 5]

F.F. Bruce, “St, Paul in Rome: 5. Concluding Observations," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Manchester 50.2 (Spring 1968): 262-279. [Part 5 of 5]

My thanks to the Trustees of the John Rylands Library of Manchester for their kind permission to reproduce these articles.

F.F. Bruce on Paul's Letter to the Galatians

The following 5 articles are now available in PDF:

F.F. Bruce, “Galatian Problems. 1. Autobiographical Data,” Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Manchester 51.2 (Spring 1969): 292-309.

F.F. Bruce, “Galatian Problems. 2. North or South Galatians?” Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Manchester 52.2 (Spring 1970): 243-266.

F.F. Bruce, “Galatian Problems. 3. The ‘Other’ Gospel,” Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Manchester 53.2 (Spring 1971): 253-271.

F.F. Bruce, “Galatian Problems. 4. The Date of the Epistle,” Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Manchester 54.2 (Spring 1972): 250-267.

F.F. Bruce, "Galatian Problems. 5. Galatians and Christian Origins," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library Manchester 55.2 (Spring 1973): 264-284.

My thanks to the Trustees of the John Rylands Library of Manchester for their kind permission to reproduce these articles.

Michael Parsons on Slavery and the New Testament Equality and Submissiveness

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Michael Parsons, "Slavery and the New Testament Equality and Submissiveness," Vox Evangelica 18 (1988): 90-96.

Michael Parsons concludes:

First, we can see that the apostles used the contemporary form of house codes in their ethical instruction with creative and imaginative pastoral insight. Keeping the idea of order and submission, the New Testament writers show by their motivation and expectations that slaves and masters are equal in standing in Christ and are equally responsible to him. Paul employs the Haustafeln to emphasize that liberty does not mean disordered and unruly behaviour. It may mean the transforming of the relationships within hierarchical structure. Peter draws the church together in unity within the context of suffering. Second, there is a need to begin with the Haustafeln and then to proceed to Galatians 3:28. We thereby see that the ideas of equality and hierarchy are not incompatible within the influence of the gospel.