I never met a woman named Peninnah until I lived in Africa. I recall first hearing this name, mostly because it was so strikingly novel that I assumed it was a mistake, and had to ask her name again. Even my spellchecker doesn’t recognize this name. But since that first Read more…
Here is my mindmap for Romans 6:15-23: Here is the scrolls for this week, and here are some more questions of my own: What does the rhetorical question in v15 mean? And the answer? What is the relationship between slavery and obedience? Does the Gospel make us no longer slaves? Read more…
Here is my mindmap for Romans 6:1-14: Here is the scrolls for this week, and here are a few more questions of my own: What questions does Paul ask the reader? What are the answers? How is Baptism like death? What does it mean to be Baptized into Christ? How Read more…
Here is my mindmap of Romans 5:12-21: Here is the scrolls for this week, and this chart I’ve found helpful laying out this passage, to make it’s content and structure more accessible. And some more questions of my own: How are Adam and Jesus alike? How are they different? How Read more…
Here is my mindmap of Romans 5:1-11: Here is the scrolls, and here are some more questions of my own: With what premise does Paul start this section? What is the conclusion based on that premise? What else do we have through Jesus? How? To what? What else do we Read more…
Here is my mind map of this passage: Here are the scrolls for this week, and here are some more questions of my own: What two consequences of justification by Grace does Paul mention here? How do we know that the promise didn’t come through the law? How would the Read more…
Here is my mind map of Romans 4:1-12: Here is the scrolls for this week, and here are some more questions of my own: Where does Paul turn in this section? Why? Why is Abraham’s justification important? What evidence does Paul seek in the scriptures? What is the difference between Read more…
Going through Romans 7, I find a lot of our discussions could use more background than we have. When talking about “the Law”, there are two questions I have found very helpful in finding my way through Biblical texts, as well as conversations about them with others. The first I Read more…
Here is my mindmap of this passage: Here is the scrolls. Here are some more questions: 1. What question opens this section? 2. How is it answered? Why? 3. What images are used to describe our unrighteousness? 4. What are/aren’t they? 5. What do/don’t they do? 6. What are their Read more…
Here is my mindmap of this passage: Here are the scrolls. Here are some more questions: 1. What question opens this chapter? How is it rephrased? 2. What is the answer to the question(s)? 3. What other answers could be expected? 4. How does Paul connect advantage/profit with belief in Read more…