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Joel B. Green
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(Mostly) Retired New Testament Professor.

Books: https://tinyurl.com/4n9baxbz
Who are the poor in the Letter of James? The answer is both straightforward and complex...
Poverty and Wealth in James—1
First, the Letter of James on Poverty
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December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
More questions about penal substitutionary atonement....
The Death of Jesus—11
What about Penal Substitutionary Atonement (Part 4)
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November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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James: A Commentary (New Testament Library)
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November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
More questions about penal substitutionary atonement...

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The Death of Jesus—10
What about Penal Substitutionary Atonement? (Part 3)
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November 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Perspectives on Healing & Health in the New Testament
Healing, Health, and the New Testament
The Importance of Perspective
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November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
My fourth post regarding Kevin Vanhoozer's book, Mere Christian Hermeneutics. The conversation continues...
Talking "Mere" Hermeneutics with KJV (4)
Notes on Vanhoozer (4)
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November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A robust critique of penal substitutionary atonement...
The Death of Jesus—9
What about Penal Substitutionary Atonement? (Part 2)
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November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Luke and Wesley on Money...
Luke, Wesley, & Wealth
Gaining, "Saving," Giving
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November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In which CBE president Dr. Mimi Haddad and I talk about the representation of women in Bible translations....
Women and Words
A Conversation about Bible Translating and Translations
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November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We turn from a range of historical and interpretive questions to the atonement -- and, first, to questions regarding penal substitutionary atonement...
The Death of Jesus—8
What about Penal Substitutionary Atonement? (Part 1)
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November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Accessing global interpretation of the Bible — my latest post on theological interpretation....
Theological Interpretation of Scripture Matters—17
Accessing Global Interpretation of the Christian Bible
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November 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Here's part three of our ongoing conversation about Kevin Vanhoozer's book, _Mere Christian Hermeneutics_.
Talking "Mere" Hermeneutics with KJV (3)
Notes on Vanhoozer (3)
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November 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
How does 1 Peter portray the significance of Jesus's suffering? A model for Christ-followers...and more.
The Death of Jesus—7
1 Peter as a Case in Point
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October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
More reflections on the reading Scripture as people of the Spirit....
Theological Interpretation of Scripture Matters—16
The Holy Spirit and Theological Interpretation
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October 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Post on the Way of the Cross...
The Death of Jesus—6
Following Jesus the Crucified
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October 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Theological Interpretation: What about history and historical criticism?
Theological Interpretation of Scripture Matters—15
History and Historical Criticism, Again
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October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Part two of our conversation with Kevin Vanhoozer's "Mere Christian Hermeneutics":
Talking "Mere" Hermeneutics with KJV (2)
Notes on Vanhoozer (2)
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October 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Next up in the series on Jesus's Crucifixion...
The Death of Jesus—5
Raw Materials for Making Sense of Jesus’s Crucifixion
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October 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Next up on theological interpretation of the Bible: the role of the reader...
Theological Interpretation of Scripture Matters—14
The Role of the Reader
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October 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Wisdom from James
A Wide-Ranging Conversation
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October 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Some further ruminations, mostly historical, concerning Jesus's crucifixion....
The Death of Jesus—4
Why Was Jesus Executed by the Romans?
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October 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Next up in my series on theological interpretation -- this one on the marks of this approach to reading the Bible...
Theological Interpretation of Scripture—13
The Marks of Theological Interpretation of Scripture
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October 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Beginning our conversation with Kevin Vanhoozer's _Mere Christian Hermeneutics_.
Talking "Mere" Hermeneutics with KJV
Notes on Vanhoozer (1)
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October 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
My latest, on the nature of crucifixion in the Roman world, in my series on Jesus's death...
The Death of Jesus—3
The Nature of Crucifixion
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October 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New post: Theological Interpretation and a Two-Testament Bible...
Theological Interpretation of Scripture—12
Two Testaments—One Christian Bible
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September 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM