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Paul and Time

Paul and Time: Life in the Temporality of Christ Ann Jervis is a critical scholar of the Bible. Jervis is Professor Emerita of New Testament at Wycliffe College. This work begins with a long introduction that provides us with a framework for understanding time. This is significant because, for the majority of us, time is just something that passes through which events occur and through which those events become fixed or permanent. Jervis proposes that Paul thought of time as life in this age, or life in Christ. By extending the dimension we refer to as time (in either direction), we approach eternity in a manner similar to how we approach infinity in mathematics. classical, but according to Plato, eternity is immutable and unchanging and exists beyond of chronology. The government's existing interpretations will next be surveyed and compared using either a historical/salvific or apocalyptic lens. I thought it was an interesting point of view because the eternal God is seen

Boerger’s Interpreted New Testament

For twenty years, Daniel Boerger advised Bible translations in the South Pacific's Solomon Islands. Boerger has a lot of experience working with the Bible. With some commentary and explanatory notes, the Interpreted New Testament aims to provide a clearly understood interpreted paraphrase of the New Testament text. Because additional material (like elucidating remarks) has been incorporated into the text that is not present in the original Greek text, it is neither a simple paraphrase nor a translation. The book by Boerger is not intended to be a stand- alone Bible or to take the place of a literal translation for serious study; rather, it is meant to be an adjunct to your studies, much like a commentary. With a degree in theology under my belt, I am aware of how the New Testament's material is not always as clear to readers as it was to its original audience. There are other explanations for this, but The Interpreted New Testament by Daniel Boerger, in my opinion, does a great