We introduce Mark D. Nanos’s debated reading of the natural branches in Romans 11.
We are looking again at the branches in Paul’s olive-tree picture. We made this teaching for you.
Reading Romans 11 with care
Mark D. Nanos proposes that some natural branches in Romans 11:17 may be bent or cracked yet still attached, in contrast with the separate warning that the wild shoot could be cut off. This is his argued reading, not a settled consensus or his endorsement of MMAB.
Nanos’s proposal makes Paul’s warning to the wild shoot against pride more audible while preserving Israel’s continuing place.
Read Romans 11:11, 17–24, and 28–29, then watch our introduction.
Source: Mark D. Nanos (2024); independent MMAB introduction.
