In the third interview with Matthew Bates on his new book, Salvation by Allegiance Alone, I questioned some of his assumptions regarding the gospel and how we use Jewish resources such as Josephus and Maccabees to understand the meaning of pistis. Here's one quote:
"Piper is allowing systematic concerns about what would be better for us to override first-century meanings."
Check it out, and leave comments: https://academicblog.marketing.logos.com/defending-allegiance-alone-part-3-of-bates-hot-seat-interview/