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Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles

Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles. by Chaplain Ron McCants. The Letters of Paul. Author of 13-14 of the 27 books of the New Testament Romans First and Second Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians First and Second Thessalonians First and Second Timothy Titus Philemon.

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Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles

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  1. Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles by Chaplain Ron McCants

  2. The Letters of Paul • Author of 13-14 of the 27 books of the New Testament • RomansFirst and Second Corinthians GalatiansEphesians PhilippiansColossians First and Second Thessalonians First and Second Timothy TitusPhilemon

  3. Controversial Leader 30 C.E. - 65 C.E. • Returns to Damascus then exits the city for safety (Gal 1:17; Acts 9:20-25; 2 Cor 11:32-33) • In Lystra Paul and Barnabas are mistaken for gods (Acts 14:8-18) • Paul and Silas imprisoned after casting out a demon from a slave girl (Acts 16:16-25)

  4. Paul’s Legend • Saint Augustine (385-430) influenced by Paul • Also Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wesley, Karl Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr • Scholars recognize Paul's debt to Jewish heritage, "a member of the people of Israel… as to the law, a Pharisee" (Phil. 3:5)

  5. Historical Paul • Birth - Acts 9:11; 22:3 • Background - A native of the Hellenistic world of the Roman Empire • Writings in Greek

  6. Paul’s Heritage • References to the Mosaic Torah, nomas, law • Former notion of salvation by works of the Law-Torah • His love encompassed both Israel after the flesh and Israel after the Spirit.

  7. Apostle Paul • Conversion - Luke's account of Saul/Paul vision of the Risen Messiah on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-22) • The thought himself as a better Jew

  8. Missionary Journeysthree or more • Paul tried to revisit the churches he had established (Col. 4:16)

  9. No physical description of Paul survives in credible sources • (2 Cor. 12:7-10). • Paul a creative thinker whose influence stands next after Jesus himself.

  10. Paul’s Death • Paul and Peter jointly martyred in Rome during Nero's postfire persecution of 65 C.E.

  11. Class Assignment Reflect on the following questions: What would Paul do with politics today? What issues would Paul be concerned with? How would Paul relate his religion to today’s religion?

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