New Perspective on Paul

(homothumadon) appears for the one out of the eleven times it is used in the New Testament, (ten of which are in the book of Acts.) This word may be translated as “united together as one”. This is a central theme to what Luke tries to convey in his editorial summaries throughout Acts. In Acts 2:42-47, after his conversion of the 3,000, Luke…

1.B. What is problematic about calling St. Paul’s experience on the road to Damascus a “conversion”? When talking about the “conversion” of St. Paul, we have to refer to it as a “revelation,” instead as a conversion in the way we would understand it today. For instance, St. Paul did not experience a conversion of religion. In fact, iIn 2 Cor. 11:22 he says, “Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I.” Also, in Rom 11:1 he says, “I myself am an Israelite.” Thus, he did not speak of…

the historical and literary outlines. Historical Background Paul was a well-rounded, educated Pharisaic Jew and tent maker, who was born at about the same time as Jesus (d 67). Paul had transformed, on the Road to Emmaus, at around 33AD (Acts 9:1-9). Luke, a Gentile, traveled with him, perhaps, from Syria. Paul was a physician and historian (d 84 in Greece). Luke wrote about Paul in Acts 19. Paul had written approximately a third of the New Testament, which includes the thirteen epistles. The…

Romans is found in the New Testament of the Bible. It is a letter to the church of Rome written by the Apostle Paul. He had not yet been to the church of Rome when he wrote this letter around 56 A.D. It is believed that Paul was in Corinth when he was writing Romans. This was the third and the last missionary journey of Paul. This book provides a thorough understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ. In the ten years prior to the book of Romans, Paul founded churches throughout the Mediterranean…

Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God (Colossians 1:1) wrote a letter to the church in Colosse about 64 A.D. from his imprisonment cell in the city of Rome. Speaking with apostolic authority, Paul greets the Colossians with powerful words of confidence and truth after hearing how the Word of God was spreading through their area. He was a man of prayer and his prayer in this letter is a request that they may be filled with the knowledge of the will of God. The early church was able…

Many literary analysts dissect and argue that Paul in Willa Cather’s 1904 publicated creation of Paul’s Case predominant tragic flaw is the suppression of homosexuality as well as the heteronormative culture Paul is constantly striving to veer away from. However, a more apparent perspective surfaces from the dismal conclusion of Paul’s short life. Paul’s crucial struggle was accepting a new world filled with opposing realities that threatened his own. He is forced with the pressure of growing up…

money, Judas makes a different decision from others (Mark 14:10-11). It is then very plausible that Paul, who joined the movement after Jesus’ death and thus likely to have learned about him through only secondhanded information, wouldn’t have retold Jesus’ teachings perfectly as Jesus intended. There are indeed inconsistencies between Jesus’ teachings in the Gospel of Mark and the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians,…

All American Boys is a young adult novel that focuses on police brutality from the viewpoints of two teenage boys: Rashad Butler, an African American male that has been beaten mercilessly by a policeman, Paul Galluzzo, and Quinn Collins, a witness to the beating. Although it is a fictitious scenario, it depicts real-life encounters between blacks and police, racial profiling, and the corrupt justice system of America. The book illustrates the impact of systematic racism and police brutality,…

Paul currently has earned a starting position on his team, however; his coach just told him that he might lose his starting position. Some of his fellow teammates have been using a new performance-enhancing drug and have gotten positive results. Not very many people know of this drug yet which is probably why it is not a banned substance. This case involves Paul’s response to his teammates who are offering him performance-enhancing drugs. Paul is concerned that if he does…

traditional teachings, great habits, were good, we recognize our true relationship with God, not through customs or traditions, but through Christ. In Christ, adoption takes place. However, the fact that Paul had to remind this, and he did it in a rebuking manner, reveals that the Jews were not getting it. These new Christians went back to the old ways and used the old ways to maintain their salvation. I am not preaching antinomianism, but I am preaching that the Gospel and the Christian 's…