Paul of Tarsus and Judaism

The letter to the Romans was written by Paul in order to address and clarify his theology. Paul wanted the Romans to have a clear understanding of his Gospel which was from God. The Letter was written around fifty five and fifty eight AD (Gorman 340). Around this time it was believed that Claudius expelled the Jews because of their fighting regarding “Chrestus” a debate about the Messiah (Gorman 340). With the Jews gone the Gentiles took over the Roman church and advanced their leadership skills…

chapter 16 contains a story of an unnamed slave-girl who was following Paul and Silas. When read with a feminist interpretation, the seemingly minor text revealed unique and problematic power differentials between the girl and the other characters. Every character in the story used the girl for a purpose, which illustrated the power differentials. The spirit of divination that possessed her used her to speak through, the apostle Paul used her by casting out her spirit, the owners used and…

As I read the book of Romans strange things started happening to me. The day before class I set out to look for the new Iphone. On my trip out I came across a girl that I’ve never met before and she had a special message for my husband she told me to tell him “ They don’t blame him for Baileys death and they want him to come around and want to meet his family and his kids.” This girl happened to be the younger sister of one of his best friends Bailey…. Before Devin turned 21 he and Bailey were…

Introduction/Thesis The book of Romans, written by the apostle Paul, touches on many different ideas that are relevant to a Biblical worldview. This was written for the many Christians who were living under the reign of Nero, in Rome. Paul describes the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture in Romans 1-8, and after reading Romans 1-8 and gaining a basic understanding of these points I will briefly describe them and summarize what how these particular topics affect my…

On the Book of Romans Introduction The Book of Romans, in the Bible, is an old epistle of the Apostle Paul addressed to Roman Christians. It discusses the teaching and practice of the Christian faith and its principles. On a deeper and more specific level, however, it serves to inform its readers regarding the foundational truths of a biblical worldview. The truths that Paul mentions in this epistle may be found in the natural world, human identity, human relationships and culture. The…

Romans Essay The book of Romans, written by the apostle Paul, generally provides its readers with insight to God’s judgment of sin and saving mercies through Jesus Christ. In chapters one through eight Paul specifically teaches on many issues such as the righteousness of God, the unrighteousness of all people, assurance of hope, etc. This short paper addresses the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture as it relates to Romans, particularly chapters one through eight.…

While there is controversy about the authorship of Galatians due to the style and context of the book, it is evident that the author is Paul according to most historians. James Boice notes in his commentary, “Paul, as the author, is mentioned by name not only at the beginning (1:1) but also toward the end of the letter in verse (5:2).” The first people who first became known as the Galatians were known as Celts from the barbarian tribal stock, also known as the Gauls. There are difficulties in…

St. Stephen was an outstanding follower of God. St. Stephen was one of the first ordained deacons of the Church and is seen in many Christian theologies. In the Acts of the Apostles, a dispute between members of a Jewish synagogue and St. Stephen lead to many accusing the saint of blasphemy. After being reported to the religious officials, he was later condemned to death and was stoned. His behavior showed how his faith and love for God was truly holy, because he even began forgiving those who…

Commentators believe that Galatians may have been one of Paul`s earliest letters, possibly written around 54-55 A.D. from Ephesus. Paul identifies himself as an Apostle of Christ. Comparing the opening of Paul’s letter to the Galatians to his other letters we see that it is unique among the seven undisputed Pauline letters. Paul opens this letter by announcing that he is an apostle of Jesus Christ, not by human appointment or authority, but by divine revelation. He is being utilized…

Pauline Studies & New Perspective - Philemon The letter to Philemon is the shortest of the writing of Paul. It deals with the practice of slavery in suggestive form, he was in prison at the time of this letter. In writing this paper is it has caused me to thinks in “historic-cultural critism” of the Scripture. I will present a contrast of Onesimus’s Life with the history of the Island of Puerto Rico both of them under an oppressive control and indeterminate destiny. During the time of Paul's…