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Feb 19, 2022 · For Jesus, his own importance lay in his proclamation of the coming of the end and his correct interpretation of the Law. For Paul, Jesus’ importance had nothing to do with Jesus’ own teachings (which Paul hardly ever quotes) but strictly in his death and resurrection.
Dec 9, 2021 · Other than His death and resurrection, the events of Jesus’ life were not relevant to Paul’s mission. For example, Saul, the prosecutor, learned about Jesus, that he was a crucified criminal, and then prosecuted Jews who believed him to be the messiah.
May 13, 2014 · The Teachings of Jesus in Paul. In addition to these data about Jesus’ life and death, Paul mentions on several occasions the teachings he delivered. We have seen two of the sayings of Jesus already from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians (11:22-24).
Jun 29, 2015 · The following quotations are from scholars who have largely studied in detail the rise of early Christianity and are experts in New Testament history, Pauline studies, and historical Jesus studies. A diverse range of scholars is quoted including Christians, agnostics, atheists, and Jewish thinkers.
Feb 5, 2009 · Our primary source, Paul's letters, presents a different picture: (1) Paul began his Christian career as a missionary to Jews. 2 Cor 11. 24 refers to this earlier period when Paul was under the discipline of the synagogue; 1 Cor 9. 20–21 refers not to a constant switching from obedience to the Law to a Gentile way of life and back again, but ...
- A. J. M. Wedderburn
- 1988
Apr 14, 2009 · Jesus instituted the Eucharist to express sacramentally what his death and resurrection would bring: an intimate fellowship among his followers, through a new covenantal relationship with God, which would endure until the final kingdom came.
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Nov 13, 2013 · Chapter 7 (‘Participation in Christ’) reflects on Christ as ‘representative’, with tensions between a Christology of Christ embodying the humanity that God intended, and Christology as a dying with Christ.
