Paul as an Apostle Studying the Life of Paul Setting: Cell Study Group – Young Adult Length of Delivery: 40 Minutes for Each Lesson Submitted to Dr. Rene’ Lopez In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For completion of the Course NSBT 522 NEW TESTAMENT ORIENTATION By Aliyah Sanchez L35550991 5/5/2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1: LESSON OUTLINES Lesson 1: Saul of Tarsus …………………………………………………………….1 Lesson 2: Saul Rabbinic Training …………………………………………………
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was shared with others. Paul was the one who reached the outermost parts of the earth by reaching out to the Gentiles. His life symbolically portrays the hardships anyone who has been converted to Christianity may endure. While he was originally called Saul‚ his name changes to Paul within the book of Acts. This change of name has caused many theological questions and viewpoints on the reason for the change. I. Saul’s Background A. Paul was a Jew (Acts 22:3) B. Paul had dual citizenship between
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Without Paul of Tarsus it is unlikely that Christianity would be the major world religion that it is today. Originally called Saul‚ Paul was born in tarsus in southern turkey to a prominent Jewish family who could trace their roots back to the tribe of Benjamin‚ an of the 12 tribes of Israel. Paul was an apostle who had been thoroughly instructed by god and this had been made clear by his New Testament letters. There are various different aspects of rituals that are included in Christianity‚ with
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liberty university The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus BIBL 364 Research Paper Christian Romano Contents I. Introduction………………………………………………………………………page 3 II. Saul the Pharisee………………………………………………………………….page 3 A. Heritage and Citizenship…………………………………………………….page 3 B. Education and Religious Training…………………………………………...page 4 C. Persecutor of “The Way”……………………………………………………page 5 III. The Encounter with Christ………………………………………………………page 6 A. The Light…………………………………………………………………
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include many similarities‚ significant differences in details suggest that the two passages‚ in fact‚ record two different events.” Luke shows Paul preaching in Jerusalem after he meets the apostles (Acts 9:28-29). Paul experienced rejection and threats that resulted from preaching to the Jews‚ this was the main reason for Paul’s departure to Tarsus (Acts 9:20). There is a precise evidence that the visit to Jerusalem in Acts 9:26-30 is similar to visit in Gal 1:18-24. Comparison among
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the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried their thus saith the Lord far beyond the boundaries of their home towns‚ and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco-Roman world‚ so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town. Like Paul‚ I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid.” Thus saith the lord is directly quoted from Jeremiah 29. This whole portion alludes back
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for welcoming St. Paul into the Church. Meaning “Son of Encouragement”‚ St. Barnabas played a major supportive role in establishing the Christian community as well as serving as a kind of mediator between the former persecutor and the suspicious Jewish Christians. Early in his life‚ St. Barnabas sold his large property and donated the money to the apostles for the poor – where he was given his new name. Barnabas was also able to persuade the community to accept Paul – from Tarsus - as a disciple
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Saul of Tarsus‚ a Jewish Rabbi who belonged to the Pharisee group. He was very passionate about the Torah of Moses and the Jewish traditions. Saul was threatened by Jesus and viewed his followers as a threat until he had a radical interaction with Jesus after he was risen from the dead. Jesus commission him to be an apostle‚ one of the chief disciples of Christ. Saul became an official representative to the non-Jewish people‚ known as the Gentiles‚ and started going by his Roman name‚ Paul. Paul spread
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letter to the Philippians. Paul was born in Tarsus in Cilicia. Cilicia is part of what is now Turkey. Most people in the Roman empire in those days were slaves. His father had somehow become a Roman citizen. Perhaps he paid money for this‚ which would have been very expensive. As a result‚ Paul was born as a Roman citizen. Not many people were born as Roman citizens. When men arrested Paul in Jerusalem‚ people talked about this. Paul strongly opposed christians‚ Paul had authority to put Christians
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apostle Paul wrote while imprisoned. In “Paulian” style‚ Dr. Martin Luther King opens with addressing the clergymen with honor‚ clarifying their concerns of his being an “outsider” and establishing his legitimacy in Alabama. He even references Paul in the beginning of the letter with: Just as the eighth century prophets left their little villages and carried their "thus saith the Lord" far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns; and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried
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