Harris calls Paul “the most influential apostle and missionary of the mid-first-century CE church and author of seven to nine New Testament letters” (H G-33). It would be quite an accolade to receive such recognition‚ but what makes it even more remarkable is that Paul‚ or Saul‚ (Saul was his Judean name and Paul was his Roman name (footnotes B 1943)) originally persecuted the ekklesia or “church”. Paul went from persecuting the ekklesia or “church” to being its “most influential apostle and missionary”
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Reflection Paper Philippians I chose to write my reflection paper on the book of Philippians. Before writing this paper I was not entirely familiar with the life of Paul or his teachings. It was an interesting book once I understood the background and reasoning for Paul’s writings. Paul wrote Philippians while in prison. His priority was always on the advancement of Christ. He was completely unconcerned about his lack of comfort or the situation he was in while in prison. His thoughts
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Discussion 3 New Testament EXPLAIN THE IMPACT OF PAUL ’S WRITINGS UPON THE WORLD AND DO YOU BELIEVE PAUL ’S WRITINGS AFFECT PEOPLE ’S MORALS AND STANDARDS TODAY? The Apostle Paul is‚ next to Jesus‚ clearly the most intriguing figure of the 1st century of Christianity‚ he wrote all of those letters that we have [as] primary sources. The primary impact he has left on Christianity after him is through his letters‚ but in his own time‚ he sees himself primarily as a prophet to the non-Jews
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THE NEW TESTAMENT The New Testament is a record of historical events‚ the ‘good news’ events of the saving life of the Lord Jesus Christ—His life‚ death‚ resurrection‚ ascension‚ and the continuation of His work in the world. Origin and Meaning of the Term “New Testament” Our Bible is divided into two sections : * Old Testament * New Testament The Greek word for “testament‚” diaqhkh (Latin‚ testamentum)‚ means “will‚ testament‚ or covenant.” New Testament or Covenant (anticipated in
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New Testament Final 1.1 What challenges did the Jesus-following movement encounter in its expansion from its original Jewish circles to the Gentile world? whether or not the Jewish law will be applying to the gentiles. 1.2 What major question grew out of the expansion of the early church to include gentiles‚ beginning with Cornelius in Acts 10‚ but building into a full-blown controversy between Paul and other Jewish Christians? Where in the New Testament can we turn to see Paul’s teaching
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in the New Testament Compartmentalizing Scripture is a contemporarily popular way to study the Bible and is very useful at times. However‚ Scripture tends to unify itself. Despite studious efforts to “divide and conquer‚” perhaps a more appropriate approach would be to identify the areas where different sections of Scripture are sewn together and then further study how and why. One particular facet of sectional mingling is the way the Old Testament passages are quoted in the New Testament‚ specifically
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THE OLD IS IN THE NEW CONCEALED It is said that‚ the Old Testament is the New Testament Concealed and the New Testament is the Old Testament Revealed because one cannot appreciate the New Testament without an understanding of the Old Testament. It lays the ground work for the redemption Jesus brought. The coming of Jesus Christ to redeem the world from the bondage of sin was not an afterthought. God revealed His plans of sending a redeemer called the Messiah through the prophets. The prophecies
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What we know today as the New Testament was compiled over a period of many decades. It was first referenced as the “New Testament” by Clement of Alexandria. It is believed that the books that comprise what we know as the New Testament canon were in existence no later than the end of the first century. The included books varied by different sources until the fourth century when the Bishop of Alexandria‚ Athanasios‚ included them in a letter to his flock in AD 367. His list was approved by councils
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behind the formation of the New Testament canon. What evidence exists in this area? Why did early Christians feel a need to establish an authoritative list? Which elements in the criteria are the most and least important? State your reasons for choosing these elements. How would you respond if someone claimed that the canon of the Bible should still be open? a. Define the "canon" and describe the basic criteria and chronology behind the formation of the New Testament canon. What evidence exists
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that the King James Bible Old Testament texts are kept intact because of their supiriority‚ these texts are inferior and were accumulated by the Jews. The Jews were named to be guardians of the Old Testament‚ Romans 3:1-2 proves that the Jews were the God-appointed custodians of the old testament texts‚ then Jesus authoized them. Secondly‚ we need to realize that the King James Bible New Testament texts are kept intact because
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