This week, I revisited the lesson on Philippians from last month to learn about Paul’s Christology. In particular, the incarnate Christ as Philippians 2 seems to tell us Paul's position on the deity of Christ and his pre-existence. Philippians 2 starts as a practical verse of encouragement to the church…

As a reflection on the knowledge gained on the life and ministry of Paul of Tarsus. I would describe my education on Paul’s ministry to be horizontal rather than a literal one. A wealth of knowledge I have gained on the scholarly perspective on Paul. The more articles, papers, and…

“Paul really believes that when his gentile converts were baptized into Christ, they put their faith into christ that should then having been filled with spirit just behave properly without needing any extra exaltation or advice.” NT Pod 43. I thought this statement was interesting, the week dealt with Paul’s…

For this Week in Roman 9–11, Paul reveals his Soteriology regarding both Jews and Gentile. first with Jews, In Romans 9:6–8 Pauls begins to explain the difference between the believing Jews and the unbelieving Jew. He creates this distinction with Abraham the father of faith who believed God and it…

This course has been thoroughly enjoyable for me, this semester. The study of the life and writing of Paul of Tarsus from a secular perspective has only increased the innate value of the biblical text. This week, I read the provided texts of Romans and also the scholarly writing by…

The Christian view of the afterlife what did paul believe of the afterlife? Did his view change overtime or was he ever static? 1 corinthians 15 is the most extensive treatment on the subject of the resurrection. First Paul deals with the reality of resurrection as a whole. Right from…

Paul’s letters to the church in Galatia is well known for its theological teaching on Justification/righteousness by faith. This subject is one that extends to gentiles in the new testament. This week I learned about Paul’s private meaning of the word righteousness. Paul in chapter three switches between righteousness and…

This is an informative study on the Paul of history and his zealousness in Judaism as he is actively pursuing and persecuting the arising Christ-followers movement as a result of the death and resurrection of their leader, Jesus Christ. Next is the effects of Paul’s conversion by his own testimony…

The influence and encounter of divinations are rich in the old testament and the new testament is not lacking either. Disbelief in the demons and angles would be the equivalent of being a flat earther today or believing the earth is the center of the universe. The point is, it…