the legacy of paul first presentation
DESCRIPTION
An Introduction to Paul, the Apostle; including his birthplace, education, languages and his influences.TRANSCRIPT
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THE LEGACY OF PAUL
1 of 10 Study Sessions
Introduction to Paul
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WHO WAS PAUL?
Agenda
1. Jew
2. Pharisee
3. Greek
4. Roman Citizen?
5. Christian?
6. Where did Paul live?
7. Map of Paul’s time
8. Discussion Questions
9. Resources
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JEW
• Born 1st Century CE, most scholars think it was 8 CE
• Father: Pharisee
• Tribe: Benjamin (Acts 23:6; Philippians 3:5)
• Period: Second Temple (515 BCE – 70 CE built by Cyrus the Great of Persia)
• Birthplace: Tarsus (part of Diaspora created by Babylonian exile 597 BCE)
• Rule: Roman
• Emperor: at Paul’s birth Caesar Augustus; at Paul’s death Nero
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PHARISEE
• Jewish Sect
• Beliefs:
• Written Law
• Oral Law (became present-day Talmud)
• After-life
• Members of Sanhedrin
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GREEK
• Education: University in Tarsus
• Considered superior to universities in Athens and Alexandria
• Languages: spoken and written
• Aramaic
• Greek
• Hebrew
• Bible (Christians present-day Old Testament): LXX (Septuagint)
• Translation from Hebrew to Greek
• Commissioned by: Ptolemy II
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ROMAN CITIZEN?
• Acts of the Apostles: Written by Luke refers to Paul as a Roman Citizen
• Acts 22:25-29; 23::27 Has Paul calling himself a Roman Citizen when he is about to be flogged
• Acts 16:22 Paul was beaten with rods indicates he was not a Roman Citizen
• Paul never claims Roman Citizenship in his undisputed letters
• 2 Corinthians 11:25 says he was beaten with rods 3 times
• If he was a Roman Citizen Paul never uses that to avoid Roman torture
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CHRISTIAN?
• What happened on the way to Damascus?
• Call, not Conversion
• Born a Jew, Died a Jew
• Never intended to create a new religion
• They were Jewish Christ Followers
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WHERE DID PAUL LIVE?
• Tarsus
• Bustling city in Asia Minor (Modern day Turkey)
• Between Mediterranean Sea and Taurus Mountains
• Fertile land: wet from sea and melting snow, fed by 3 rivers
• 3 M’s: Marshes, Mosquitoes and Malaria
• Jerusalem
• Before first missionary journey
• Between journies
• On the Road
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MAP FROM PAUL’S TIME
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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
• How is the life of Paul similar to yours today?
• What trait of Paul do you find most interesting and why?
• What have you learned about yourself by looking at Paul’s life?
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RESOURCES
• The First Paul by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan
• The Life of the Apostle Paul by Rose Publishing free PDF www.rosepublishing.com/lifeofpaul
• In the Footsteps of Paul: Experience the Journey that Changed the World by Ken Duncan
• Paul the Man and the Myth by Calvin J. Roetzel
• The Apostle: The Life of Paul by John Pollock
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WORKS OF FICTION
Novels
• Great Lion of God by Taylor Caldwell
• Paul, a Novel by Walter Wangerin Jr.
• Apostle Paul: A Novel by James Cannon
Movies
• “Peter and Paul” Anthony Hopkins and Robert Foxworth 1981
• “Apostle Paul: Polite Bribe” Peter Reznikoff, Bart Ehrmann 2013