I hope the past few columns have helped you to look again at Paul, our first theologian, and realize his importance to the books of
About the only book in the New Testament not affected by Paul’s theology is the Epistle of James. There are several reasons this epistle has
Before we leave the apostle Paul, we need to take a look at his impact on the theology of the early church. Much has been
As we look at Paul’s life, it is difficult to determine what happened in the three- to five-year period between his two imprisonments. We usually
After his third missionary journey around the Aegean Sea, Paul returned to Jerusalem to report to James and the other leaders and to present the
Let us begin our discussion about Paul’s theology. The place to start would be with his Epistle to the Romans. This is Paul’s most theological
As we continue our dialogue with the epistles of Paul, we come to his longest and most important letter: the Epistle to the Romans. This
Paul’s epistles to the Corinthians were probably written after his letter to the Galatians. There are two letters in the New Testament addressed to the
As we have finished with Paul’s third journey, it is time to take a look at some of his writings. I will attempt to do
The first Sunday in Advent this year is on Nov. 29. Advent means “the coming.” It is the churches’ preparation for the coming of the
At the conclusion of his second missionary journey, Paul returned to Jerusalem to report on his progress to the mother church. From there he made
Towards the end of his second missionary journey, Paul moved from Athens to Corinth. He would stay in and around this city for the next
In my last column, Paul and Silas were in Troas, where they met Luke, who, along with Timothy, became part of the mission team. In
Before we look at Paul’s second missionary journey and the beginning of his correspondence, we need to look at the man himself. He was born
After the stoning of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, the persecution of Christians became intense in Jerusalem, causing many followers of the Way to flee,
Paul visited Corinth on his second missionary journey. Corinth was the capital of the Roman province of Achaia, which comprised most of modern day Greece.
The death of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, had a number of ramifications for the early church. Saul was moved to persecute the church in
Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles. This title was given to Paul by the early church and it continues to describe his ministry to this
This column will bring to an end my survey of the Hebrew Bible. This project started almost three years ago. It has been an interesting
Do you like to sing Christmas carols? I think most people do. One of the major complaints I have heard over my 50 years in
The third section of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) is called the Ketuvim or “the Writings.” This was the last section to be added to
One of the problems with a monotheistic worldview is the problem of evil. In polytheism, people simply assign the presence of evil to one or
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