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John takes us back to beginning

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

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Epistle unaffected by Paul’s theology

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

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Paul influences early church

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

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Did Paul visit Spain?

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

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Paul arrives in Rome – in chains

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

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Letter outlines Paul’s theology

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

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Paul writes to the Romans

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

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Epistle contains great love sonnet

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

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Paul writes to the Galatians

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

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Luke reveals a loving Jesus

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

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Antioch, Ephesus play key role

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

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Paul writes to Thessalonians

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

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Paul preaches in Europe

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

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Paul focussed life on Christ

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

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Small team sets out on mission

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,

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Paul preaches in Corinth

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.

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Paul begins his ministry

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

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Paul played central role

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

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A journey ends, another begins

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

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The Psalms written over 1,000 years

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

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Ancient books full of wisdom

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

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Story helps us ponder evil

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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