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18 - Arguing With Paul?
18 - Arguing With Paul?
Early Christianity presents us with a wide diversity in attitudes towards the Law. There were also many different Christ... Read more
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19 - The ""Household"" Paul: the Pastorals
19 - The ""Household"" Paul: the Pastorals
In the undisputed Pauline epistles, marriage is seen as a way to extirpate sexual desire - neither as a means for procre... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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20 - The ""Anti-household"" Paul: Thecla
20 - The ""Anti-household"" Paul: Thecla
The Acts of Paul and Thecla has a narrative quite similar to those in ancient Greco-Roman novels: Thecla becomes enamore... Read more
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14 - Paul as Missionary
14 - Paul as Missionary
The New Testament and other texts provide us with many accounts of the Apostle Paul, some that contradict each other. Th... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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03 - The Greco-Roman World
03 - The Greco-Roman World
Knowledge of historical context is crucial to understanding the New Testament. Alexander the Great, in his conquests, sp... Read more
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06 - The Gospel of Mark
06 - The Gospel of Mark
The Gospels of the New Testament are not biographies, and, in this class, we will be reading them through a historical c... Read more
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12 - Johannine Christianity: the Letters
12 - Johannine Christianity: the Letters
The Jesus of the Gospel of John often speaks in riddles so that his dialogues with characters such as Nicodemus appear c... Read more
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04 - Judaism in the First Century
04 - Judaism in the First Century
Of the four kingdoms that arose after Alexander's death, those of the Seleucids and the Ptolemies are most pertinent to ... Read more
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10 - The Acts of the Apostles
10 - The Acts of the Apostles
The speech that Stephen gives before his accusers in Acts shows how the author of Luke-Acts used and edited his sources.... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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05 - The New Testament as History
05 - The New Testament as History
The accounts of Paul's travels in The Acts of the Apostles and Galatians seem to contradict each other at many points. T... Read more
27 Oct 2009
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