How To SucceedFirst thing I will say, as someone who did not do as well as they should have, it is very possible to get through this course. I saw my…Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020
1 Thessalonians: Our Earliest Evidence for Paul?While reading 1 Thessalonians, I read on the side comments that Philippians is the inferred first book that was written by Paul. Speaking…Nov 15, 2020A response icon3Nov 15, 2020A response icon3
Pauline Biography & Chronology: Arranging the Letters and Looking at the “Jerusalem Collection”I based my chronological order on the places that Paul had visited, who he mentioned and where he was planning to visit. I could not…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Paul and Greco-Roman Letter WritingSomething that I learned from this lesson is that all the letters have similar writing styles to the other. They all start the same way…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Paul the “Convert”?While continuously reading about Paul, I have began to think that people are trying to put Paul into a specific box. The options are…Oct 10, 2020A response icon3Oct 10, 2020A response icon3
What was Paul’s Scriptural Context?The preface re-read was kind of eye opening. It is how everyone is with their actions. We always want to believe we are “on time” and…Oct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020
Second Temple Judaism & the Greco-Roman WorldI believe this section comes down to something I have thought about before. I believe it comes down to different translations. These…Oct 9, 2020A response icon3Oct 9, 2020A response icon3
Translating TextsTo start off, I found this topic very interesting. It has been something that I’ve always been curious about. I have also had a certain…Oct 1, 2020A response icon1Oct 1, 2020A response icon1
What is History?I found this topic to be very interesting. It reminded me of a previous lesson that we have had, the religious studies v. theology. It is…Sep 21, 2020A response icon4Sep 21, 2020A response icon4
What I know about Paul…From going to church all my life, I have learned a bit about Paul, but not anything really substantial, like I wish I knew. I know that…Sep 6, 2020A response icon3Sep 6, 2020A response icon3
