Early christian tradition in theology of apostle Paul

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-28
Author(s):  
Mária Kardis
Keyword(s):  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Apostle Paul ◽  
Early Christian

scholarly journals Judeo-Christianity as a Cultural-Religious Phenomenon in the Context of Early Christian Tradition and Modern Religion

2007 ◽  
pp. 38-52
Author(s):  
Pavlo Yuriyovych Pavlenko
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Apostle Paul ◽  
Book Of Revelation ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Hellenistic World

Even in the superficial reading of the New Testament, the fact that all the texts attributed to the Apostle Paul are too different not only in their creed, but also in their orientation to representatives of the Hellenistic world is striking. In contrast, the Gospels, the Epistles of James, Peter, John, Judas, and the Epistle to the Jews, and the Book of Revelation, are focused solely on the Jewish reader, have a clear, Jewish attitude. In one way or another, they constantly emphasize that Jesus of Nazareth is a Jewish Savior.

Early Christian Tradition in Theology of Apostle Paul

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-66
Author(s):  
Mária Kardis
Keyword(s):  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Apostle Paul ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
Time Period

Early Christian Tradition in Theology of Apostle Paul One of the most important questions in disciple Paul's theology is knowledge of source without is not possible to comprehend the Paul's theology. Among the sources belong not just his letters and The Acts of disciples but ideas, literature and philosophic-religious lines that time period, the early Christian tradition, cultural backround - judaizm and helenizm. Paul is confronted with existing elements in Christian churches which is knotting, interpretating and showing them in his letters. The aim of this contribution is to show spesifics of the first Christian tradition which Paul met. And how deep he is taken what he met in form of the first disciple's kerygma.

Paul as a Character in Early Christian Narratives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Snyder
Keyword(s):  
Acts Of The Apostles ◽  
Apostle Paul ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Letter Exchange

The apostle Paul is featured as a character in a wide variety of early Christian narratives. This chapter considers first how Paul is portrayed in a number of different story-style narratives, including the Acts of the Apostles, the Acts of Thecla, the Ephesus Act, and two different accounts of Paul’s martyrdom. Attention is drawn to the creative energy storytellers poured into telling tales about the famous apostle. The chapter argues that many storytellers seem to have felt free to shape their stories according to their own ingenuity and interests, rather than being preoccupied with producing ‘historically accurate’ accounts. It also highlights a range of factors that may have influenced how Paul is portrayed in any given narrative, including plot concerns, pre-existing traditions about other characters with whom Paul shares the stage, and recourse to stock motifs and story templates. In addition to this exploration of story-style narratives, the chapter examines how Paul functions as an authoritative voice in two narratives of slightly different genres, a fictional letter exchange known as 3 Corinthians or the Corinthian Correspondence, and a tour of the afterlife known as the Apocalypse of Paul.

Excavating Tragical Perspectives in Early Christianity

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Paul M. Blowers
Keyword(s):  
Early Christianity ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Apostle Paul ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Greco Roman ◽  
Philosophical Criticism ◽  
The Human Condition ◽  
Christian Tragedy ◽  
Romans 8

This introductory chapter lays the groundwork for the monograph by establishing the paucity of actual works of early Christian tragedy, but also the growing Christian recognition of the power of tragedy to convey the vulnerability of the human condition and the subjection of all creation to what the Apostle Paul himself called an existential “vanity” or “futility” (Romans 8:19–23). The Christian reception and reworking of tragedy, however, stood at the end of a long evolution of tragedy and of its role in Greco-Roman civilization, which included strong philosophical criticism of the genre (Plato) and vigorous defense of its cultural utility (Aristotle). Christian polemicists against pagan theatrical art seized on the antecedent philosophical criticism but also developed their own, and included tragedy in their condemnation of the immorality, seductiveness, and irreligion of all pagan entertainment and “spectacle.” Yet Christian thinkers began their own rehabilitation of salvageable elements of tragedy as a literary, rhetorical, and dramatic artform. Some found noble and even theologically enriching passages in the ancient tragedians. Others looked, however, to free the genre to Christian appropriation, and to develop uniquely Christian forms of “tragical mimesis” for the edification of their audiences.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document