THE APOSTLE PAUL Session 3 Question What does

THE APOSTLE PAUL Session 3 Question: • What does Paul say about Jesus? Objectives: • To provide an overview of Christological themes in Paul’s letters. • To show what is distinctive to each letter and similarities across letters.

REVIEW: CHRISTOLOGY IN THE FOUR GOSPELS MARK: Jesus as the crucified Son of God JOHN: Jesus as the Word made flesh MATTHEW: Jesus as the revealed Torah, the Wisdom of God LUKE: Jesus as the Spiritempowered prophet

INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS

Paul’s apostolic mission William Blake

The OT expectation of a new messianic age of the Spirit Beth Emeth

Christ is the one in whom God’s people are summed up

The new messianic age of the Spirit had in principle dawned with Jesus’ being raised from the dead Easter Morning He Qi

Paul’s mission to proclaim the gospel to the Gentiles and establish congregations among them was so that they could in fact become the “first fruits” of this new creation. Calling St. Paul He Qi

AN OVERVIEW OF OUR DISCUSSION OF PAUL’S LETTERS • Paul addresses a Jewish. Christian congregation with Gentile converts Paul addresses Gentile congregations • Galatians (48 -49 or mid-50 s CE? ) • Paul’s mature work • 1 Corinthians (54 CE) • Philippians (late 50 s or early 60 s CE? ) • Romans (late 50 s) • A guiding framework for our course • 2 Corinthians (mid 50 s) •

SOTERIOLOGICAL SYMBOLS IN PAUL SOCIAL METAPHORS Reconciliation = Atonement Forgiveness Liberation BIOLOGICAL METAPHORS Reconciliation = Union New Adam Dying and rising

THE SHIFT FROM THE OLD AGE TO THE NEW AGE OLD AGE “Belonging to this age” Law-Sin-Death • Male/Female • Slave/Free • Jew/Greek • Power/Weakness • Wisdom/Foolishness • Etc. NEW AGE “Belonging to Christ” “in Christ”-“in the Spirit” • Body of Christ • Mind of Christ • Hope = “Faith working in love” • Etc.

Should gentile converts be circumcised? GALATIANS

Law or Faith?

The Purpose of the law Chagall

Heirs and children of God Gal 4: 6; Kirsten Malcolm Berry

The Allegory of Hagar and Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham Adriaen van der Werff (1699)

An appeal for unity 1 CORINTHIANS

An appeal for reconciliation Paul Fryer

The Lord’s Supper

Resurrection Risen Lord He Qi

PHILIPPIANS FRIENDSHIP

Imitating Christ’s Humility

Breaking with the Past The Conversion of Paul William Blake

A guiding framework for the course 2 CORINTHIANS

The ministry of the new covenant Watanabe

The ministry of our bodies Resurrection He Qi

The ministry of reconciliation Exodus Chagall

Paul’s mature work ROMANS

Righteousness through Faith Mercy Seat Kathleen Izzo

The Example of Abraham The call of Abraham, ceramic relief by Richard Mc. Bee, 1980.

God’s Promise Realized through Faith God covenants to make Abraham a father Of many nations, Marc Chagall, 1931.

Results of Justification: Reconciliation

Adam and Christ Adam and Eve, 1504 Albrecht Dürer

Dying and Rising with Christ

PRECEPT • Discuss 2 Cor 5: 11 -6: 10