Paul and Jesus : The True Story

by Wenham, David

• ISBN13: 9780802839831
• ISBN10: 0802839835
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Author Biography

The Revd Dr David Wenham combines being an Anglican parish priest with research and teaching at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Map of Paul's World	p. xii
Beginnings
Before Paul met Jesus	p. 3
What's your name and where do you come from?	p. 3
Paul's first contacts with Jesus and his followers	p. 5
The big bang!	p. 9
What was Paul thinking as he went to Damascus?	p. 10
Paul's dramatic conversion	p. 13
What happened to Paul's ideas as a result of his conversion?	p. 14
New directions	p. 19
Ananias	p. 19
What happened next?	p. 20
Antioch: capital city of the East	p. 26
Paul comes to Antioch	p. 28
The question of Paul's second visit to Jerusalem	p. 31
What about dates?	p. 35
Missionary Journeys and Letters
Travels in and around Galatia	p. 39
What happened next according to Acts?	p. 39
What happened next according to Paul?	p. 41
Relating Acts and Galatians	p. 44
What is going on in Galatians?	p. 49
Paul's context and Paul's opponents	p. 49
How does Paul respond to these charges?	p. 51
What does Galatians tell us about Paul and Jesus?	p. 60
The cross and resurrection of Jesus	p. 62
Jesus as Son of God having the Spirit	p. 63
The kingdom of God	p. 67
The apostles	p. 68
The destruction of the temple and being crucified with Christ	p. 72
Love and the law	p. 74
Travelling in Greece	p. 77
On the way there	p. 77
Ministry in Greece according to Acts	p. 79
Ministry in Greece according to Paul's letters	p. 83
What is going on in 1 Thessalonians?	p. 91
A sigh of relief	p. 91
Issues raised by Timothy	p. 92
What does 1 Thessalonians tell us about Paul and Jesus?	p. 96
The Lord's future coming	p. 96
The judgement of the Jews	p. 102
The suddenness of the Lord's coming	p. 106
Suffering	p. 107
The kingdom and ethics	p. 108
Conclusion	p. 109
A look at 2 Thessalonians	p. 111
Doubts about 2 Thessalonians	p. 112
Paul and Jesus in 2 Thessalonians	p. 115
Travelling on to Ephesus	p. 121
What happened next according to Acts?	p. 121
What happened next according to Paul?	p. 123
What is going on in 1 Corinthians?	p. 127
A spiritual church	p. 127
Women and men in Corinth	p. 130
Food matters	p. 134
Leadership issues	p. 136
Resurrection at last	p. 138
Chaos in Corinth!	p. 139
What does 1 Corinthians tell us about Paul and Jesus?	p. 143
The resurrection	p. 143
The Lord's Supper	p. 147
Sexual relations	p. 149
Apostleship	p. 156
Baptism and the kingdom of God	p. 161
Faith, knowledge and charity	p. 162
Wisdom and revelation	p. 163
The Sermon on the Mount	p. 164
Church discipline	p. 165
Adam and the Son of Man	p. 165
The Lord's return	p. 167
Conclusion	p. 167
Finishing the Story
And so on	p. 171
The ongoing story in Acts	p. 171
Paul and Jesus in the later letters	p. 173
The true story	p. 179
The story of Paul in Acts	p. 179
The story of Jesus in Paul	p. 181
The true stories of Paul and Jesus	p. 184
Index of biblical references	p. 189
Index of subjects	p. 193
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