358 Pages
by
Routledge
358 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
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A careful analysis of Paul's letters shows that in every church there were two main groups of converts: those who were baptized and those being instructed for baptism. Such analysis also makes it possible to determine which parts of each letter were directed towards which group. Baptism was the rite by which converts were forgiven their past sins and became members of a renewed community of God,... Read more
Introduction: Paul the Jew and Jewish Influence on his Ideas; 1. The Renewed Covenant Community of God; 2. 1 Thessalonians: The Place to Begin; 3. 1 Thessalonians: The Place to Begin, Continued; 4. 1 and 2 Corinthians: Morality Comes to an Immoral City (1 Corinthians 1-6); 5. 1 and 2 Corinthians: Morality Comes to an Immoral City (1 Corinthians 7-11); 6. 1 and 2 Corinthians: Morality Comes to an Immoral City (1 Corinthians 12-16); 7. 1 and 2 Corinthians: Morality Comes to an Immoral City (2 Corinthians 10-13); 8. 1 and 2 Corinthians: Morality Comes to an Immoral City (2 Corinthians 1-9); 9. Galatians: The Morality of Faithfulness, the Spirit and Jewish Law; 10. Galatians: The Morality of Faithfulness, the Spirit and Jewish Law, Continued; 11. Philippians: Moral Life is Complete; Conclusion
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Edwin D. Freed
