MMW 12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Monophysitism, God Speaks, Satan

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 12
• Professor: Janet Smarr

Document Summary

Paul mmw 12 (cq)paul was - a hellenized jew and a zealous jew. Because ppl are traveling in commercial cities and will spread the word. Thinking about how to make christianity relative to jews. Paul"s texts are the earliest texts in the new testament. Was involved with stoning down one the first apostles. Violently wanted to persecute and destroy the house of god. Wanted to maintain the religion of his ancestors: a zealous jew. On way to damascus, falls off ass and god speaks to him. People of faith didn"t think he was a true christian. Don"t go to the gentiles, go to the house of the jews. Not obvious that gentiles were going to be the audience. Peter has a vision which makes it clear that gentiles are an appropriate audience. Peter was preaching to circumcised and paul for the uncircumcised. Paul is teaching with the authority of the revelation of jesus christ not a human source.