RLG100Y1 : 22:10:12 LECTURE #6
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Scripture of christianity: old testament (hebrew bible, greek translation of the hebrew bible, new testament, written in greek, newly formed scripture of christianity, made up of 27 books. He thought the new jews who believed in. He wrote 13 letters but modern scholars believe only 7 of them can be attributed to him. Paul was never in roman palestine (he never met jesus, he was from antioch aka. The risen jesus appeared to paul on the road to . ?*****mascus? (1 cor. This affirmed the christian faith is true and that jesus is the messiah and that he (paul) was commissioned to convert the gentiles (the non jews of the world) Believed that god"s plan for the jewish people was for everyone on this earth. Radical: if you believe in jesus you become a new order of human being (2. The risen jesus is the centre of salvation and creation. His world view was apocalyptic not bourgeois.
