The struggle to define "Heilsgeschichte": Paul on the origins of the Christian tradition
The posing, refining and sometimes rejecting common explanations of origins may be a fundamental component of any shared human consciousness, relationship or religious community. This article studies Paul's occasional remarks concerning the origins of the Christian tradition with reference to (...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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Biblical research
Year: 2003, Volume: 48, Pages: 45-67 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pauline letters
/ Primitive Christianity
/ Rise of
B Pauline letters / Salvation-history / Paul Apostle / Pauline letters / Theology B New Testament / Tradition-historical research |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament NBK Soteriology |
| Further subjects: | B
Paul Apostle
B Pauline letters B Salvation-history |
| Summary: | The posing, refining and sometimes rejecting common explanations of origins may be a fundamental component of any shared human consciousness, relationship or religious community. This article studies Paul's occasional remarks concerning the origins of the Christian tradition with reference to (1) Judaism, (2) Jesus, (3) Paul's own authority, and (4) the faith of Paulinist Christians. It is argued that although the NT book of Acts offers the earliest narrative account of Christian origins, Paul's occasional letters attest an even earlier point in the life of the early church when accounts of origins were a living part of the contested and evolving tradition. Understanding how Paul and Paul's opponents defined the past can shed light on how they addressed issues that they and their communities faced in the present. |
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| ISSN: | 0067-6535 |
| Contains: | In: Biblical research
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