Paul: A Biography

Paul: A Biography, available at $44.99, has an average rating of 4.9, with 62 lectures, 18 quizzes, based on 768 reviews, and has 2253 subscribers.

You will learn about Students will have a thorough knowledge of the apostle Paul's background. Students will gain an understanding of how and why Paul wrote the things he wrote. Students will be able to explain why Paul's writing and thinking are so important for today's society. Students will discern the importance of historical pursuit as part of New Testament studies. This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone interested in learning about the apostle Paul, one of the most influential writers in history. or Anyone interested in the New Testament and particularly the development of thought regarding Jesus during the early church period. It is particularly useful for Anyone interested in learning about the apostle Paul, one of the most influential writers in history. or Anyone interested in the New Testament and particularly the development of thought regarding Jesus during the early church period.

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Title: Paul: A Biography

Price: $44.99

Average Rating: 4.9

Number of Lectures: 62

Number of Quizzes: 18

Number of Published Lectures: 62

Number of Published Quizzes: 18

Number of Curriculum Items: 80

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 80

Original Price: $44.99

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What You Will Learn

Students will have a thorough knowledge of the apostle Paul's background.
Students will gain an understanding of how and why Paul wrote the things he wrote.
Students will be able to explain why Paul's writing and thinking are so important for today's society.
Students will discern the importance of historical pursuit as part of New Testament studies.

Who Should Attend

Anyone interested in learning about the apostle Paul, one of the most influential writers in history.
Anyone interested in the New Testament and particularly the development of thought regarding Jesus during the early church period.

Target Audiences

Anyone interested in learning about the apostle Paul, one of the most influential writers in history.
Anyone interested in the New Testament and particularly the development of thought regarding Jesus during the early church period.

N. T. Wright’s definitive biography of Paul reveals the apostle’s lasting role in Christian history as an inventor of new paradigms for how we understand Jesus and what he accomplished. Wright celebrates
Paul’s stature as one of the most effective and influential intellectuals in human history, while shedding fresh light on his writings, thoughts, and ideas. Consider these remarkable facts: Paul’s writing occupy less than 90 pages in a modern translation yet they have, page per page, generated more sermons, books, monographs, and journal articles than any other writings from the ancient world.

This course endeavors to answer the questions:

How did this impact result from a man like Paul?
What was Paul doing and what did he think about why he was doing it?
How did someone with his background and upbringing end up speaking, traveling, and writing in the way he did?
What, exactly, happened on the road to Damascus that changed the course of Paul’s life and the course of human history?

These and other questions are the focus of this comprehensive course.�

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Paul's Background and Formative Years

Lecture 1: Introduction to N.T. Wright Online with Dr. David P. Seemuth

Lecture 2: Gal 1:1-4 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 3: Gal 1:1-4 KNT Text

Lecture 4: Session One: Gal 1:1-4; Paul's background

Lecture 5: Phil 3:2-6 KNT Text

Lecture 6: Phil 3:2-6 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 7: Session Two: Phil 3:2-6; Saul of Tarsus

Lecture 8: Gal 1:13-17 KNT Text

Lecture 9: Gal 1:13-17 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 10: Session Three: Gal 1:13-17; Paul's 'Conversion'

Lecture 11: Gal 3:27-29 KNT Text

Lecture 12: Gal 3:27-29 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 13: Session Four: Gal 3:27-29; The Silent Years

Lecture 14: Acts 11:19-30 KNT Text

Lecture 15: Acts 11:19-30 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 16: Session Five: Acts 11:19-30 Paul and Barnabus

Lecture 17: Practice Exercises #1: Processing Ideas and Probing Questions

Chapter 2: Paul and the 'Invention' of Missions

Lecture 1: Acts 26:15b-18 KNT Text

Lecture 2: Acts 26:15b-18 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 3: Session Six: Acts 26:15b-18; Inviting the Gentiles in

Lecture 4: Gal 2:11-21 KNT Text

Lecture 5: Gal 2:11-21 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 6: Session Seven: Gal 2:11-21; A Clash of Loyalty

Lecture 7: Acts 15:1-3 KNT Text

Lecture 8: Acts 15:1-3 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 9: Session Eight: Acts 15:1-3; One Badge of Membership in the King

Lecture 10: Practice Exercises #2: Processing Ideas and Probing Questions

Chapter 3: Paul's Counter-Imperial Message

Lecture 1: Acts 17:5-7 KNT Text

Lecture 2: Acts 17:5-7 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 3: Session Nine: Acts 17:5-7; 'There is Another King'

Lecture 4: Acts 17:16-21 KNT Text

Lecture 5: Acts 17:16-21 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 6: Session Ten: Acts 17:16-21 'The True Meaning of Life'

Lecture 7: 1 Cor 1:22-25; 1 Thess 2:10-12,19-20 KNT Text

Lecture 8: 1 Cor 1:22-25 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 9: 1 Thess 2:10-12,19-20 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 10: Session Eleven: 1 Cor 1:22-25; 1 Thess 2:10-12,19-20; 'The Real Power'

Lecture 11: Practice Exercises #3: Processing Ideas and Probing Questions

Chapter 4: Paul's Theology and the Ministry of Reconciliation

Lecture 1: 2 Cor 1:8-11 KNT Text

Lecture 2: 2 Cor 1:8-11 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 3: Session Twelve: 2 Cor 1:8-11; Trust God who Raises the Dead

Lecture 4: Col 1:15-20 KNT Text

Lecture 5: Col 1:15-20 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 6: Session Thirteen: Col 1:15-20; God's Plan to Renew the World

Lecture 7: 2 Cor 5:11-6:2 KNT Text

Lecture 8: 2 Cor 5:11-6:2 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 9: Session Fourteen: 2 Cor 5:11-6:2 The Plan of God for Future Creation

Lecture 10: Practice Exercises #4: Processing Ideas and Probing Questions

Chapter 5: Paul's Challenge for the Church Today

Lecture 1: Rom 1:1-5; 16-17 KNT Text

Lecture 2: Rom 1:1-5; 16-17 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 3: Session Fifteen: Rom 1:1-5; 16-17; Unity Across Cultural Boundaries

Lecture 4: Acts 25:10-11 KNT Text

Lecture 5: Acts 25:10-11 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 6: Session Sixteen: Acts 25:10-11; Redefined Identity

Lecture 7: 2 Tim 4:6-8 KNT Text

Lecture 8: 2 Tim 4:6-8 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 9: Session Seventeen: Handling Adversity and Suffering

Lecture 10: Eph 2:8-10 KNT Text

Lecture 11: Eph 2:8-10 Reading by Prof. N.T. Wright

Lecture 12: Session Eighteen: A Whole New Way of Thinking and Living

Lecture 13: Practice Exercises #5 Processing Ideas and Probing Questions

Lecture 14: Bonus Lecture

Instructors

N.T. Wright
Professor
David P. Seemuth
Professor
Jennifer Loop
Teaching Assistant

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4 stars: 168 votes
5 stars: 579 votes

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