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christianity: significant person - Coggle Diagram
christianity: significant person
contribution to the development and expression
people say he made christianity a new religion rather than just a sect of judaism
was a jew, spoke greek, had roman citizenship, extremely educated pharisee therefore had excellent rabbinical and scriptural background for writing, speaking and debating
was able to put jewish ideas into language of gentiles and allowed christiantiy to be shared to everyone
established churches
was a theologin
missionary work, life, teachings and leadership
the impact
IMPACT on Augustine, Luther, Wesley
evidence
In acts he is described as a wild and ferocious beast, bitter opponent to the church, (acts 8)
follow my example as i follow the example of christ - 1 cor 11:1
husbands love your wives just as christ loved the church and gave himself up for her ephesians 5
romans 1:5
anyone who is dead in their transgressions and sins (ephesians 2:1)
justified by faith not works (romans 3)
saved through faith for everyonr so that no one can boast (ephesians)
christ is the head of the church and we are the body (ephesians 5)
background
was a pharisee --> opposed Jesus' followers
persecuted christians
e.g. stephens stoning
he was then persecuted
originally saul
he leaves Jerusalem with goal to arrest fugitive Christians, and ends with him leaving Jerusalem as a persecuted Christian himself
paul key teachings
13 letters
justification by faith
love, sexual ethics
gods grace, resurection, hope