Jesus, Paul and Matthew, Volume Two
Jesus, Paul and Matthew, Volume Two

Author: Andries Van Aarde

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2020-04-16

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1527549593

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This book is the second of two volumes which reflect on the trend in biblical scholarship that contrasts the vision of the historical Jesus with that of the apostle Paul, on the one hand, and the vision of Paul with that of the evangelist Matthew, on the other. It argues that Jesus replaced the concept of ‘politics of holiness’ with that of ‘politics of compassion’. This means that the church as a community of Jesus-followers forms a fictive family, replacing a soteriology grounded in the biological family. God’s adoption of people as ‘God’s children’ is based on the potential of people to absorb the divine into their humanity. This truism is to be found in the visions shared by the peasant Jesus, the apostle Paul and the rabbi Matthew, as well as in creedal Christianity. The book concludes with autobiographical reflective notes, analogous to the parabolic story of the travellers to Emmaus from Jerusalem (Luke 24) and that of the African eunuch (Acts 8) on his way back from Jerusalem to Africa. The notes serve to consolidate the two volumes on Jesus, Paul and Matthew and their messages of God’s wisdom, justice and mercy.

Jesus, Paul and Matthew, Volume Two
Jesus, Paul and Matthew, Volume Two

Author: Andries Van Aarde

Publisher:

Published: 2020-06

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781527548930

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This book is the second of two volumes which reflect on the trend in biblical scholarship that contrasts the vision of the historical Jesus with that of the apostle Paul, on the one hand, and the vision of Paul with that of the evangelist Matthew, on the other. It argues that Jesus replaced the concept of 'politics of holiness' with that of 'politics of compassion'. This means that the church as a community of Jesus-followers forms a fictive family, replacing a soteriology grounded in the biological family. God's adoption of people as 'God's children' is based on the potential of people to absorb the divine into their humanity. This truism is to be found in the visions shared by the peasant Jesus, the apostle Paul and the rabbi Matthew, as well as in creedal Christianity. The book concludes with autobiographical reflective notes, analogous to the parabolic story of the travellers to Emmaus from Jerusalem (Luke 24) and that of the African eunuch (Acts 8) on his way back from Jerusalem to Africa. The notes serve to consolidate the two volumes on Jesus, Paul and Matthew and their messages of God's wisdom, justice and mercy.

Jesus, Paul and Matthew, Volume One
Jesus, Paul and Matthew, Volume One

Author: Andries Van Aarde

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2020-03-17

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 1527548546

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This book is the first of two volumes arguing that kingdom ethics is the core substance of the message of the historical Jesus. Paul and Matthew were influential voices in formative Christianity. Some prominent exegetes have tended to contrast Jesus and Paul, as well as Paul and Matthew. This volume demonstrates that Jesus’ kingdom ethics—based on divine wisdom, mercy and justice—originated in Stoic philosophy, and that it became a popular ethos of the first-century Graeco-Roman world. This common transformative ethos of crossing conventional boundaries regarding patriarchy, gender injustice and bigotry based on class and sexuality was articulated differently by Jesus, Paul and Matthew. The book will appeal to specialists in the fields of New Testament scholarship and ancient Graeco-Roman and Hellenistic-Semitic literature.

Paul, Missionary of Jesus
Paul, Missionary of Jesus

Author: Paul Barnett

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2008-01-14

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0802848915

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Looking at whether Paul was converted or called and if the new perspectives on Paul are true to evidence, the author argues that Paul's own writings are supplemented by Luke's contemporaneously written narrative of the acts of the Apostles.

The Gospel According to Matthew
The Gospel According to Matthew

Author:

Publisher: Canongate U.S.

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780802136169

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The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.

Paul and Jesus
Paul and Jesus

Author: James D. Tabor

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1439123322

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Draws on St. Paul's letters and other early sources to reveal the apostles' sharply competing ideas about the significance of Jesus and his teachings while demonstrating how St. Paul independently shaped Christianity as it is known today.

Matthew for Beginners
Matthew for Beginners

Author: Mike Mazzalongo

Publisher: BibleTalk.tv

Published: 2015-08-29

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13:

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This book provides an in-depth look at the most well structured gospel record originally designed to address Jewish questions about Jesus but later used by the early church as a primer for new Christians.

Jesus, Paul and Matthew
Jesus, Paul and Matthew

Author: Andries Van Aarde

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781527548091

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This book is the first of two volumes arguing that kingdom ethics is the core substance of the message of the historical Jesus. Paul and Matthew were influential voices in formative Christianity. Some prominent exegetes have tended to contrast Jesus and Paul, as well as Paul and Matthew. This volume demonstrates that Jesusâ (TM) kingdom ethicsâ "based on divine wisdom, mercy and justiceâ "originated in Stoic philosophy, and that it became a popular ethos of the first-century Graeco-Roman world. This common transformative ethos of crossing conventional boundaries regarding patriarchy, gender injustice and bigotry based on class and sexuality was articulated differently by Jesus, Paul and Matthew. The book will appeal to specialists in the fields of New Testament scholarship and ancient Graeco-Roman and Hellenistic-Semitic literature.

Matthew Volume Two
Matthew Volume Two

Author: Milton Jones

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-06-24

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 132925550X

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Matthew Chapter Five begins the longest discourse of Christ recorded in Scripture. It is commonly called the Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes which preface that sermon challenge us with the highest ethical and spiritual standards possible. The whole chapter is convicting because it explodes human conceptions of righteousness while exposing the hypocrisy of self-righteousness. This lengthy exposition of Matthew Five seeks to understand and apply God's high ad holy standards for the purposes which Christ intended. We must come to the realization that our very best is far short of God's demands. This serves the purpose of driving us to Christ who alone can satisfy the righteous expectations of God and who can develop in the believer an appreciation for true holiness.

The Two Gospels - Paul & Jesus
The Two Gospels - Paul & Jesus

Author: Donald Werner

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-11-12

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 1387183400

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While the modern day Christian Church follows the Gospel of Paul, it wasn't always so. The early church followed the Gospel of Jesus. There are two Gospels! I doubt that many people realize that there are two Gospels and they are polar opposites. The church jumps through hoops and does all it can to synchronize Paul's teachings with Jesus' teachings, but it failed. When you read in this book the comparison of the two Gospels, you will see why they are incompatible. They are so incompatible that they can't both exist in the church so the church has rejected Jesus' Gospel in favor of the Paul's Gospel of 'lawlessness'. The second half of the book deals with Paul. Many love Paul and his teachings, and embrace them in place of Jesus' teachings. Other see Paul as an anti-christ figure, teaching a Gospel that is the opposite of the Gospel Jesus taught. I lay out the facts, and you will have to decide for yourself.