Category: Podcasts
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🎙️ Paul’s Involvement in Stephen’s Execution
Dr. Anne Davis goes into detail of Stephen’s trial and execution as noted in the Bible. Witnesses who accused Stephen of blasphemous words against God and the law laid aside their robes at the feet of Paul (then known by his Hebrew name, Saul). As a young legalistic fanatic under the direction of the Sanhedrin…
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🎙️ Paul’s Methods of Persuasion
Dr. Davis takes a look into Paul’s methods of persuasion: he used both Greco-Roman rhetoric and the artistic use of patterns in the Hebrew language. What did Paul really mean when he used the phrase “Works of the Law” in Galatians 2? 00:23:51
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🎙️ Textual Criticism
Textual criticism is a scholarly field of study that examines biblical texts that were composed over a period of time. These texts were hand-copied and were susceptible to scribal error. By comparing later texts with earlier texts these scholars can identify scribal errors and intentional additions to uncover the most likely original. 00:24:56
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🎙️ Paul’s Midrash about the Curse of the Law
We will continue to address the second midrash in Paul’s letter to the Galatians. which speaks of “the curse of the law”. My heart grieves to think of all the teaching that is based on a literal interpretation. Paul’s meaning is in the midrash! 00:23:14
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🎙️ Paul’s Midrash in the A-chiastic Lines
We will continue to address Paul’s second midrash in Galatians, which he presents in a chiastic construction. To understand why Paul refers to “the curse of the law”, we must first perceive the chiasm. We will learn in the next podcast that the Law is not a curse! 00:11:19
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🎙️ Paul’s Return to Damascus
After he returns from Mount Sinai to talk with God, he returns to Damascus for 3 years, giving him enough distance from the intense scrutiny of the Christian leadership in Jerusalem and learning a tent-making trade that would help fund his travels. 00:15:48
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🎙️ Paul’s Return to Tarsus
After three years in Damascus, Paul appeared in Jerusalem to engage in discussion with Paul and James, who then sent Paul to his hometown of Tarsus. Paul responded to this crisis (as he responded to many other crisis throughout his ministry) by seeking God for direction and searching the scriptures for deeper meaning. 00:19:47
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🎙️ Promise of the Spirit
Paul declares that believers in Christ have received “the promise of the Spirit through faith” (Gal 3:14). God’s promise can be found in the Hebrew Scriptures, which conveys deeper meaning through the artistry of the language. 00:25:06
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🎙️ Prophetic Passages of the Remnant
God is making a selection out of Israel as to who is worthy to inherit the birthright, which is a special role of leadership. This selection process has nothing to do with “who will be saved.” All the children of Israel belong to God. However, those who inherit the birthright are called a “remnant,” and…