Christian History Magazine—Issue 47: The Apostle Paul & His Times
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Overview
Paved roads connected Britons with Arabs. Roman naval patrols deterred Mediterranean piracy, expediting sea passage. Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome grew into affluent cities full of intellectuals and philosophers. Sophisticated, multi-cultural, connected—first century Roman society was perfectly arranged to facilitate the spread of Christianity. Enter Paul of Tarsus. Open this issue of Christian History & Biography and read an investigation of Paul’s ministry from a refreshingly cultural and non-theological perspective.
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Top Highlights
“Preacher P.T. Forsyth once said, ‘You must live with people to know their problems and live with God in order to solve them.’” (source)
“Luke calls him a ‘tent-maker’ (skenopoios), which suggests Paul was a weaver of tent cloth from goats’ hair. The term, however, can also mean ‘leatherworker.’ Other early translations of Luke’s term mean ‘maker of leather thongs’ and ‘shoemaker.’” (source)
“It is possible that Paul’s ‘relative’ Lucius is Luke, the author of the Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles” (source)
“Tarsus, Paul’s birthplace, is at least 4,000 years old.” (source)
“Paul’s letters, not the Gospels, give us the earliest information we have about Jesus. All his letters were probably written before the first Gospel was penned. The earliest reference to the sayings of Jesus come from 1 Thessalonians, which Paul wrote about A.D. 50.” (source)
