Paul: A Biography
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What you’ll learn
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Students will have a thorough knowledge of the apostle Paul’s background.
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Students will gain an understanding of how and why Paul wrote the things he wrote.
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Students will be able to explain why Paul’s writing and thinking are so important for today’s society.
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Students will discern the importance of historical pursuit as part of New Testament studies.
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.
Who this course is for:
- 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.
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Jose Luis Moraga –
Absolutely. I am quite familiar with the world of Paul and his letters, and yet is quite fascinating to continue discovering new nuances, new things, new ideas about this man. Professor Wright is not only a great scholar but also a superb and exciting teacher.
Stephen Girling –
Stimulating, Tom humbly challenges easy assumptions or misconceptions that we might have picked up along the way about Paul.
Frank Baltz –
Yes, a good match. Really enjoying it and learning a lot.
Avery J Nichols –
A very good match, thanks.
Jim Brisson –
Wonderful course of study with a very kind, grace filled man. Bishop Wright’s knowledge of both testaments, his philosophical mind, his historical mind and his theological mind all blend wonderfully together to provide us with a clear and learned biography of the life of Paul the Apostle.
Glenda Paterson –
Wonderful so easy to listen to. Insightful!
Christopher Crawford –
NT Wright shares insights into Paul’s writing from heart and head –
Gayle Sherman –
Enjoyed the course.
Alan Cassady –
I have particularly enjoyed all of the cultural background material that Prof. Wright has shared.
Dr John Ramsden –
I hav e read Prof Wright’s Book but have found it a great blessing him explaining it in person. AS always I find him very challenging as well as enthralling.
Linda Langdon –
Excellent way to follow a coherent “life of Paul” through samples from the Scripture.
Bob Blum –
Excellent teaching