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Why did Paul didn't dig deeper about Jesus' Life

  • Betlehem: where Jesus was born

  • Nazareth: where he lived

  • Jordan: where he was baptized

  • Galille: majority of the teachings

  • Bethany: before he went back to Jerusalem

  • Golgotha: where he was crucified

  1. Paul's reference to Christ's Incarnation

    • Philippians 2:6-8

    • Romans 8:3

    • Galatians 4:4-5

    • 1 Timothy 3:16

  2. Paul's reference to Christ's institution of the Lord's Supper

    • Corinthians 11:23-26

  3. Paul's reference to Christ's crucifixion

  4. The Gospel’s corroborate the testimony of Paul

    • The gospel was written in the 1st Century

  5. Roman Sources:

    • A. Tactus

    • B. Pliny the younger (governor of Bithynia and Pontus)

    • C. Seutonius(biographer and historian)

    • D. Acts 18:2

  6. Jewish Sources:

    • A. Josephus

    • B. Babylonian Talmud

THE PREPARATION OF THE WORLD IN THE COMING OF CHRIST
3 main influences:

  1. Greek cultural contribution

    • Only adopted from the Greek, that's why it is called Graceo-Roman Culture.

    • City Building, from these cities, Hellenism was disseminated.

    • Which in turn Paul used to spread the gospel of Christ.

  2. Roman political contribution

    • Romans united the Mediterranean world, which enabled ease of access/flow of people across the entire region.

    • Transportation was not difficult.

  3. Jewish Religious Contribution

    • Synagogues were organized wherever Jews lived in substantial numbers.

    • Lighthouses in monotheism in a polytheistic world.

    • Scriptures in these synagogues were written in Greek known as the Septuagint.

    • Preachings of Christ were understood because of common language were converted to the Hebrew faith and later to Christianity.

  4. Tiberius after Octavian (Julius Caesar)

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  • Jesus was around 30 years of age (Luke 3:23).

    The first Passover that Jesus attended (John 6:4).

    God in three persons:

    The bible declares that there is but ONE GOD.

    • Deuteronomy 6:4.

    • 1 Corinthians 8:4.

    Trinity - God, although one, nevertheless exists in three distinct persons:

    • God the Father is clearly God. Evident from the very first verse of the Bible.

    • The Son is fully God (John 1:1-4, John 20:28).

    • The Holy Spirit is fully God (Matthew 28:19, Acts 5:3-4).

    Trinitas - "threeness". This does not speak of the three Gods, but of three persons in one Godhead.

    • Person: a being with a sense of existence expressing itself in knowledge, feelings, and a will.

    • There are three persons of substances within God, each with knowledge, feelings, and a will. In the case of God, the knowledge, feelings, and will of each person within the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, are identical.

    • Plurality within the Godhead is suggested in the Old Testament, before the incarnation of Christ or the coming of the Holy Spirit.

The Distinct Personality of Christ

  1. His Being with the Word as one God (John 1:1)

  2. Him being fr

  5. His ascension to Heaven and Seating at the Right Hand of God. (Psalms 110:1)

  6. His advocacy and intercession with his Father (John 14:16, Hebrews 7:25)

  7. His judging the World at the last day (John 5:22, Acts 10:42)

  8. It is promised to the saind that they shall be with Christ (2 Tim 2:12, Eph 2:6, Eph 2:7)

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