
Contents
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1. Introduction 1. Introduction
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2. Paul among Jews 2. Paul among Jews
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2.1 A Hebrew born of Hebrews 2.1 A Hebrew born of Hebrews
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2.2 Paul the Pharisee 2.2 Paul the Pharisee
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2.3 Tarsus and Jerusalem 2.3 Tarsus and Jerusalem
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2.4 The Jewish framework of Paul’s thought 2.4 The Jewish framework of Paul’s thought
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2.5 The Jewish scriptures and Paul’s methods of scripture interpretation 2.5 The Jewish scriptures and Paul’s methods of scripture interpretation
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3. Paul among Greeks and Romans 3. Paul among Greeks and Romans
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3.1 Greek language 3.1 Greek language
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3.2 Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman thought 3.2 Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman thought
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3.3 Methods of argumentation 3.3 Methods of argumentation
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3.4 Hellenistic education 3.4 Hellenistic education
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3.5 Citizenship of Tarsus 3.5 Citizenship of Tarsus
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3.6 Roman citizenship 3.6 Roman citizenship
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3.7 Roman name 3.7 Roman name
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4. Conclusion 4. Conclusion
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Suggested Reading Suggested Reading
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Bibliography Bibliography
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8 Paul among Jews, Greeks, and Romans
Get accessPaul Trebilco is Professor of New Testament at the University of Otago, New Zealand.
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Published:01 April 2014
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Abstract
Paul was at home in the three worlds of the title of this chapter, which formed a complex and variegated whole. Paul presents us with a range of his Jewish credentials, including that he is ‘a Hebrew born of Hebrews’ and a Pharisee. We have no reason to doubt that he was born in Tarsus and received some education in Jerusalem (Acts 22: 3). A number of dimensions of Paul’s theology can be seen to have come from his Jewish framework of thought, even as he reworks that thought in the light of his new experience in Christ. Dimensions of Paul’s language and thought can also be seen to reflect the all-pervasive Graeco-Roman culture of the day, in which Paul was thoroughly at home. He had received some elements of Hellenistic education and was both a citizen of Tarsus and a Roman citizen. All three contexts are important when we are interpreting Paul’s letters, and we would be wrong to ask if any one context should be given absolute priority. He was ideally suited then to take a Jewish Gospel to the Graeco-Roman world.
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