The New Testament
A Historical and Theological Introduction
Chapter
20. Paul鈥檚 Gospel and the Parting of the Ways
Questions for Review
- In this chapter, to what does the phrase 鈥渢he parting of the ways鈥 refer?
- What are the options when translating Romans 1:17, where Paul quotes Habakkuk 2:4?
- How did Paul鈥檚 encounter with Christ change his perspective on human sinfulness?
- In Paul鈥檚 letters, according to the chapter, to what does the phrase 鈥渞ighteousness of God鈥 refer most often?
- What are the translation choices for the Greek phrase 鈥減istis Christou鈥?
- What did Schweitzer famously say about justification by faith?
- What place do the cross and resurrection have in Paul鈥檚 thinking?
- Why did many Jews not accept the gospel, according to the chapter?
- How did the faith commitment of the early Jewish believers impact their understanding of the three pillars of Judaism: monotheism, the Torah, and the temple?
- How did Jews and Christians interpret the Hebrew Scriptures differently?