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  • From: "Thomas A. Kopecek" <kopecekt AT central.edu>
  • To: "Corpus-paul" <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Paul and the Law
  • Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 21:33:24 -0600


John Dickson <jdickson AT bigpond.com> wrote:


> A topic has grabbed my attention in the preparation of my own dissertation
> but I have not been able to pay sufficient attention to it. It is the
> content and background of Paul's 'gospel'. I don't mean what scholars
> normally imply by the word 'gospel' - the heart of Paul's theology as
> evidenced by the main body of the core epistles - I mean the apostle's
> primary proclamation, or missionary message; that collection of
> Messianic-events, theological propositions and ethical instuctions which
> Paul felt constituted the traditions of first importance for non-believers,
> but which only receive passing reference in the epistles. There are
> sufficient hints of this 'primary proclamation' in Paul's epistles to make
> such a study viable, I believe. One could also compare the findings with
> other traditions (Q, Luke-Acts, etc.).

Good topic, and when the dissertation is finished, it should be written up
in a fashion that introductory level undergraduates can read and sent off to
a decent publisher so that some of us in the trenches can use it in classes.

Tom

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Thomas A. Kopecek
Professor of Religion and History
Central College
Pella, IA 50219
email: kopecekt AT central.edu




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