Corpus-Paul

["Bob MacDonald" <bobmacdonald AT home.com>]

When Paul writes in Galatians
In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!

What is the implied reason for the exclamation?

In the background are all the brothers (vs 2) - would they have doubted that
he only saw Peter and James?  In the foreground are those to whom the letter
is written - what does Paul imagine they have been thinking for him to put
the statement in that he is not a liar?  That he saw more people in
Jerusalem than he is letting on? that this would justify the apostles to
Galatia who are troubling them...

If this is the reason for the strong denial of lying, what does it say about
the attitude of the brethren with Paul or the Galatians to 'the apostles'?
What issue produces the heat of the denial of lying?

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-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Donaldson [mailto:pappabear80 AT yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 10:26 AM
To: Corpus-paul
Subject: [corpus-paul] Re: John Polhill's _Paul and His Letters_



--- "Jeffrey B. Gibson" <jgibson000 AT home.com> wrote:
> Has anyone read or had experience using as a text
> book John Polhill's
> _Paul and His Letters_?
>
> I'd be curious to know what List Members think of
> this book. Is it
> useful/suitable for an intro course on Paul?
>
> Yours,
>
> Jeffrey Gibson
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> Jeffrey B. Gibson, D.Phil. (Oxon.)
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> Chicago, Illinois 60626
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Jeffrey,

    My name is Matt Donaldson.  I am a student at
Oklahoma Baptist University.  I just finished a class
called "Life and Literarture of Paul," in which we
used this text book.  This book uses Acts as a
guideline to Paul's life and uses his letters to
supplement.  I believe it would be more efficient to
use Paul as a primary source, and Acts as secondary.
Pohill did provide a lot of excellent material,
especially in the background of the cities that Paul
worte too.  Hope this helps.  If you have any more
questions, I have the book in my room, email me back.


                                  Serving Him
together,
                                        Matt Donaldson


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