Corpus-Paul

[David Denton <drd AT uq.net.au>]

Hi Mont,

An additional book is C.Caragounis, The Ephesian Mysterion,
especially chs. 1, 5,6.

David

At 09:58 PM 5/16/05 -0400, you wrote:

> Dear
> List,
>
>  
>
> I am trying to understand Paul s use
> of the word MUSTHRION. Someone I have been conferring with directed me to
> Raymond Brown s book The Semitic Background of the Term Mystery in the
> New Testament. In a recent email they also stated The language that
> Paul uses is not founded in the Greco/Roman "mystery" religions
> of the day, but rather is understood though contemporary Semitic culture
> and writings. They also included the following quote from Bruce
> Metzger:
>
> "[W]ith regard to Paul himself,
> scholars are coming once again to acknowledge that the Apostle's
> prevailing set of mind was rabbinically oriented, and that his newly
> found Christian faith ran in molds previously formed at the feet of
> Gamaliel."
>
>  
>
> Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
>  
>
> Mont Cessna, Sr.
>
> Harrisburg, PA
>
> montc AT earthlink.net
>
>  
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