Mobile Ed: NT231 Paul of Tarsus (5 hour course)

by Lynn H. Cohick; Logos Mobile Education

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2015–2022

Overview

Who was Paul of Tarsus? In this course, Dr. Lynn Cohick draws from the book of Acts as well as Paul’s letters to paint a vivid picture of who he was, what he did, and what he believed. “We want to take a look both at Acts and at Paul’s letters because we want to make sure that we understand Paul not simply as someone who thinks about theology, sits at a desk and writes letters, but also as someone who is doing, who is living out what they claim.”

Dr. Cohick begins with Luke’s perspective in Acts, and draws attention to Paul’s desires and actions and the major events in his life. Then, using Acts as a narrative framework, she looks at Paul’s own writings to reveal more about his personal thoughts and fears. If you want a guided tour through the life and teachings of one of the most influential figures in the Christian church, this is it.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion you should be able to:

• Trace Paul’s movement from Tarsus through his call and three missionary journeys until he ends up in Rome
• Place the key events in Paul’s life and ministry in the correct city or region
• Identify the big Pauline themes with the particular books that address them most directly

Course Outline

Introduction

• Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Unit 1: Paul’s Background

• Introduction to Paul
• Paul’s Setting
• Ancient Rhetoric
• Roman Empire
• Example from Shakespeare
• Jewish World
• Using Community Tags to Enhance the Factbook

Unit 2: Paul the Apostle

• Paul of Tarsus
• Pharisee
• Using Cultural Concepts and Clippings to Research the Pharisees
• Persecutor of the Church
• Paul’s Calling in Acts
• Calling in Galatians
• Called, Not Converted
• Followers of Jesus
• Discovering Early Names for Christians with the Factbook
• Paul’s Theology
• Center of Paul’s Theology
• Social Implications of the Gospel
• Future Implications of the Gospel
• Paul and Empire
• Paul and the New Perspective
• Researching the “Works of the Law” with Searching and Notes
• Paul the Letter Writer
• Rhetorical Approaches in Paul’s Letters

Unit 3: Paul’s Travels

• Starting Our Journey
• Galatians 2 and Acts 11 or 15?
• Paul and Barnabas in Pisidian Antioch
• First Corinthians 15
• Jerusalem Council and the Law
• Galatians, Part 1
• Galatians, Part 2
• Paul’s Visit to Philippi
• Visit to Thessalonica
• Paul’s Message in Athens
• Using Media Search to Find Images and Videos of Mars’ Hill
• Visit to Corinth
• The Message of Thessalonians
• Paul’s Third Missionary Journey

Unit 4: Paul’s Epistles

• First Corinthians
• Paul’s Reconciliation
• Theological Themes
• Romans
• Using Bible Book Guides to Research the Purpose of Romans
• Themes of Romans
• Two Views of Salvation History
• Faith and Justification
• Romans 5–7
• Romans 8–11
• Romans 12
• Paul Arrested in Jerusalem
• Using Ancient Literature to Discover Temple Purity Regulations
• Paul Arrives in Rome
• Colossians
• Ephesians
• Using Propositional Outlines to Trace the Structure of a Passage
• Authorship Question
• Philemon
• Philippians
• Philippians 2–4
• Using Literary Typing to Find All Poetry in the New Testament
• Theology of Philippians

Conclusion

• Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles

Product Details

• Title: NT231 Paul of Tarsus
• Instructor: Lynn H. Cohick
• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
• Courses: 1
• Video Hours: 5

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About Lynn H. Cohick

Dr. Lynn H. Cohick is professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. Dr. Cohick’s special interests include women in the ancient world, the ways that Jews and Christians lived out their faith in the Graeco-Roman world, and building understanding between Jews and Christians today. She has written commentaries on Ephesians and Galatians, Women in the World of the Earliest Christians and coauthored The New Testament in Antiquity.