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Paul & the Galatians

Published on: Author: kchristi@uoregon.edu 133 Comments

In Galatia are two ‘wings’ of Christianity at this time in history. The two are closely intertwined and there is much debate on which is the doctrine that Jesus planned. The first wing I will mention of Christianity is the Jewish-Christians. This wing was composed of people who were of the Jewish Religion and converted… Continue reading →

Acts of the Apostles- Disc. Question 2

Published on: Author: eef@uoregon.edu 98 Comments

The earliest Christian community as described by Luke is a socialist utopia. In 2:45 it says that the new converts would “sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds”. This communal lifestyle is personified through the concept of the group living as one body, with one heart and one soul (4:32) The tone expressed… Continue reading →

Paul’s Letter to the Galatians

Published on: Author: ccarpio@uoregon.edu 284 Comments

The building tension between the Jewish-Christians and the Gentiles is shown throughout the body of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. The Gentiles, (persons who are not Jewish) were set on becoming followers of Jesus however due to Jewish law, these Gentiles could not join. For one, the Jews were incredibly strict on allowing non-Jewish people… Continue reading →

Acts of the Apostles

Published on: Author: jenessaf@uoregon.edu 103 Comments

Luke, the author of the book of Acts, emphasizes a couple of different themes. One of such themes would be the boldness of the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus; Luke even writes about how they prayed for boldness (Acts 4:23-31.) This theme is seen throughout the book of Acts by all of the apostles,… Continue reading →

The conflict between Jewish Christianity and Gentile Christianity

Published on: Author: Alex Dong 92 Comments

Galatians: Paul’s letter to the Galatians shows that there was clearly tension between the Jewish Christians and the Gentiles who were trying to join the Christian Community, most of the Jewish Christians were against the idea of converting Gentiles into Christians at the time. Jewish Christians were disagreeing at the fact that it is possible… Continue reading →

The traits and roles of a Jewish Christian

Published on: Author: mdowner@uoregon.edu

Many scholars say that book of the Acts of the Apostles focuses on the development of Christianity. Lynch, describes in the reading, that “Christianity was a movement within Judaism” and he notes that the members of Christianity are called Jewish-Christians (38-39). A trait that Jewish-Christians held was that they still observed the Mosaic Law. For… Continue reading →