New Geneva Theological Seminary

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New Geneva Theological Seminary

• NT 502
• New Testament Survey II
• Pauline Epistles
• Week 1

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Schedule of Reading - Assignments - Précis -
Graphic Analyses
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Week 1

• Introduction to Types of Theologies
• An Introduction to Paul the man and his
  theology
• A Survey of Galatians

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What is THEOLOGY?

• Study of God

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Types of Theological Studies

• Exegetical Theology
• Historical Theology
• Practical Theology
• Systematic Theology
• Biblical Theology

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Systematic Theology

• God Theology
• Man - Anthropology
• Sin Harmatology
• The Holy Spirit Pneumatology
• Christ Christology
• Salvation Soteriology
• End times Eschatology

the basis and source of Systematics. . . B.
B. Warfield
BIBLICAL THEOLOGY
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Biblical Theology?

• Biblical Theology is diachronic
• Systematic Theology is synchronic

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• Biblical Theology
• the "Redemptive - Historical"
• approach of Biblical Interpretation

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Biblical Theology is Discovery

• Biblical theology is an historical, purely
  descriptive, discipline, concerned to discover
  what in fact the biblical writers thought and
  taught

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• We must realize that there is one theme running
  throughout all of the books of the Bible, tying
  the subplots, characters, and sub-themes into one

grand redemptive drama with CHRIST at it's center.
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What is our task?

• The task of the Bible student -
• theologian is to conform one's
• presuppositions, including one's
• hermeneutics, to the Bible.

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What is an Epistle?

• A Literary Approach to the Pauline Epistles

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Epistles and Letters

• The Jewish Letter
• The Greek Epistle
• A relatively formal document, intended for the
  public
• More an essay or a treatise than a personal
  letter
• The Greek Letter
• Personal and private
• Dealing with a range of subjects

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Pauls Own Writings
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A Suggested Chronology of the Pauline Epistles
Pastoral
General
Prison
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An Introduction to Pauline Theology

• Who is Paul?
• Paul, the Jew
• Paul, the Christian
• Pauls Theology
• The Foci of Pauline Theology

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Who Is Paul?

• Born in Hellenistic city of Tarsus
• At home in the Greek world
• Adept in the Greek tongue
• Raised according to Jewish customs
• Proud of his Jewish heritage (Phil. 34-6)
• Trained in Rabbinical school of Gamaliel
• Zealous for Pharisaical oral traditions
• Converted to Christianity
• Paul converted by the risen, Lord Jesus.
• Acts 91-9 226-16 and 2612-18

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Paul, the Jew

• Pauls Theological Assumptions (as a Jew)
• Monotheist
• Rejected pagan religion, worship and immorality
• Considered Old Testament as Holy Scripture
• Viewed Old Testament as Inspired Word of God
• Used a Rabbinic Hermeneutic
• Recognized the centrality of the Law
• Held to two successive ages
• Olam Hazzeh this age
• Olam Habba the coming age
• Paul was a Persecutor of Christians

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Paul, the Christian

• Transformation of Paul
• Conversion on the Road to Damascus
• A special work of God
• Converted to a new understanding of Righteousness
• From one of his own works
• To one of a gift of God by faith (Rom. 930ff)
• New essentials of Pauls Theology
• Jesus is the Messiah
• The Gospel is also for Gentiles
• Justification is by faith (against the works of
  the Law)

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Pauls Eschatology. . .

• Pauls initial thought about two ages
• A present evil age
• An age of eschatological hope
• Pauls new understanding of the ages
• I Cor. 1523-25 resurrection, parousia, telos
• Resurrection Beginning of eschatological hope
• Parousia Second coming of Christ.
• Telos The end or completion (Kingdom given to
  the Father)

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History vs. Eschatology

• Antiquated Contrasts
• Present vs. Future
• History vs. Eschatology
• Experience vs. Hope
• Better Analysis
• Blessings of the future have reached back to
  present.
• Living in this age, but, not being conformed to
  it.
• Period between Resurrection and Parousia
• A period belonging to two times NOW AND NOT YET
• Christs Resurrection has inaugurated a new age.

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Pauline Eschatology
The Now and the Not Yet
Genesis 3
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What is at the Center of Pauline Theology?

• Commonly thought focii
• Justification by faith
• Mystical experience of being in Christ
• Other ideas
• Imputation of Righteousness
• Powers of the new age with advent of Spirit
• Comprehensive focus
• New age of redemptive work of Christ
• 2 Cor. 519 God was in Christ reconciling the
  world to himself.

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Galatians

• Justification by faith alone
• and not by works of the law.

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Paul-1st Missionary Journey
Tarsus
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First Missionary JourneyActs 13, 14
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Galatians

• Author
• Paul Name given as author in 11 and 52
• Not usual secretarial method Pauls own hand
• Purpose
• Defense of Paul's position as apostle and
  apologia defending justification by faith and not
  works of the law.
• Date
• Written ca. AD 47-48 before the Jerusalem Council
  (Acts 15)

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Galatians

• Who is the Intended Audience?
• North, Ethnic Galatia -OR-
• South, Roman Galatia
• Support of Roman Galatia
• No specific towns are mentioned in Old Galatia
• It would be strange for Luke to write in Acts so
  much about the towns in Roman Galatia and Paul to
  refer to different places.
• It would be strange for Judaizers to pass
  important cities, like Iconium and Antioch, where
  many Jews lived, to go to the remote northern
  area.

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Galatians 118-19
Acts 9
Galatians 21-10
Acts 1127-30
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First Missionary JourneyActs 13, 14
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Galatians - Outline

• Gospel of Grace Defended 1-2
• Pauls Apostleship 11-124
• Pauls Authority 21-221
• Gospel of Grace Explained 3-4
• Justification by Faith Not Works 31-9
• Justification by Faith not the Law 310-431
• Gospel of Grace Applied 5-6
• Position Practice of Liberty 51-618
• Power of Liberty 516-526
• Performance in Liberty (Fruit) 61-618

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A Literary Analysis of Galatians
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A Graphic Analysis of Galatians
Indicative
Imperative
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