St Paul - foundational figure of the first Christian communities by Laura Raineri https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet How location, culture and identity challenged this apostle's mission and message en-us 2016-11-08 08:08:04 UTC 2023-04-22 09:14:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/136327657/8d6ab3ec434c25c64b520a3b80b2c0ff/st_paul21.jpg THE WORLD BEHIND THE TEXT  20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136012204 http://mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com/post/90146596266/the-eastern-mediterranean-c-1250-bc-1150-bc ]]> 2016-11-08 08:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136012204 Post 1: The Mediterranean World in 33CE 20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136012310 In the Mediterranean World in 33CE, the Roman Empire was in rule.  During the rule of the Roman Empire, which lasted for 500 years, the Empire was one of the most powerful forces in the world and maintained control of large areas of the world. The main languages spoken during the rule of the Roman Empire included Greek, Hebrew, Latin and Aramaic. To communicate his messages and teachings, Paul walked, talked and preached to the people and during imprisonment in Ephesus, he wrote letters which now form some of the New Testament.  During the period of Roman rule, the region was inhabited by Greeks; Hebrews, Jews and Galileans (from Israel), Medes (which reflects today’s regions of Azerbaijan and Kurdistan) and Elamites and Parthians (from today’s Iran). The transport system used by people in the Roman empire, including Paul, were advanced for their time, devised and built by the Romans. ]]> 2016-11-08 08:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136012310 Conversion 20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136014531 http://gardenofpraise.com/bibl34s.htm ]]> 2016-11-08 08:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136014531 Post 2: The Significance of the Conversion of Saul of Tarsus 20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136014594 Paul’s transition from Saul to Paul is significant for many reasons. Paul was brought up as a zealot Jew and saw the uprising of Christianity as a major threat. He was so opposed to Christianity, he decided to kill all Christians by stoning them. When trying to pursue a group of Christians, the bright light - a message from Jesus signifying a change and conversion - made Saul realise how wrong his actions were. Paul’s transition to Christianity is significant as he initially wanted to eliminate Christians. However, through a message and realisation from Jesus, he was able to see how wrong his actions were and change them for the better through preaching the messages of Jesus.

]]> 2016-11-08 08:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136014594 Journeys  20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136015689 http://biblicalstudies.org.uk/article_ephesians.html ]]> 2016-11-08 08:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136015689 Post 3: Paul's Second Journey 20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136015768 Paul visited many places during his travels, starting his first journey in Antioch’s seaport Selucia and finishing his third and final journey in Jerusalem. During his travels Paul visited many cities twice. His second journey started with him revisiting all the places he had been to in his first journey including Cyprus, Pamphylia and Pisidia. His second journey led him to preach in cities including Derbe, Lystra, Iconium, Phrygia, Galatia, Troas, Macedonia, Achaia, Athens, Corinth, Caesarea, concluding his journey in the Syrian Antioch. Paul preached to many groups while on his second journey, one of them being the Ephesians in Ephesus. A theatre in Ephesus where men often went for entertainment and that had excellent acoustics was where Paul was able to preach his message.

]]> 2016-11-08 08:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136015768 THE WORLD OF THE TEXT  20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136016180 http://saintpaulintheearllychurch.weebly.com/pauls-letters.html ]]> 2016-11-08 08:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136016180 Post 4 - The Purpose of Paul's Letters and the Main Messages in his Preaching      20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136016277 Over a period of 15 to 20 years, Paul wrote many letters to groups including the Romans, Philippians, Galatians, Corinthians, Thessalonians and Colossians. The purpose of these letters was to share the messages of Jesus’ teaching and the Good News along with building the Christian community through uniting people with a common faith and belief. The main message in Paul’s letters and preaching was that Jesus was the messiah and that because of his sacrifice we should let God, Jesus and the Christian community be in our lives. ]]> 2016-11-08 08:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136016277 Post 5: Paul's Cultural Challenges whilst on his Journeys 20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136016728 Paul confronted the Jewish belief that boys had to be circumcised. When converted to the Christian faith the Jews believed that circumcision was a way to show their love and devotion to God. Paul pleaded to them that this was not the case and that they didn’t need to undertake any rituals or ceremonies to show their love to God, simply committing God to being in their life was enough.

]]> 2016-11-08 08:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136016728 THE WORLD IN FRONT OF THE TEXT  20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136017158 2016-11-08 08:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136017158 Post 6 - Paul's Message in our World Today 20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136017249 In the scripture passage, Philippians 2:1-5, Paul is implying and saying that if you are committed to Christ then you should follow in his actions of humility. There are many ways we can demonstrate God’s acts of humility in our lives today, these include; loving everyone equally no matter who they may be, putting others wellbeing’s and interests before your own and following in the actions and teachings set by Jesus.

]]> 2016-11-08 08:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136017249 SCRIPTURE and RESOURCES 20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136017551 Imitating Christ’s Humility (Philippians 2:1-5)
1 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit,if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
]]> 2016-11-08 08:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/136017551 20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/137970668 http://www.preguntasantoral.es/2013/02/breves-preguntas-iii/pablo_atenas_rafael/ ]]> 2016-11-16 04:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/137970668 20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/137970863 2016-11-16 04:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/137970863 20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/137971008 2016-11-16 04:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/137971008 20rainl https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/137971419 2016-11-16 05:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/20rainl/stpaulpadlet/wish/137971419