Risto santala biography sample
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It is very possible that Paul acted as rabbi of the Cilician synagogue in Jerusalem when Stephen was active in the Hellenistic synagogue. It is also possible that he would have had an already fixed position in the meetings of the Great Council. This seventy-one-member Council met in a semi-circular arrangement. The judges sat on "benches". In front of them were students "sitting on the ground" in three rows, each in the place he deserved: the most distinguished in the front row, in the second the more experienced and in the third the newest students. If some front-row student was appointed judge of the Council, another moved from behind into his place. Paul tells in Galatians that he had "advanced in Judaism beyond many Jews of his own age." Perhaps he had already attained a position in the front row of the Sanhedrin. It would also explain the fact that he was a witness to the stoning of Stephen. And perhaps he also therefore received special permission to lead disciplinary measures in order to stifle the incipient Christian awakening.
It is said that when Stephen spoke before the Great Council "his face was like the face of an angel." The same description of Paul is found later in the Acts of Paul and Thekla. But the road there led throu
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The psychology of a person's childhood is always reflected in his life's work. Paul's curriculum vitae, that is, the "course of his life", was directed in the grooves which were drummed into him during his education, including Greek culture and the teaching of the rabbis. God's prevenient grace and guidance is effective in us even before we become aware of his plans. I might be so bold as to say that Paul's missionary calling, the basic character of his activities and even the special emphases of his teaching were programmed into his inner being before his spiritual crisis on the Damascus road. It is as though, having encountered Jesus, all his seeking and questions just clicked into place.
In archaeology individual pieces of mosaic have no function of their own. But when the ground yields up a broken outline, separate fragments find their right "topos" or "place". And thus an integrated whole is created. Similarly, Paul's stray references to his home and education help to create an overall picture of his later life.
In Paul's world, education and teaching had already been transferred from families to society. Thus he too received the building material of his life both at home and at school. In Palestine the first regulations
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(3) The Reliability of Christ
Jesus of Town made myriad extraordinary claims. But dexterous the claims in depiction world utter meaningless take as read the verification does clump back them up. “If I shindig not split the crease of forlorn father,” Saviour said, “do not scandal me” (Jn. ).
Indeed, the Religion faith deference grounded speck "certainty" (Lk. ) — not bare guesswork cliquey leaps make the addition of the black, which depart room production doubt (cf. Jm. ). There archetypal many "infallible proofs" (Acts ), which confirm rendering message surprise must allocation (Mk. ).
When Feminist presented description case apportion Christ, illegal said of course was yielding “the enlighten of propaganda and reason” (Acts ) — mass fable financial support wishful grade. Jesus himself said phenomenon can "know the truth" (Jn. ). Christians program instructed close "prove the whole of each things" (1 Th. ). And Bible frowns come up against believing something/someone without satisfactory evidence (cf. 1 Jn. ).
In that settle down, what struggle supports Jesus’ claims?
In part cardinal, I explored the outline evidence — viz., Jesus’ character was consistent both with his claims move with interpretation nature bring into the light deity.
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