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Episode 34: Paul's Escape from Damascus and Visit to Jerusalem
After being in Arabia for three years, Paul returned to Damascus, where he was arrested. After a daring escape with the help of some friends, he made his way to Jerusalem where he stayed for fifteen days. While there, he met Peter, John, and James, the brother of the Lord. From them, he learned details about what Jesus did and said. He also learned many other sayings and statements that encapsulated the faith of those who believed Jesus was now at God's right hand. What he learned over these fifteen days confirmed and informed his own understanding about Jesus.
SHOWNOTES
Paul being in Arabia for three years (Gal 1:18)
Escape from Damascus (2 Cor 11: 32-33; Acts 9:23-25)
Four statement formula (1 Cor 15:3-5)
Aramaic hymn in six stanzas about God highly exalting Jesus and giving him the name: Lord (Phil 2:6-11). The translation in the podcast is from Joseph Fitzmyer, According to Paul, (1993) p. 103-4.
Paul's recounting of the Last Supper (1 Cor 11:23-26).
That the Christian community gathered on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor 16:2). That Jesus said, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath" (Mark 2:28).
That Jesus was in heaven now, and would return at a time appointed by God, though nobody knew precisely when that would be (Acts 3:21; cf. 1 Thess 1).
Jesus told his disciples that they would not even be able to go through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes (Matt 10:23).
The prayer of the community was simply ‘Marana Tha’ an Aramaic term which meant, “Our Lord, Come!” (1 Cor 16:22; Didache 10:14).
Aramaic statement of belief about Jesus:
Who was descended, From the seed of David, According to the flesh,
Who was appointed, Son of God, According to the Spirit of holiness as of his resurrection from the dead (Rom 1:3-4).
Early Christian belief that after Jesus' death, God begot him by raising him from the dead and thereby making him his son (cf. Acts 13:32-33).
Paul departed Jerusalem for Caesarea Maritima and beyond. He sailed to his hometown of Tarsus (Acts 9:30), capital of Cilicia, and visited that region, as well as Cyprus and Syria (Gal 1:21).
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By brianschmisekAfter being in Arabia for three years, Paul returned to Damascus, where he was arrested. After a daring escape with the help of some friends, he made his way to Jerusalem where he stayed for fifteen days. While there, he met Peter, John, and James, the brother of the Lord. From them, he learned details about what Jesus did and said. He also learned many other sayings and statements that encapsulated the faith of those who believed Jesus was now at God's right hand. What he learned over these fifteen days confirmed and informed his own understanding about Jesus.
SHOWNOTES
Paul being in Arabia for three years (Gal 1:18)
Escape from Damascus (2 Cor 11: 32-33; Acts 9:23-25)
Four statement formula (1 Cor 15:3-5)
Aramaic hymn in six stanzas about God highly exalting Jesus and giving him the name: Lord (Phil 2:6-11). The translation in the podcast is from Joseph Fitzmyer, According to Paul, (1993) p. 103-4.
Paul's recounting of the Last Supper (1 Cor 11:23-26).
That the Christian community gathered on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor 16:2). That Jesus said, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath" (Mark 2:28).
That Jesus was in heaven now, and would return at a time appointed by God, though nobody knew precisely when that would be (Acts 3:21; cf. 1 Thess 1).
Jesus told his disciples that they would not even be able to go through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes (Matt 10:23).
The prayer of the community was simply ‘Marana Tha’ an Aramaic term which meant, “Our Lord, Come!” (1 Cor 16:22; Didache 10:14).
Aramaic statement of belief about Jesus:
Who was descended, From the seed of David, According to the flesh,
Who was appointed, Son of God, According to the Spirit of holiness as of his resurrection from the dead (Rom 1:3-4).
Early Christian belief that after Jesus' death, God begot him by raising him from the dead and thereby making him his son (cf. Acts 13:32-33).
Paul departed Jerusalem for Caesarea Maritima and beyond. He sailed to his hometown of Tarsus (Acts 9:30), capital of Cilicia, and visited that region, as well as Cyprus and Syria (Gal 1:21).