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Have you ever wondered how the new perspective came to be and the implications it has for the Church?

In this episode, Dr. Scot McKnight tackles the big questions of what is the new perspective on Paul? Why was it necessary to have a “new” perspective? Who are the main scholars leading the way for the new perspective? This episode also unpacks the implications that the new perspective has on the Church and the Christian life.

Books and Authors mentioned by Dr. Scot McKnight

The Apostle Paul and the Christian Life: Ethical and Missional Implications Edited by Scot McKnight and Joseph Modica - https://amzn.to/2MblREZ

Paul Among Jews and Gentiles and Other Essays by Krister Stendahl - https://amzn.to/2Mdl3zj

Paul and Palestinian Judaism: A Comparison of Patterns of Religion by E.P. Sanders - https://amzn.to/2KJk3OB

The New Perspective on Paul by James Dunn - https://amzn.to/2OnqRUs

Paul and the Faithfulness of God by N.T. Wright - https://amzn.to/2vzR1MD

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We all have ideas that we tell ourselves about God and how he works in our lives. Some are true--but many are false. James Bryan Smith and Scot talk about how these thoughts determine not only who we are, but how we live.

The path to spiritual transformation begins with the right thoughts about God. Turning to the Gospels, Smith invites you to put your ideas to the test to see if they match up with what Jesus himself reveals about God.

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Suggested Resources:

The Good and Beautiful God by James Bryan Smith - https://amzn.to/2LQrZmw

The Good and Beautiful Life by James Bryan Smith - https://amzn.to/2LO8f2P

The Good and Beautiful Community by James Bryan Smith - https://amzn.to/2LVI1uI

A Spiritual Formation Workbook - https://amzn.to/2LWbfJT

Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard - https://amzn.to/2vbPuMA

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How did people learn in the 1st Century? What kind of school would Jesus have attended?

Dr. McKnight tackles these questions and more in a discussion about education in the 1st Century. The way education was carried out in the 1st Century has a lot to say about how Jesus did discipleship. Understanding discipleship is more than transferring information; it’s rooted in a personal relationship that brings transformation.

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Hope is essential to the Christian life.

Like the Thessalonians, we’re sometimes tempted to lose hope and give up. It’s in such situations that these ancient letters find new life. Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians are often overlooked, but they’re as important as any of his letters – and they’re essential for the church today.

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Sometimes we just need to hear it how it is. This is the approach John takes in writing his epistles.

Join Con and Scot as they explore how First John is a love letter from God, and it inspires love among God’s children. And for such a short letter, 2 John packs a lot in, the twin themes of love and truth dominating its theological content. 3 John addresses love and truth as the subject of hospitality, and also adds practical insights for leadership.

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Buy 1,2, & 3 John Story of God Commentary by Con Campbell here -> https://amzn.to/2KPz3hU

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How should Christians view achieving fame, status, and honor?

The ancient world was addicted to the achieving as much fame and honor as possible. This honor was achieved through what was known as the cursus honorum. The cursus honorum was the path to achieve this status. It would be nice if the present world didn’t suffer from this unhealthy approach to life, but we know it all to well.

Paul has some subversive and important words to Christians in the ancient world and for our world today when it comes to how we should handle our desire for fame.

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Suggested Resources:

Scot's Talk on the cursus honorum in Corinth - https://www.facebook.com/northernseminary/videos/2081420035233881/

Reconstructing Honor in Roman Philippi by Joseph Hellerman - https://amzn.to/2MuOM3h

The New Testament In Its First Century Setting - https://amzn.to/2yWAvue

What would the Church be without Pentecost?

Nonexistent is probably the best answer. In this Sermon Scot shares how Pentecost launched the early church by revealing God’s mission is our mission and that mission is to share the gospel. The church is not left without a means to accomplish this. Pentecost also shows that God’s power is also our power through the Spirit.

Are you ready to inhale the Spirit of Pentecost?

You can’t fully appreciate the end of the story without knowing the beginning of the story.

Dr. Tremper Longman invites listeners into the deep roots of the beginning of the story of God and His people. God is good and can be trusted is so clearly seen in Genesis and is so important when it comes to understand how the Kingdom is to take root now. Scot and Tremper talk about everything from their favorite patriarchs to was the flood global or local?

Learn more about the Story of God Commentary Series here -> http://www.storyofgodseries.com

Buy Genesis Commentary by Tremper Longman here -> https://amzn.to/2soC9it

Jesus not only cares deeply for the marginalized, but Dr. Dennis Edwards reveals how First Peter empowers the marginalized to be Christ-like examples to all.

First Peter will assist you by affirming your Christian identity and guiding you in your relationships within and without the Christian community. Furthermore, despite the present challenges of living among people hostile to Christian faith, you will be reminded of our “living hope.”

Would you like to study with Dr. Scot McKnight and Dr. Dennis Edwards? Learn more about Northern Seminary’s Master of Arts in New Testament at www.seminary.edu/MANT.

The Sermon on the Mount is the moral portrait of Jesus’ own people.

Because this portrait doesn’t square with the church, this Sermon turns from instruction to indictment… This commentary has been written with the simple goal that God will use this book to lead us to become in real life the portrait Jesus sketched in the Sermon.

Learn more about the Story of God Commentary Series here -> http://www.storyofgodseries.com

Buy The Sermon on the Mount Commentary by Scot McKnight here -> https://amzn.to/2Lc2NTt