tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post3983245396827506516..comments2024-03-10T00:44:49.280-05:00Comments on This & That: Paul, Early Church Communities and Teachings of JesusSusannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-15887385617463588372010-10-28T19:34:07.634-05:002010-10-28T19:34:07.634-05:00sarah, glad to see you again. Yes, I just finished...sarah, glad to see you again. Yes, I just finished reading "Muhammad: A prophet for our times" earlier this month..or was it last? :) I wrote several posts about it at the time.<br /><br />I didn't realize KA had a book about Paul. Yeah, he seems to be very much loved by some and very much hated by others. Thanks for letting me know about her work on him.<br /><br />I'm glad you loved the love chapter. That's what people always called it when I was growing up. :)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-89996718103961404372010-10-28T19:31:23.970-05:002010-10-28T19:31:23.970-05:00filthykafir, welcome and thanks for your feedback ...filthykafir, welcome and thanks for your feedback on this post! I enjoyed reading your perspective on Luke's account of Paul's life and also the other about getting Paul out of town. :)<br /><br />Thank you!Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-25377222357699540322010-10-28T15:16:26.977-05:002010-10-28T15:16:26.977-05:00I am just reading, the first Christian about the l...I am just reading, the first Christian about the life of Paul by Karen Armstrong. She is quiett well known in the UK, have you read any of her work?<br />She seems very critical and actually I think she is in some ways looking to explain why she herself left the call of being a nun but I am finding it interesting.<br /><br />I really liked the quotes about love being not selfish, etc. I agree completely and feel like framing that quote for my wall!sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-56251219804994639142010-10-27T22:28:14.495-05:002010-10-27T22:28:14.495-05:00From a strictly historical approach, Luke was writ...From a strictly historical approach, Luke was writing his gospel and Acts in the mid 90s of the first century, while Paul pursued his ministry throughout the decade of the 50s -- fully two generations before the Lukan account. While Luke is recognized by most scholars to have been a pretty good historian, by the standards of the time, I personally think his material on Paul is seriously flawed. On the other hand, I find no reason to doubt the veracity of Paul himself in those portions where he refers to his own story. [The one exception I make to that evaluation of the accuracy of the Pauline epistles is that I think he may have overestimated the enthusiasm of the Jerusalem community for his outreach to Gentiles. I suspect their acceptance of that (I believe, novel) idea seemed to them a good way of getting a guy with some unusual, distinctly non-Jewish, ideas about Jesus out of town for a while.]filthykafirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15574263766248873124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-9334004494823685582010-10-27T20:47:52.288-05:002010-10-27T20:47:52.288-05:00Ha, ha! Yeah, I actually felt bad for Luke while r...Ha, ha! Yeah, I actually felt bad for Luke while reading this book. :) He's very pro-Paul though. <br /><br />It's not a hard read. When you get around to it, I'd like to hear your thoughts on his "take" on things. :)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-83747052125776503652010-10-27T20:44:57.009-05:002010-10-27T20:44:57.009-05:00Well, he completely dismisses Luke's version o...<i>Well, he completely dismisses Luke's version of Paul's life as recorded in Acts</i><br /><br />I have no way of describing accurately the sound I made when I read this. It's that disbelieving 'uh-huh'. And on that note I believe I shall be completely dismissing this author and his conclusions. :)<br /><br />dude. my captcha is 'floating'.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-38734001084585506892010-10-27T20:37:20.934-05:002010-10-27T20:37:20.934-05:00Well, he completely dismisses Luke's version o...Well, he completely dismisses Luke's version of Paul's life as recorded in Acts, but I guess some of what he says could be convincing. I'd have to read someone's version of why Luke's story IS fine to see which makes better sense. It's an interesting perspective if not the one I am familiar with. :)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-76562102846513826402010-10-27T20:29:02.358-05:002010-10-27T20:29:02.358-05:00Oh, I have this book. I picked it up in the cleara...Oh, I have this book. I picked it up in the clearance bin. What do you think of it so far? I've heard that the author is a bit off kilter actually.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.com