The Origin of Paul’s Religion
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The Origin of Paul’s Religion is a 1921 theological work by J. Gresham Machen that defends the historical reliability and distinctiveness of the apostle Paul’s gospel against critical theories of its origin.
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| The Origin of Paul’s Religion canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Origin of Paul’s Religion Context triple: [J. Gresham Machen, notableWork, The Origin of Paul’s Religion]
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Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles is a landmark early 16th-century humanist biblical work offering philological and theological interpretations of St. Paul’s letters that helped pave the way for later Reformation thought.
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Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul
"Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul" is a renowned multi-volume Orthodox Christian exegesis on the Pauline letters, authored by the 19th-century Russian bishop and spiritual writer St. Theophan the Recluse.
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C.
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul is a biblical exegesis traditionally attributed to the early Christian theologian Pelagius, offering one of the earliest Latin commentaries on Paul’s letters and reflecting the theological debates of late antiquity.
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The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content
The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content is a scholarly introduction to the New Testament that surveys its historical context, formation, and literary structure, authored by biblical scholar Bruce M. Metzger.
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E.
Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Origin of Paul’s Religion Target entity description: The Origin of Paul’s Religion is a 1921 theological work by J. Gresham Machen that defends the historical reliability and distinctiveness of the apostle Paul’s gospel against critical theories of its origin.
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A.
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles is a landmark early 16th-century humanist biblical work offering philological and theological interpretations of St. Paul’s letters that helped pave the way for later Reformation thought.
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B.
Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul
"Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul" is a renowned multi-volume Orthodox Christian exegesis on the Pauline letters, authored by the 19th-century Russian bishop and spiritual writer St. Theophan the Recluse.
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C.
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul is a biblical exegesis traditionally attributed to the early Christian theologian Pelagius, offering one of the earliest Latin commentaries on Paul’s letters and reflecting the theological debates of late antiquity.
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D.
The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content
The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content is a scholarly introduction to the New Testament that surveys its historical context, formation, and literary structure, authored by biblical scholar Bruce M. Metzger.
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E.
Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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theological work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
New Testament studies
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biblical studies ⓘ historical theology ⓘ |
| addresses |
continuity of Paul with the earliest Christian community
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question of whether Paul invented Christianity ⓘ relationship between Paul’s experience and his doctrine ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend the historical reliability of Paul’s religion
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refute critical theories of the origin of Paul’s religion ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
comparative religion theories of Paul’s dependence on pagan mystery religions
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radical historical-critical reconstructions of Paul’s thought ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Princeton theology
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linked to:
Old Princeton theology
Reformed theology ⓘ |
| author | J. Gresham Machen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| critiques |
liberal Protestant views of Paul
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naturalistic explanations of Christian origins ⓘ |
| defends |
historical basis of the resurrection of Christ in Paul’s thought
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orthodox Christian understanding of Paul ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
distinctiveness of Paul’s gospel
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historical reliability of Paul’s gospel ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian apologetics
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theology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of the resurrection in Paul’s religion
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critique of history-of-religions school ⓘ discussion of Paul and the Jewish environment ⓘ discussion of Paul and the pagan environment ⓘ discussion of Paul’s relation to Jesus ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic defense of conservative Pauline scholarship ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
conservative Presbyterian scholarship
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historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Christianity and Liberalism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestant Christianity
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Reformed Protestantism ⓘ |
| subject |
Pauline theology
ⓘ
apostle Paul ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
historical reliability of the New Testament ⓘ origin of Paul’s gospel ⓘ |
| supportsView |
continuity between Jesus’ teaching and Paul’s gospel
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historical trustworthiness of the New Testament accounts of Paul ⓘ supernatural origin of Paul’s religion ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | first-century Christianity ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
John Gresham Machen
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linked to:
J. Gresham Machen
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