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Studies of Religion II
« on: May 01, 2018, 05:55:25 pm »
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Explain the contribution and analyse the impact of paul Tarsus to the development and expression of Christianity.

Through reforming the religion by his contribution, Paul of Tarsus revitalised the experiences of adherents in his impact on Christianity.

The contribution of St Paul’s theology has significantly developed christianity through his teachings and writing that have helped to consolidate Christian beliefs. He took the teachings of Jesus, explained them, and applied them to new situations that arose in the churches. In this way Christianity developed into a new religion with a coherent set of beliefs and practices. Furthermore, Paul’s theologies such as, the salvation by Grace, through faith, is a central tenet of reformed theology, and is based largely on the letters of Paul. He taught individuals how Christ lives within them and through their baptism and the holy spirit, he reformed the religion by giving adherents an understanding of how to celebrate their faith. For example, “The one who is righteous (just) will live by faith (faithfulness)” (Romans 1:16-17). Secondly, the salvation by faith is when Paul frequently composed that Christians are to live diversely in view of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. For example, when individuals are spared exclusively by the grace of God, they can lead experience that mirror reality of the gospel. This is evident in the following, when Paul says “The one who is righteous will live by faith” (Rom. 1:16-17, NRSV).

Thirdly, predestination is seen as the eternal plan of the loving God, and a cause for humility before the God who grants us all the good we have, also goods that are in our own wills. For example, “Do not become proud, but stand in awe” (Romans 11:20). Fourthly, the agape and other aspects of ethical behaviour is the unconditional love Paul taught. For example, in the agape in the new testament is a form of love that is voluntarily self-sacrificial and its origin is God. This is evident in the following, “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” (Luke 6:27-36).

Paul’s influence on the development of Christianity arose out of his missionary journeys. He travelled and spread the message of Jesus by converting early gentile christians in Asia minor, North israel, Cyprus Turkey and Europe. Paul preached the message of Jesus for peace and unity. The outcomes because of this were you didn’t need to be Jewish to become Christian, baptising non-jews under the teaching Jesus brought about salvation for all people. This is evident in Pope Benedict speech XVI 2006, “How could we not give thanks to God for having given us an apostle of this category?”. Paul’s first journey (46-48 CE) began at Antioch in Syria, included the island of Cyprus, then continued north as far as southern Galatia in modern Turkey. His second journey (49-52 CE) revisited Galatia, but continued further west to include Achaia and Macedonia (modern Greece). Then, the third journey (53-57 CE) again included southern Galatia, as well as more extensive travel throughout Asia Minor Greece. Paul during the time was taken to Rome as a prisoner after the third missionary journey. Wherever he went, Paul would establish local churches, would appoint groups of elders to run the churches after he left (Acts 14:23), and would support them by writing letters, further visits, and by sending others, for example, Timothy, to visit them on his behalf. In this way, Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire. He played a role in confirming that Christianity was a separate religion from Judaism. There was a major issue in the churches he established in Galatia and Paul was concerned that there should be no racial division in the churches between Jews and gentiles (Gal 3:28).

Furthermore, the contribution of Paul’s sacred writings of the epistles has notably impacted Christianity by writing letters to early Christian groups. Such as the Romans, Galatia, Thessalonica and Hebrews. Paul’s solidifying presence of early Christianity, lead to more conversions and Christianity escalated very fast. Moreover, his epistles made up 13 books. This is evident in the first and second Corinthians, “Christ is like a single body which has many parts; it is still one body, even though it is made up of different parts”. This expresses the fundamental belief that Jesus Christ unites adherents in the Christian community. Paul’s theologies had a style and structure of worship when he established the structure of worship in the communities he built in Asia minor and Greece. This impacted Christianity by revealing a distinct set of beliefs - not just a subset of Judaism and formalised the concept of a mass.

St Paul’s theologies and teachings influenced the reformation and modern Christianity positively for many reasons. The Pauline theology was a clarification and growth of Jesus’ teachings and moved Christianity away from being a Jewish reform resulting in Christianity becoming a distinct set of beliefs - not just a subset of Judaism. Therefore, later theologians built overtime. For instance, Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas were very inspired by Paul’s ideas and later on Martin Luther was influenced by Paul’s letter to the Romans. Then, Martin Luther wrote an introduction in his letter ‘Die Bibel’ in the German bible “Faith is a living bold trust in God’s Grace” from paul’s teachings. Equally important, this idea came to define protestant belief, therefore Paul had a huge impact in Christian history. As a result, Paul got rid of Jewish law for Christians, gave christians religious freedom and proposed at council of Jerusalem (c.50 AD). Additionally, Paul’s theologies and teachings followed the emergence of Christianity as a new religious tradition and now world’s biggest tradition because of St Paul’s contribution and impacts that revitalised adherents experiences by giving them a stronger communal Christian identity. Moreover, even amongst those protestants who accept Paul’s writings as scripture, there is disagreement on how some of Paul’s writings should be interpreted. Examples of topics on which there is disagreement include: predestination, baptism, church government, and whether salvation can be lost.

In conclusion, Paul’s writings have formed the basis of much of our culture, and passages from them are frequently read at weddings, funerals and other important occasions.



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Re: Studies of Religion II
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2018, 05:06:54 pm »
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Explain the contribution and analyse the impact of paul Tarsus to the development and expression of Christianity.

Through reforming the religion by his contribution, Paul of Tarsus revitalised the experiences of adherents in his impact on Christianity.
This sentence doesn't make much sense and if this is the introduction it is too short. Here is my example introduction I used last year:
Paul of Tarsus was a significant figure in influencing the way Christianity is practiced today as he laid the foundations for Christian understanding of salvation, the importance of love and sexual ethical teachings. One of the critical beliefs of the Christian faith which Paul had a considerable contribution to was salvation. Paul established the idea that faith alone is sufficient to receive the saving power of God. In addition, he also influenced how Christian adherents understood the practice of the Eucharist by emphasising it as symbolic of the Christian belief in the life, death and resurrection of Christ. Paul also had a significant contribution to the way that Christianity is practiced in that he emphasised the importance of love as a way of demonstrating one’s faith. To a similar extent, Paul laid the foundations for the Christian understanding on how to apply sexual ethical teachings to their daily lives. Thus, Paul of Tarsus was a key figure in the development of the way Christianity is observed today as he laid the foundation of its theology and teachings on key beliefs such as salvation and love.

Essentially, I broke my essay down into development and expression and then how these linked to the principal beliefs of Christianity e.g. salvation.


The contribution of St Paul’s theology has significantly developed christianity through his teachings and writing that have helped to consolidate Christian beliefs. Again this sentence doesn't make sense.He took the teachings of Jesus, explained them, and applied them to new situations that arose in the churches. In this way Christianity developed into a new religion with a coherent set of beliefs and practices.This isn't very clear, you need examples to back it up. Furthermore, Paul’s theologies such as, the salvation by Grace, through faith, is a central tenet of reformed theology, and is based largely on the letters of Paul. He taught individuals how Christ lives within them and through their baptism and the holy spirit, he reformed the religion by giving adherents an understanding of how to celebrate their faith. For example, “The one who is righteous (just) will live by faith (faithfulness)” (Romans 1:16-17). Secondly, the salvation by faith is when Paul frequently composed that Christians are to live diversely in view of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. For example, when individuals are spared exclusively by the grace of God, they can lead experience that mirror reality of the gospel. This is evident in the following, when Paul says “The one who is righteous will live by faith” (Rom. 1:16-17, NRSV). You are explaining what justification by faith is without linking it to any argument r.e its impact on the expression of Christianity. You can link it to the Protestant Reformation and also how Gentiles were accepted into the faith as key points here as faith was all that was needed now to be Christian.

Thirdly, predestination is seen as the eternal plan of the loving God, and a cause for humility before the God who grants us all the good we have, also goods that are in our own wills. For example, “Do not become proud, but stand in awe” (Romans 11:20). Fourthly, the agape and other aspects of ethical behaviour is the unconditional love Paul taught. For example, in the agape in the new testament is a form of love that is voluntarily self-sacrificial and its origin is God. This is evident in the following, “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” (Luke 6:27-36). Again, the info is good but there is no actual argument behind it, you are just writing.I for example would argue that paul emphasised love as the essence of all commandments and hence he shaped how Christians understood what it meant to live an ethical life. Also, the enduring relevance of Paul’s teaching on the significance of love can be seen in the Christian practice of marriage. Paul preaches that while sexual attraction may fade over time, it is unselfish Christian love that is at the core of a Christian marriage. His view of Christian love as being “patient; kind; not envious or boastful…” (1 Corinthians 13:4) is often read at weddings. This is the sort of analysis you need!

Paul’s influence on the development of Christianity arose out of his missionary journeys. He travelled and spread the message of Jesus by converting early gentile christians in Asia minor, North israel, Cyprus Turkey and Europe. Paul preached the message of Jesus for peace and unity. The outcomes because of this were you didn’t need to be Jewish to become Christian, baptising non-jews under the teaching Jesus brought about salvation for all people. This is evident in Pope Benedict speech XVI 2006, “How could we not give thanks to God for having given us an apostle of this category?”. I don't see the direct link between Gentiles and that quotePaul’s first journey (46-48 CE) began at Antioch in Syria, included the island of Cyprus, then continued north as far as southern Galatia in modern Turkey. His second journey (49-52 CE) revisited Galatia, but continued further west to include Achaia and Macedonia (modern Greece). Then, the third journey (53-57 CE) again included southern Galatia, as well as more extensive travel throughout Asia Minor Greece. No need to specifically go into details like this for 3 sentences - it takes up valuable space you could be arguing withPaul during the time was taken to Rome as a prisoner after the third missionary journey. Wherever he went, Paul would establish local churches, would appoint groups of elders to run the churches after he left (Acts 14:23), and would support them by writing letters, further visits, and by sending others, for example, Timothy, to visit them on his behalf. In this way, Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire. He played a role in confirming that Christianity was a separate religion from Judaism. There was a major issue in the churches he established in Galatia and Paul was concerned that there should be no racial division in the churches between Jews and gentiles (Gal 3:28). You bring up good points re. separating Christianity from Judaism but need to do it more consistently throughout the paragraph rather than getting bogged down in detail. Here are some points you could include:
- Paul’s writings were critical to the establishment of the Christian church as he introduced Jesus as a figure of universal salvation, whose teachings would guide the early Christians towards the promise of an eternal life in heaven.
- Paul transformed Christianity into a religion with the form of a Greek mystery religion, a form of religion which was increasing in popularity at the time. By speaking of Jesus through Greek concepts, Paul made Christianity accessible to the people of the Roman Empire. Therefore, Paul created a new religious tradition no longer seen as a Jewish sect but as its own distinct religious movement in which both dissenting Jews and converted gentiles could receive the gift of Jesus’ salvation.


Furthermore, the contribution of Paul’s sacred writings of the epistles has notably impacted Christianity by writing letters to early Christian groups. Such as the Romans, Galatia, Thessalonica and Hebrews. Paul’s solidifying presence of early Christianity, lead to more conversions and Christianity escalated very fast. Moreover, his epistles made up 13 books. This is evident in the first and second Corinthians, “Christ is like a single body which has many parts; it is still one body, even though it is made up of different parts”. This expresses the fundamental belief that Jesus Christ unites adherents in the Christian community. Paul’s theologies had a style and structure of worship when he established the structure of worship in the communities he built in Asia minor and Greece. This impacted Christianity by revealing a distinct set of beliefs - not just a subset of Judaism and formalised the concept of a mass. This paragraph really doesn't make much sense to me as a whole. the ideas don't have any real link or consistency to them. i would focus more on the idea i gave above in relation to the development of the early church but your point about the 13 books is definitely good! look into how this meant he was crucial in establishing the beliefs and ethics of the early church

St Paul’s theologies and teachings influenced the reformation and modern Christianity positively for many reasons. The Pauline theology was a clarification and growth of Jesus’ teachings and moved Christianity away from being a Jewish reform resulting in Christianity becoming a distinct set of beliefs - not just a subset of Judaism. Therefore, later theologians built overtime. For instance, Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas were very inspired by Paul’s ideas and later on Martin Luther was influenced by Paul’s letter to the Romans. Then, Martin Luther wrote an introduction in his letter ‘Die Bibel’ in the German bible “Faith is a living bold trust in God’s Grace” from paul’s teachings. Equally important, this idea came to define protestant belief, therefore Paul had a huge impact in Christian history.great work! As a result, Paul got rid of Jewish law for Christians, gave christians religious freedom and proposed at council of Jerusalem (c.50 AD). Additionally, Paul’s theologies and teachings followed the emergence of Christianity as a new religious tradition and now world’s biggest tradition because of St Paul’s contribution and impacts that revitalised adherents experiences by giving them a stronger communal Christian identity. Moreover, even amongst those protestants who accept Paul’s writings as scripture, there is disagreement on how some of Paul’s writings should be interpreted. Examples of topics on which there is disagreement include: predestination, baptism, church government, and whether salvation can be lost. Your writing style and structure is quite unclear. You have tonnes of info but it isn't well laid out or developed for mine. on the protestant point, you could mention how the relevance of Paul’s teaching is evident in contemporary discussion between the Lutheran and Catholic Church on the issue. The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (1999) for instance, was the result of extensive ecumenical dialogue between the Lutheran and Catholic Church. It concluded that the churches now share "a common understanding of our justification by God's grace through faith in Christ." To the parties involved, it essentially resolved the 500-year-old conflict over the nature of justification, which was at the root of the Protestant Reformation.

In conclusion, Paul’s writings have formed the basis of much of our culture, and passages from them are frequently read at weddings, funerals and other important occasions. way too short conclusion and doesn't address the question

So you have a lot of knowledge but you have not related much of it specifically to the question and your structure is also quite confusing. If you address those you have enough content to work with though! Best of luck!
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