James M. Tabor

Nov 17, 2023 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Nijay Gupta |Ben Witherington III |James M. Tabor |Lawrence Mykytiuk

The Apostle to the Nations Paul’s message was for the Gentiles, not fellow Jews David Christian Clausen November 17, 2023 0 Comments 18 views Share It is self-evident that Paul’s letters were addressed to Gentiles (note: all translations given in this article are my own): “We received … apostleship for the obedience of trust among all the Gentiles … among whom are you, too.” (Romans 1:5–6) “Flee from idolatry.” (1 Corinthians 10:14) “Not knowing God, you once were enslaved to those who by...

Nov 17, 2023 | biblicalarchaeology.org | Ben Witherington III |James M. Tabor |Lawrence Mykytiuk |John Drummond

Paul’s Religious Revolution How the apostle preached the first “for everyone” religion Nijay Gupta November 17, 2023 0 Comments 17 views Share Ancient religions came in all shapes and sizes, but by and large they had in common association with a particular ethnic group, ties to a particular land, and their central patron gods who had specific abilities and powers. Before the fourth century BCE, wars between nations were often seen as a contest of power between two rival religions and sets of...

Nov 17, 2023 | biblicalarchaeology.org | James M. Tabor |Lawrence Mykytiuk |John Drummond |Philip Stern

Paul and the New Covenant Why Paul preached to both Jew and Gentile Ben Witherington III November 17, 2023 0 Comments 20 views Share David Clausen’s article, “Five Myths About the Apostle Paul,” in the Summer 2023 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, strikes some familiar and correct notes about the apostle to the Gentiles, but also makes some mistakes along the way. Although it is certainly true that Paul did not simply abandon Judaism to found Christianity, and equally correct to say that...