Jesus never calls us out For what we used to be. The people who Paul persecuted were diaspora Jews who accepted Jesus as Messiah and claimed that he was raised from the dead. Like Brad Young, he is deeply influenced by David Flusser but unlike Flusser and Young, he is less in touch with mainstream Jewish scholarship. Do you have a Biblical basis for your response? While this is a generalization, many of the rabbinic debates of the first century come down to the opinion of Hillel versus Shammai. Love is all you need. According to Josephus (Life 38.190-191), Gamaliel belonged to "a highly respected family"; there is no good reason to reject the early Jewish tradition that he was the grandson (or perhaps . Phillip J. Hello A. Gazali, It seems you have a hunger for the truth. Here are 3 examples. Especially to a yeshiva student studying to be a Chazzan. If I did something it MUST be right Dont use the Scripture to shed any light Dont do as I say, do as I do and then you can be a Pharisee too. Pauls relationship with Gamaliel two years ago, Paul and Gamaliel | ChristianBookBarn.com, The Book of Enoch for Beginners: A Guide to Expand Your Understanding of the Biblical World. In Acts 5:34 he appears as an advocate of the nascent congregation of Jesus' disciples in Jerusalem and is called "a Pharisee, a teacher of the Law, held in honor by all the people.". They all make Paul and his teachings the one absolute standard of right and wrong, rather than Gods commandments and the testimony of Jesus. These would be lofty words for a law abiding Pharisee to be speaking and Paul obviously saw Christ as the laws fulfillment. He was most highly trained as a Pharisee, so maybe and OT PhD at the best university today? Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The underlying unspoken assumption is that The Bible (66 Books) was given to us by God as one book and its all equal in level of authority, priority, and importance. Im sorry to shatter your confirmation bias but YEshua nor Paul were Christians. Then those who finished the garage can go help the others finish the house., One worker objected: But Boss Paul, those were not the owners instructions! So 7:12 cannot stand alone as One Commandment. ). I also was struck by the context in Pauls frequent use of athletic analogies. In Paul's letters we see that he had a deep understanding of the law. N. T. Wright describes the Shammaite Pharisee as a militant hard-liner that was not willing to work with Rome as long as they could study the Torah, as Hillel had said (What Saint Paul Really Said, 26). I agree that the teaching of Gamaliel did influence his life and was the foundation of his ministry because he is a Talmudim from that school. Therefore, what Saul was taught was not based off of Gods truth. I agree, It does make sense a Pharisee would be expected to be married, though. Paul being the prodigal student, as it were, and departing from his mentor to do whatever he wants, abandoning his teachings, and then returning later when he realizes how foolish he was. (John 10:33) This is still the issue with many Jews, God simply cannot become fully Incarnate. They are Right On! Jesus did not see even the Hebrew Scriptures, what we call the Old Testament, as a whole unit or book that was all equal or all truly Gods words. Jesus spoke of The Law, or The Law and the Prophets, holding these 2 sections of the Old Testament above the third, least important sections the Writings. And Jesus held the Psalms, the first book of the Writings section, above the other books in the Writings section in importance, since some parts of some Psalms are prophetic. Similar to my discussion with Sam above, the evidence for Pauls athletic metaphors is late, maybe 20 years after conversion. First, Gamaliel was one of the premier teachers of the Law in the first century. He left James as Nassi of his Sanhedrin, who is a Pharisee. Like a little squirrel dressed up As a flying superhero We give ourselves the Title And zoom around the atmosphere Oh! Same question; Specifically, what were Pauls specific sins as a Christian based on specific verses of the Bible? What is an Apostle? Here is the answer based on the original sources: The words and actions of Jesus and the Original Apostles in the text of the New Testament. Something Paul preaches repeatedly. He has Masters degrees in Biblical Exposition and Old Testament from Talbot School of Theology (BIOLA) and a PhD in New Testament from Andrews University. I dont want to bite the hand that feeds me (and my family). Yes I believe that Paul was influenced by his teacher Gamaliel and his experience of being a Pharisee, but I do not think these were the only factors shaping how and what Paul taught and wrote. [Matthew, John, Revelation, 2 Peter NIV], Jesus is The Way to God The real Jesus of the real Apostles But false teachers come and pervert Gods Word With twists and turns and jostles, My sheep listen to my voice Jesus said for us all to hear I know them, and they follow me He doesnt run when a wolf appears, He calls his own sheep by name Its not the witchcraft of a distant stranger Not just repeating the magic words And then thinking you are out of danger, Our Father in Heaven wants to talk to you He can hear you loud and clear And He sent His Son Jesus to inhabit the earth So that all who want God can draw near, Real prayer is a conversation At least thats what God wants it to be We talk in the garden in the cool of the day When we are part of His family, Only Jesus never disobeyed God Hes the only immaculate conception The Holy Spirit comes in His Name Dont listen to the voice of deception, If a false apostle preaches I became your father, imitate me He doesnt speak the words of God Its just Boss Paul the Pharisee, And if a heretic now claims to be The Churchs universal pastor His words should be ignored They lead to nothing but disaster, Jesus did not just teach The Way He IS The Way, my friend Repeating the mantra of Marypaulhammad Is nothing but a dead end, Bibliography all quotes in quotation marks are the words of Jesus in the Gospel of John chapter 10. According to tradition, Gamaliel and Nicodemus buried Saint Stephen outside of Jerusalem. St. Gamaliel, also Gamaliel the Elder or or Rabbi Gamaliel I (Hebrew: ; Greek: ) was a Pharisee who was a leading authority in the Sanhedrin, a doctor of the Law (Acts 5:34-40), and the teacher of St Paul (Acts 22:3). You might be interested: Was Paul The Apostle Alive When Jesus Lived? I have regularly recommended you start your own blog and have these sorts of discussions there. Jesus poured his life into the 12 Apostles for 3 years very personally training them to be the leaders of the church, and Jesus chose Peter as first among equals. The command given by our Lord and Savior Is not a Pharisee speaking alone It came rather through your apostles Matthew Peter and John, If a Pharisee boasts proudly Those men added nothing to my message He doesnt speak for Jesus His words are nothing more than garbage, Bibliography All quotes in quotation marks are from the writings of the Apostles Matthew John and Peter in the Bible, mostly the Red Letter words of Jesus. As a Roman citizen, Paul possessed a coveted status Listen to Gamaliel. Im sorry that Christians cant come to grips in their confirmation bias that both Yeshua and Pauls ministries was infact Judaism. Do you have a reference handy mentioning Gamaliel in the Clementine lit? In fact, it is in this capacity where he is first mentioned in Acts 5. This passion is evident in his active persecution of those he saw as going against what the Torah taught about the Messiah. This became an issue in front of the Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15). mercer county, pa public records; facts about the roman . . And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. Here are answers to 2 common objections: .a) What about the so-called Golden Rule? Paul claims to have been educated by Gamaliel, one of the premier teachers of the Law in the first century. Three hours, noon to 3 pm. And no one, not even Paul, ever said that all Scripture was equal. Yet when I site a blatant argument that Peter and Paul are having is an argument Shammi and Hillel schools had, between each other youre mute. Its too bad that modern Pauls control most pulpits, and are constantly bullying the followers of Jesus into silence, ignoring the words of Jesus, and instead leading people to follow PAAL. unless some else takes credit for writing these words. Similarly,When did Paul study under Gamaliel? They make Paul the center, not Jesus. What is undisputed is that Gamaliel was "held in . You seem to want to impose your views of the modern church on ancient house churches. First, Gamaliel was one of the premier teachers of the Law in the first century. Perhaps Gamiliels views influenced Pauls personal comments on marriage in 1 Cor 7 (Polhill, Paul and his Letters, 30). We therefore need to be careful what we say to the young and fragile new born souls. xl. If the apostle Paul was a student of Gamaliel then Paul mustve had a wife since one of the requirements to be taught by Gamaliel was that you were married. In this case, that assumption would clearly be wrong. What was Paul's purpose in the Bible? So what is the application of this parable? On analogy to Supreme Court Justices dissenting in limited and specific cases (anomolies) as a dissenting minority against a majority with whom the dissent would normally agree? Cool ! I think Sam is right (somewhere up the thread), one can differ from his teacher, sometimes radically. For years now America has been stuck in a seemingly endless, unwinnable guerilla war in an Asian nation that borders China. Who did Paul study under in the Bible? - Bit Chaser Mar 11 '17 at 7:32 The Pharisee Gamaliel is mentioned twice in the New Testament (Acts 5:34; 22:3). But there is a notable difference in Paul from pre- to post-conversion. So if I wanted to be like Paul I could stretch the truth and claim that Marco Barrientos was my worship teacher- but really that would be name-dropping in order to impress people!, Quote from The Atlantic Monthly Magazine, January 1999 Article titled What is the Koran? by Toby Lester. His dissertation was published as Jesus the Bridegroom by Pickwick Books in 2012. The notion was given classic expression only a little more than a century ago by the biblical scholar John William Burgon. The quicker we do it, the more profitable it is for us. I do not think that after conversion he started reading manuals of style in order to communicate better with Gentiles, he already was well aware of these styles because the were pervasive in the culture. Lets stick to what the Word says and not look for other answers which are not guaranteed but are assumptions. Same question; What were Pauls specific sins as a Christian? Its not like there is a reason to believe a man who said, If my FALSEHOODS abound to Gods glory why am I being judged a sinner.?. ), STEP 1) Paul said; I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man. [1 Timothy 1:13] (Response- Those were Sauls sins, before Jesus called him. Mainstream Judaism resistance to Paul isnt a sign of absolute proof that he wasnt a student of Hillel. He was a ruthless persecutor who sought to stop what he saw as an aberration within Judaism. If you say we dont know enough, or it isnt clear, you are not familiar with the text of the New Testament. One could envisage that the power of God was already hard wired in the heart some people through faith in his words and by grace in his blood just as Gamaliel proclaimed, A homeowner called his friend, who was a painting contractor. Friend, I want to hire you and your team to paint my house and my garage. Im horrified that youre taking Jewish writings and making crazy stories out of them.. There are some good reasons to investigate Pauls claim to have been educated by Gamaliel. When did Paul study under Gamaliel? Paul enunciated precisely the same principle in Romans 7:2 (Polhill 30). The relics were found on 3 August AD 415. I guess I had better plan ahead, and save a slot for the last Pope, Francis. He ignored your instructions that I passed on to him. For Rabbi Saul, the idea that the messiah could be killed is wrong but is it enough to account for a violent reaction like Acts 7 and the stoning of Stephen? Since the garage is smaller, we can finish that quicker. These mostly have something to do with marriage and divorce. I have said I will ignore you since you are not interested in dialogue. The Book of Revelation written by the Apostle John, chapter 21 verse 14 says The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostle of the Lamb. Nothing about a 13th Apostle or an Apostle of the Gentiles. This also convinces me that even though it seems he split from Gamaliel, early on, that did not change him into something completely opposite. at the feet of Gamaliel"). That is incorrect. Thanks, Andrew. Gamaliel the Elder, or Rabban Gamaliel I, was a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. If Paul began study at the latest age of 16, we can guess a birth year of about 6 at the earliest. Yeshua might know what he was doing. This idea can even be applied to his post-conversion work seeing how he sought to integrate the Gentiles into the Church when it was still a controversial issue. You will be called Rocky. Helpful. He just doesnt suddenly become submission to government and punishment, or in his words a prisoner of Jesus Christ. He is, at least, in some small way returning to what he could have been taught by Gamaliel. Per Euseibus the first 13 bishops the Jerusalem church were Pharisee. I have been looking and wanted to know about the Gamaliel , because in Nepal we have competition for the ranking and Im bit aware of this and I have burden for our people in Nepal not go this way and I want to teach as a teacher to be out from this kinds of Gamaliel position, who just want to be in the meeting not taking burden of their neighbor who need Jesus than taking a position in the Gamaliel meetings. Take a piece of scripture and make nutty doctrines/traditions out of them. The testimony of Jesus is the voice of Jesus, (The Red Letters,) recorded by the 11 faithful witnesses, the True Apostles that Jesus personally appointed and trained for over 3 years. I think we take Pauls claim here WAY too seriously. Acts of the Apostles, 5 speaks of Gamaliel as a man held in great esteem by all Jews and as the Jewish law teacher of Paul the Apostle in Acts 22:3. . (Mark was intimately connected with Peter since the beginning of the Church, and he acted as scribe for Peter and other Apostles who were illiterate at in their younger years. Gamaliel is reflecting the Hillel tradition of non-violence and allowing God to deal with parties that against the Jews (Polhill, Paul and His Letters, 31). Paul states hes a Pharisee Acts 23:6 Paul States he kept Torah, the law through out his life Acts 25:7-8 and 28:17, Paul circumcises Timothy after the town rebukes Timothy for going into ministry uncircumcised (Acts 16:1-3) Paul attends synogogue faithfully (acts 17:1-2) Paul adhering to Passover (acts 18:21-22 and 1 Cor. The reason why Paul is talking about athletics is due to Imperial Court. For example, Polhill says, The most interesting ruling preserved from Rabban Gamaliel was his insistence that a woman had the right to remarry upon the testimony of a single witness that her husband had died. He appointed twelve designating them apostles that they might be with him [Mark 3:13-14], Three chapters later, Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. For that matter, was he even n the observing crowd at the time of the 1st Pentecost speech by Peter? In fact, Paul describes himself as a ruthless persecutor who sought to stop what he saw as an aberration within Judaism. The only think I have examined from him (Yeshua: A Guide to the Real Jesus and the Original Church) is occasionally accurate, but often wildly wrong. Created by. If probably, then how would we know whether Paul ever pulled a rare Justice Rehnquist move, where Rehnquist sides with liberal Justices and dissents against conservatives in weird and inexplicable single cases or two? I do not think, however, that Paul was a Christian Pharisee. How long did the Apostle Paul prepare for ministry? Maybe God was preparing Paul under those great teachers for the work He had in store for him He became one of the most intense teachers of the gospel in the bible. St. Paul is simply an elect vessel, as an Apostle! Then, in Acts 22:3, Paul says that he was "brought up in this . You do not know what my background or what ive read. Why do you want Paul to act like a Pope in Corinth, someone who oversees all aspects of the church? Let every matter be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses, as it says in the Law ! (seriously, when have a much of Jews or Christians agreed on anything? I appreciate your many responses to this thread.as I wrote this response you have added a few more! And most of all, he wouldnt of been able to defend the Gospel in such a way as if he did not have the correct teaching. Lets see. Historically, it's believed to be 34 AD, give or take a year. The sentence begins with So in the NIV and Amplified Bibles, and Therefore in the NASB and King James Bibles, which ties 7:12 to the previous sentences. http://www.problemswithpaul.com/Apostle_Paul.html. Who needs truth in relationship, when I can quickly get market share, and totally dominate the market, through mergers and acquisitions? There are three things bearing on this subject among the incidental intimations which we have in respect to the early history of Saul, viz. May I ask which verses of Scripture you are basing this on? Paul is a master of both and since you do not understand oral law, its lead you to believe that Paul is a Shammite of all things. The Twelve Apostles were absolutely NOT sent out right away after being appointed Apostles, according to Mark chapters 3 through 6, and Luke chapters 6 through 9. Needless to say, many still revere Philomena and Christopher as saints. The NIV translation inserts the heading Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas for the passage Luke wrote in Acts 1:12-26]. This powerful conversion led Paul to give his life to the mission of building up the church and furthering the kingdom of God. We need to remnber that scripture was written to do four basic things: Teach, Train, Correct and Rebuke. As for your denial of a range of opinions in the first century, I suggest a something on the Dead Sea Scrolls, representing a more conservative view of practice than the Pharisees or Sadducees. 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