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Paper Instructions:

DISCUSSION BOARD INSTRUCTION

Read over the forum prompt and choose 2 of the provided sets of questions to answer.  Copy and paste your selected questions into a thread and answer them in your thread, composing at least 400 words for each question answered.  Keep in mind that the pasted questions do not factor into your word count requirement.  In answering the questions, you may use your textbooks, but you must use at least 2 other scholarly sources to support your answers.  If you want to use an online source not found in the Liberty University Library, you must secure your instructor's approval before using it.  List your sources in a bibliography at the end of your thread.  The bibliography does not factor into your word count requirement.  You may also use footnotes and parenthetical citations in your thread.  Your thread should include statements reflecting upon the content of the question and/or applications to today.

TEXTBOOK READINGS TO BE READ AND USED FOR THE PAPER STRICTLY

NOTE: THE BELOW TEXTBOOK MUST BE USED STRICTLY FOR THE ASSIGNMENT AS THE SOURCE PLEASE, and all other sources you will use must be immediately submitted to the writer and for approval from the writer within two days of awarding the paper please).

1. Bruce, F. F. Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000. ISBN: 9780802847782. (READ PAGES 83–125,  126 - 147, 148 - 172, 173 - 202 )  )

BIBLE READING

1. Acts OF THE APOSTLE CHAPTERS  16–25

Discussion Board Forum 3 QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED (ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS FROM THE BELOW:

In a new thread, answer two sets of questions provided below:
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1. Describe Paul’s gospel in regards to the elements he learned from the disciples in Jerusalem and in regards to those elements he received by revelation.  To whom did Paul talk when he went to Jerusalem?  How do we know?  Show the similarities and differences between tradition and revelation in Paul’s gospel.

2. Compare and contrast some of the elements of Paul’s theology with the information found in the four Gospels.  How are their contents similar or different?  What areas of incidental contact are in your opinion most interesting?  Give a summary of one element of contact and how it can be applied to Christians today.

4. Define what Bruce means when he uses the term “mysticism” in regards to Paul and his visions.  How did the “mysteries” that Paul received relate to his ministry and the church?  Was Paul’s theology based on mystical experiences?  Why or why not?  How would you respond to a person today who claimed to have mystical revelations from God with little or no reference to the Bible?

4. According to Paul, was Christ the “goal” or the “end” of the law?  Be sure to offer reasons for your answer.  Briefly discuss the various interpretations Bruce offers for the statement that “Christ is the end of the law.”  How is this statement understood in the various traditions?  Which understanding do you think is best explanation?  Why?