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Mar 19, 2019 · Firstly, Paul references Epimenides the Cretan, whose original poem no longer exists, but is cross-referenced in other ancient writings. The second reference was to Aratus, a Cilician poet, who Paul quotes to state that God is the source of life.
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Due to its unique poetic style, Bart D. Ehrman suggests that this passage constitutes an early Christian poem that was composed by someone else prior to Paul's writings, as early as the mid-late 30s AD and was later used by Paul in his epistle.
Mar 25, 2015 · The first allusion is to Epimenides the Cretan, the poet Paul cited in Titus 1:12. The original poem no longer exists, but fragments appear in other ancient writers. The second citation is from Aratus, a Cilcian poet (Phaenomena 5).
Jan 14, 2024 · If you’re short on time, here’s a quick answer: The 14 books generally attributed to Paul are Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Hebrews.
Feb 8, 2013 · Paul uses a line from the poem of Aratus as a part of his message that the people must repent from the idolatry which characterized their lives. Moreover, the apostle argues that the pantheism which the Stoics taught was also a misconception of the true God as He revealed Himself in His Word and through His Son.
Paul's uplifting and inspiring words on the supremacy of Christ (in Colossians 1:15-20) have a form of poetry about them. This is the comment in the English Standard Version Study Bible (2008): In a strongly moving and poetic way, which some scholars think is a quotation from an early Christian hymn, Paul praises the lordship of Christ in ...
Nov 19, 2017 · That’s true, but remember, Paul the apostle grew up steeped in biblical literature, and he was a consummate poet in his own right. Paul has filled his letters with metaphors that stack one on top of another, and quite often he’s embedded short poems into his essays and correspondence.
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