The Teaching of Paul in Terms of the Present Day
Ramsay's systematic exploration of Paul's theological thought applied to modern contexts, addressing whether Paul had a coherent philosophy, his methodology, his Hellenistic education, and the parallels between Paul and John in their confident faith in Christ.
58 Chapters
Table of Contents
1
00.3. Preface
2
01. Part I. Preparatory Questions
3
02. I. Had Paul a Philosophy?
4
03. II. Method and Plan
5
04. III. Is Paul’s Philosophy Convincing?
6
05. IV. Did Paul See Jesus?
7
06. V. The Hellenism of Paul
8
07. VI. The Childhood and Youth of Paul
9
08. VII. St. Paul and St. John
10
09. VIII. The Confident Faith of Paul and John
11
10. Part II. The Thought of Paul
12
11. IX. The Basis of Paul’s Thought— (1) God Is
13
12. X. The Basis of Paul’s Thought— (2) God Is Good
14
13. XI. This Principle Is Seen, but Cannot Be Proved
15
14. XII. The Contact with Greek Thought
16
15. XIII. Comparison with the Confession of Islam
17
16. XIV. The Promise the Free Gift of God, yet Earned by Man
18
17. XV. The Purpose of God
19
18. XVI. The New Birth
20
19. XVII. Life Is Growth
21
20. XVIII. Christ a Power in Man?
22
21. XIX. The Alternative: Impersonal Power or Personal God
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22. XX. The Righteousness of God
24
23. XXI. Is There a Limit to Salvation?
25
24. XXII. The Idea of Growth and Development in the Teaching of Paul
26
25. XXIII. Righteousness and Sin
27
26. XXIV. The Pagan World of the Roman Empire
28
27. XXV. The Wrath of God
29
28. XXVI. Sin as a Force and Power over Man
30
29. XXVII. The First Adam and the Second Adam
31
30. XXVIII. The Saint as King
32
31. XXIX. Faith as a Power
33
32. XXX. A Motive Power to Salvation
34
33. XXXI. The Measure and Estimate of Faith
35
34. XXXII. Faith unto Salvation
36
35. XXXIII. The Gift of Christ
37
36. XXXIV. Metaphor and Truth
38
37. XXXV. The Beginning of Sin in the World
39
38. XXXVI. Influence of Contemporary Custom on Paul
40
39. XXXVII. The Happy Lot of Man
41
40. XXXVIII. The Mystery of God
42
41. XXXIX. The Suffering of God
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42. XL. The Knowledge of God
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43. XLI. Knowledge and Love
45
44. XLII. Partial and Complete Knowledge
46
45. XLIII. The Rights of Man
47
46. XLIV. Did Paul Teach a Selfish End?
48
47. XLV. The Family in the Teaching of Paul
49
48. XLVI. Conclusion
50
49. Part III. Subsidiary Questions
51
50. XLVII. The Relation of St. Paul to the Greek Mysteries
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51. XLVIII. The Theory that Paul Was an Epileptic
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52. XLIX. The Hymn of Heavenly Love (1 Corinthians 13)
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53. L. The Imprisonment and Supposed Trial of Paul in Rome (Acts 28)
55
54. LI. The Date of the Galatian Letter
56
55. LII. The Use of the Word “Mystery” in the Letters
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56. LIII. Dr. Deissmann on the Letters of Paul as Literature
58
57. LIV. Belief and Baptism
