The Origin of Paul's ReligionMachen, J. Gresham (John Gresham)
Religion
The Origin of Paul's Religion
Machen, J. Gresham (John Gresham)
Bible. Epistles of Paul -- Theology; Paul, the Apostle, Saint
Antioch, 29f., 77ff., 122ff;
Apostolic Decree addressed to, 94ff.;
Peter at, 97-106;
Church at, 16
Antioch, pre-Pauline Christianity of:
not channel by which pagan religion influenced Paul, 257ff.;
how investigated, 257-259;
not essentially different from that of Jerusalem, 259f.;
did it originate application of term "Lord" to Jesus, 299, 303-307
Apocalypses, Jewish, not used by Paul, 192f.
Apocrypha, Old Testament, 182f.
Apollo's, 109
Apostles, the original:
attitude toward Paul at the Apostolic Council, 86f.;
relation with Paul, 120-137;
observed Mosaic Law, 126-128;
were inwardly free from Law, 127f.;
agreed with Paul about the person of Christ, 135-137;
contact with Paul, 139
Apostolic Council, the, 39, 80-100
Apostolic Decree, the, 87-98, 110;
was accompanied by Judas and Silas, 140
Apostolic Fathers, the, 6
Apuleius, 222f., 233f., 241
Arabia, Paul's journey to, 71-74
Aretas, 74
"Asclepius," the, 242
Atargatis, 235
Athenodorus, 45
Athletic games, use of figures regarding the, by Paul, 260
Attis, 314-316;
religion of, 227-231;
mysteries of, 283
Baals, the Syrian, 235
Bacchanalian rites in Italy, 250
Bacon, B. W., 91, 139, 181, 197
Baldensperger, 178, 192, 204
Baptism, in pagan religion, 280f.
Baptism for the dead, 288
Barnabas, 16, 78ff., 83f., 99;
was carried away with Peter at Antioch, 102;
dispute with Paul, 105-107;
relations with Paul, 106f.;
was member of Jerusalem Church, 137f.;
contact with Paul, 137f.
Barnabas, Epistle of, 18
Baruch, Second Book of, 180, 191
Baur, F. C, 6, 31, 37, 85, 105, 107, 119ff., 124f., 128f.
Beecher, 182
Bengel, 103
Beyschlag, 60, 63, 65
Bible, introduction of the, into Indo-European civilization, 20
Blass, 90
Böhlig, 45, 141, 300
Bousset, W., 28-30, 47, 49, 52, 67, 72, 78, 156, 161, 172-199,
204-207, 244, 257-262, 267f., 270, 274, 278, 293-317
Brückner, 27, 185, 191, 194ff., 205f., 211, 234, 313, 315
Buddhism, early, 274
Burton, E. D., 267f., 271
Byblos, 231, 234f.
Charles, 180, 186, 188, 190
"Christ," the term, 297f.
Christianity, origin of:
importance of the question, 3f.;
two ways of investigating, 4f.;
testimony of Paul to, 4f.
Christianity, monotheism of, 306
"Christians," first application of the name, 78
Christology, the Pauline:
not derived from pre-Christian Jewish doctrine of the Messiah,
173-207;
not derived from pre-Christian Jewish doctrine of Wisdom, 199-204;
not derived from pagan religion, 293-317
Christ-party, the, at Corinth, 120
Circumcision, 17
Clemen, 262
Clement of Alexandria, 230, 281
Clement of Rome, 105
Colossæ, errorists in, 129f.
Colossians, Epistle to the, 31, 104
Corinthian Church, parties in the, 107-109
Corinthians, Epistles to the, 31
Cornelius, 16, 19, 83
Cross of Christ, the, 19, 63f.
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