Apostle Paul
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Read 1 Corinthians 15:3–5 within Paul’s full argument about the gospel and resurrection, rather than treating the passage as an isolated formula.
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Read knowledge puffs up in context and consider how Paul’s warning relates to love, responsible study, and the misuse of Scripture to dismiss learning.
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Recover the urgency of Paul’s letters by attending to rhetoric, audience, and circumstance, rather than reading every passage as private reassurance.
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Read love is patient, love is kind within 1 Corinthians 12–14, where Paul addresses gifts, rivalry, and the life of a congregation learning to mature.
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Read Romans 10:9–10 within Paul’s argument about Israel, confession, and faith, considering why its meaning extends beyond a standalone slogan.
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Read Paul’s journey to Jerusalem in Acts 21, considering prophetic warnings, resolve, and the interpretive tension between preparation and prohibition.
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Were passages such as Philippians 2:5–11 early Christian hymns? Explore the difference between poetic structure, possible sources, and evidence of singing.
