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dual loyalty
Term or model used in this packet's account of Paul, Christianity, Roman power, or church doctrine.
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Paul's appeal to Caesar lets him return to Rome under imperial protection rather than remain exposed to Jerusalem opponents.
Jiang says Paul changes the story in Rome, implying he could bring imperial charges against Jews who harassed him.
Christianity is offered as a way for Hellenized Jews to remain Jewish while becoming loyal to Rome.
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"And what Paul says is, the solution is to become a Christian because now you can become both. You can now become like me,..."
"When we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldiers who were guarding him. Three days later he called..."
"They replied, we have received no letter from Judah from about you. And none of the brothers coming here has reported or spoken anything..."
Relevant Lectures And Readings
Jesus arrives as a poor prophet of the inner spark; Paul turns that spark into belief, obedience, ritual, hierarchy, and a machine that can outlive Rome.
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