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Gentiles
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Key Notes
Jiang says Jewish leaders come to Paul because they understand he represents the empire.
Paul's pitch identifies Jesus as the fulfillment of Moses, the prophets, and messianic expectation.
When some Jews refuse conversion, Paul frames Gentiles as the audience that will understand and carry the movement forward.
Paul opens the Jesus movement by making Jewish law, especially circumcision, subordinate to faith in Jesus.
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"Okay, so what they're saying is, it's all misunderstanding, Paul. We don't know what's going on. Why don't you tell us what's going on?..."
"From morning until evening, he explained the matter to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus, both..."
"...you that as salvation of God had been sent to the Gentiles, they will listen."
"So we have a duty to save as many people as possible. Okay? So it's important to make compromises. For example. Circumcision. So there..."
"...people to believe in Jesus as possible. Okay? So for example, Gentiles, non -Jews, want to believe in Jesus. But they're 20, they're 30,..."
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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