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Roman citizenship
Term or model used in this packet's account of Paul, Christianity, Roman power, or church doctrine.
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Key Notes
diagnosis
Paul's Damascus conversion resembles Plato's cave because the persecutor is blinded by light and then claims truth.
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Jiang says Paul rarely quotes Jesus and instead imports themes such as good and evil, scripture, and Jesus as Son of God.
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The Jerusalem arrest story is read as anti-Jewish and pro-Roman propaganda: the mob is Jewish and the Roman soldiers save Paul.
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Paul's Roman citizenship implies, for Jiang, a wealthy elite family background and a secular Greek education.
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Acts is read as making Paul parallel Jesus in mob persecution, but Paul survives because Roman citizenship gives him rights Jesus lacked.
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Paul's speech reverses accusation: instead of Jews accusing Paul, Paul can accuse Jews of attacking a Roman citizen.
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"So this is a miracle, right? This guy hated Christians and now because he was blinded, he loves Christians. What you will notice is..."
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"And so the main point of conflict is one of circumcision. Remember, Jews circumcise themselves, but the Greeks and Romans do not circumcise themselves...."
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"So certain things to notice about this writing. First of all, you can see it's very anti -Jewish. The Jews just want to kill..."
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"...that's pretty rare for a Jewish person. And you only get citizenship by doing three things. The first thing is, you're born of citizens,..."
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"Everyone's leaving me. That I have to go to Jerusalem and sort things out with James. Okay? So he goes to Jerusalem. And he..."
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"But there's a Jewish mob out there who want to kill him. Okay? So now, Paul says to the governor, let me talk to..."
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"And I want to go speak to the emperor. The governor had no choice but to send guards, soldiers to take me to Rome,..."
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"So, gee, Paul is accusing the Jews of committing a crime, whereas before, the Jews were accusing Paul of committing a crime. And what..."
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"...the death of this culture started in the year 212 when Roman citizenship was given to everyone within the Empire."
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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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