Jerusalem to Illyricum is the geographical space and ca. AD 34 to 57 the time frame for Pauls church planting mission. Acts includes this within its meta-narrative, and while historically accurate, it is not raw history like Pauls letters. In this study Barnett is seeking references to Pauls initial missionary arrival (eisodos) and the local cultural pushback. Of particular interest for history and theology is his encyclical to the Galatians and his account of the dispute with Cephas in Antioch. Pauls success in his mission to the gentiles in Syria and Cilicia provoked the rise within the Jerusalem Church of those he calls false brothers whose colleagues travelled to agitate the Galatian believers and to drive the gentile believers in Antioch from the common meal. Some years later a band of preachers from Jerusalem sought to capture the church in Corinth, intending to then capture other churches in Macedonia and Asia. Pauls missions and writings have been the subject of numerous large studies which, however, unintentionally imply that Pauls mission years were longer than they were and that his mission writing occupied a lengthy time space. His nine missionary letters were written ca. AD 48 to 57, a mere decade, and all of which point to Pauls astonishing energy and drive.
- | Author: Paul W. Barnett
- | Publisher: Cascade Books
- | Publication Date: Jan 03, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 194 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1666738166
- | ISBN-13: 9781666738162
