BI-7103 Paul's Theology

Study the theology of Paul as a whole, from God and the human plight to Christ, salvation, the church and daily life, and learn to preach his letters with insight.

The course follows James Dunn's The Theology of Paul the Apostle, which takes Paul's letter to the Romans as its guide. Dunn is a leading voice of the "new perspective on Paul". You learn what he argues, compare it with the traditional Reformation reading where the two differ, and weigh both with care.

What you will study

• How to read Paul's letters as one side of a living conversation
• Paul's teaching on God, the human person, Adam, sin and the law
• The gospel of Jesus Christ: his life, death and resurrection, his lordship and his coming
• Justification by faith, life in Christ and the gift of the Spirit
• Life between the times, and Paul's hope for Israel in Romans 9–11
• The church as the body of Christ, ministry and the Lord's Supper
• How believers should live, and how Paul handled real questions in his churches

Course materials

• The Theology of Paul the Apostle (James D. G. Dunn), the textbook you obtain
• The Bible