Die 'evangelie' van Paulus

Abstract

<strong>The 'gospel' of Paul</strong><br /> This article focuses on Paul’s use of the term 'gospel'. It argues that the 'gospel of Christ' is God’s power for the recreation of humankind. Paul is Christ’s apostle who is sent to proclaim this message. The message is the 'gospel of God' and its proclamation is God’s dynamic act of recreation. The 'truth' of the gospel is that people do not need to seek salvation in anything transient. According to Paul, such a view is sin. A 'material relationship' exists between Paul’s 'gospel' and the historical Jesus’ 'subversive wisdom' which he expressed through his sayings and deeds. The center of the gospel is that God sends Jesus who, through his death and resurrection, terminates the old dispensation and inaugurates the new. However, the historical Jesus did not see his own death as God’s act of terminating the sinful dispensation. The reaction required by the 'gospel'of Paul is to accept and live by it. Paul calls this commitment 'faith'

Die uitdrukking “seun van die mens” in die Jesus-tradisie: ’n Ontwikkeling vanaf ’n landbou-omgewing na die wêreld van skrifgeleerdes

“…21 Hier word nie net na die messias se 17 Hierdie "voordeel" is deur Markus (10:45) en Paulus (o a 1 Kor 11:24) met die Griekse voorsetsel u9 pe/ r ("ter wille van") uitgedruk. Die ter-wille-van behoort egter nie as "plaasvervangend" (propitiation) verstaan te word nie, maar eerder as "versoenend" (expiation) (kyk Van Aarde 2002;vgl Breytenbach 1989:202-203, 215, 221; 20 "You accursed wretch, you dismiss us from this present life, but the King of the universe will raise us up to an everlasting renewal of life, because we have died for his laws …." (2 Makk 7:91-11;vertaling, in Crossan 2002).…”