Early Christian Tradition in Theology of Apostle Paul

Abstract

One of the most important questions apostles Paul's theology is knowledge of source without is impossible to understand Paul's theology. Paul's theology is inspiration gesture of biblical inheritance initial Christianity and existential meaning for human faith nowadays. Among sources just from his letters and Act of apostles belong ideas, literature and philosophic religious way of that time, early Christian tradition, cultural background-Judaism and Hellenism, Paul's life and his conversion. Judaism and Hellenism in that time were not completely separated, cultures met and influenced together. Paul comes into confrontation with already existing elements in Christian Churches, in which purposely knotting, interpreting and showing on them in his letter. It follows from these, that formation of faith is influenced by social-cultural background and life manifestation and necessity of Christian community (Sitz in leben).2 After Passover Church very clearly sensed, that base and toggle is Confiteor. Aim of this article is to show on specifics of early Christian tradition, which Paul met. Into what extent he takes it, with that he met in form of initial apostolic kerygma. The accepted name liturgical elements, in common include all forms of expression God's glory during public meetings initial church communities the accepted formulas Initial Church. Here be-1 Paul's conversion had for initial Christian history major importance, but we cannot expand it to beginning of Christianity and his theory. Paul is Christ disciple; he does not create his deity. He does not establish different religion or his redemption work. Paul is one, who deepened truths his experience in Damascus and which were in the begging of initial Christianity. He helped to deepened and developed nascent Christianity in pagan world announcing euangelion of redemption to all Jews and pagans.