Pauline Studies

[KayCee]

Hello,

Thanks to my Sunday morning Bible Study sessions, I'm finding the life and ministry of St. Paul to be an extremely fascinating adventure. Much of this can be attributed to our reading of Acts, written by Luke (in the latter half of the first century) and dealing primarily with the ministry of Paul among Jews, Gentiles, and Christians.

As a supplement to the study of Acts, I can recommend the book, "What Paul Meant" written by the Pulitzer Prize winning author, Gary Wills. Wills' book to a large extent agrees with similar perspectives of the late Krister Stendahl, New Testament theologian, authority on St. Paul, Emeritus Bishop of Stockholm, and Dean of the Harvard Divinity School.

Stendahl is perhaps most famous for his publication of the article "The Apostle Paul and the Introspective Conscience of the West." This article, along with the later publication of the book Paul Among Jews and Gentiles, conveys a new idea in Pauline studies suggesting that scholarship dating all way back to Augustine may miss the context and thesis of Paul.

Stendahl's main point revolves around the early tension in Christianity between Jewish Christians and Gentile converts. He specifically argues that later interpreters of Paul have assumed a hyper-active conscience when they have begun exegesis of his works. As a result, they have suggested an overly psychological interpretation of the apostle Paul, that Paul himself would most likely not have understood at all for himself.

And of course, when mentioning Krister Stendahl, I would be unforgivably remiss if I did not urge you to read his lovely essay entitled, "Why I Love the Bible." You can read it quickly and at no cost by simply going to "Google."

If this info can be helpful to any of the CC membership, I would be very grateful indeed. Blessings to you all.

- KayCee

 

[phil36]

Hello,

Thanks to my Sunday morning Bible Study sessions, I'm finding the life and ministry of St. Paul to be an extremely fascinating adventure. Much of this can be attributed to our reading of Acts, written by Luke (in the latter half of the first century) and dealing primarily with the ministry of Paul among Jews, Gentiles, and Christians.

As a supplement to the study of Acts, I can recommend the book, "What Paul Meant" written by the Pulitzer Prize winning author, Gary Wills. Wills' book to a large extent agrees with similar perspectives of the late Krister Stendahl, New Testament theologian, authority on St. Paul, Emeritus Bishop of Stockholm, and Dean of the Harvard Divinity School.

Stendahl is perhaps most famous for his publication of the article "The Apostle Paul and the Introspective Conscience of the West." This article, along with the later publication of the book Paul Among Jews and Gentiles, conveys a new idea in Pauline studies suggesting that scholarship dating all way back to Augustine may miss the context and thesis of Paul.

Stendahl's main point revolves around the early tension in Christianity between Jewish Christians and Gentile converts. He specifically argues that later interpreters of Paul have assumed a hyper-active conscience when they have begun exegesis of his works. As a result, they have suggested an overly psychological interpretation of the apostle Paul, that Paul himself would most likely not have understood at all for himself.

And of course, when mentioning Krister Stendahl, I would be unforgivably remiss if I did not urge you to read his lovely essay entitled, "Why I Love the Bible." You can read it quickly and at no cost by simply going to "Google."

If this info can be helpful to any of the CC membership, I would be very grateful indeed. Blessings to you all.

- KayCee

Hi kaycee,

If you really want to learn ' New Perspective' on Paul, then I would suggest you read 'Saunders', Dunn' and especially 'NT Wright'.

NT Wright is the defacto expert especially as he is the one who has done the most extensive work since the late seventies. all others are just adding to the 'new perspective'.

The big problem you will have is trying to get anyone to agree, no one in the new perspective camp really agrees, except we have got it wrong for nearly 2000 years!

And since you seem to be well read on the matter you will have noticed, the central theme is 'Justification' or more precisely how one is justified. Integrated in this is the fact that they say Pharisaic Judaism was not a works based religion. But the 'works of the law' where boundary markers.

I personaly don't agree with any of it. I have not been convinced so far by any works on the subject. But I must add, NT Wright will be shortly bringing out his major work on Paul soon, this is part of his Major work on the New Testament, which the likes have not been seen for over fifty years. (5 volumes). So far I only have 2 volumes,' The New Testament and the people of God'' and ''The ressurection of the son of God'' which is a hefty book (800 pages) but, I would thoroughly recommend it to any one.

Inbetween Nt Wrights Major writing of Paul, he has written smaller books his lates is 'Justification and Paul's plan' it is very brilliantly written, and actually a response to John Pipers book '' the future of Justification''.

So if you want a grounding in the New Perspective, go to the source. just for interest 'Jimmy' Dunn was a peer of Don Carson at Cambridge if my memory serves me correctly. Dunn is a world wide recognised expert in Paul, However his own perspective is at odds with Nt Wright, and Carson himself says he has debated Dunn many times over the subject.

Hope that Helps

Phil

 

[ByGraceSaved]

The Jew
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Romans 9:4: Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Romans 9:5: Whose [are] the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ [came], who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Christ came for the circumcision(Israel). His flesh was made under the law to redeem Israel under the law[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Galatians 4:4: But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Galatians 4:5: To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Christ commanded only to go to Israel for salvation is of the Jews[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Matthew 10:5: These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Matthew 10:6: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]John 4:22: Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.[/FONT]


[FONT=Georgia, serif]Acts 2:36: Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Acts 2:37: Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Acts 2:38: Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Peter said to Repent and be water baptized for the remission of sins. The Nation of Israel was to be a kingdom of priests. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Exodus 19:6: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Priests were required to wash going into the tabernacle that they die not. It was very important to wash.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Exodus 30:19: For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Exodus 30:20: When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Exodus 30:21: So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, [even] to him and to his seed throughout their generations. [/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]John also preached repentance and water baptism for the remission of sins[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Mark 1:4: John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Mark 1:5: And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Acts 13:24: When John had first preached before his(Christ's) coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Acts 13:26: Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Salvation was sent to the Jews but they rejected Christ.[/FONT]


[FONT=Georgia, serif]Romans 11:25: For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Romans 11:26: And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Romans 11:27: For this [is] my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Acts 13:45: But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Acts 13:46: Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Acts 13:47: For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.[/FONT]


[FONT=Georgia, serif]Salvation is now sent to the Gentiles by the preaching of Paul the apostle of the gentiles[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Acts 28:28: Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.[/FONT]
In this time period The Gospel does not include baptism:
1 Corinthians 1:17: For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
[FONT=Georgia, serif]1 Corinthians 1:18: For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, serif]1 Corinthians 15:1: Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]1 Corinthians 15:2: By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]1 Corinthians 15:3: For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]1 Corinthians 15:4: And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 3:7: Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 3:8: Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;[/FONT]

[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 2:8: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Salvation today based solely on Paul's Gospel failure to recognize the difference can mean the difference of an eternity in Hell or an eternity in Heaven.

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[Blu_Bug]

WHO'S PAULINE? Women arent to preach, God told everyone His thought on that... I hope there isnt someone violating Gods law on purpose.....

 

[rauleetoe]

WHO'S PAULINE? Women arent to preach, God told everyone His thought on that... I hope there isnt someone violating Gods law on purpose.....

Lol..Pauline as in Paul teachings/writings/theology is what he is referring to..as far as the woman not being able to teach..we're all going to have our thoughts on that..

Paul was amazing though..i find it amusing how some will look to a man after him..like Luther, or Calvin..or the Pope..and almost equate them as equal. Not hating on any of these guys..but Paul, he was the man who very much helped shape christian theology after Jesus..read Paul's writings and meditate on them..you will get the Christ life down packed/right with these writings.

 

[Blu_Bug]

Lol..Pauline as in Paul teachings/writings/theology is what he is referring to..as far as the woman not being able to teach..we're all going to have our thoughts on that..

Paul was amazing though..i find it amusing how some will look to a man after him..like Luther, or Calvin..or the Pope..and almost equate them as equal. Not hating on any of these guys..but Paul, he was the man who very much helped shape christian theology after Jesus..read Paul's writings and meditate on them..you will get the Christ life down packed/right with these writings.

Oh, never heard of Pauline before.

You create your own thought on women preaching? Don't include me with your use of "WE'RE"
Didn't God tell His ideas of it? I was kinda sure 1Cor 14:34 was about it, along with 1Tim2:11, BUT you knw when people refuse Gods word, he tells they will be refused.

I hope all accept Gods word and find Peace
We're???????? lol

 

[rauleetoe]

Oh, never heard of Pauline before.

You create your own thought on women preaching? Don't include me with your use of "WE'RE"
Didn't God tell His ideas of it? I was kinda sure 1Cor 14:34 was about it, along with 1Tim2:11, BUT you knw when people refuse Gods word, he tells they will be refused.

I hope all accept Gods word and find Peace
We're???????? lol

wow..we got a lot of arrogant folk on here..
first off..
not everyone aligns to this, women cannot be preachers..for one,
second..if you are to take this scripture literally..then how about telling all the women to shut up in church and give you your bagel and coffee when you arrive to church..
do you use scriptures like this and abuse women in your life with them? I mean..at the end of the day, whether you are going to harp on women preachers or not..to say i am not of God because i don't align to this particular scripture context. That's not inspiring a conversation..you're just trying to prove that your theology is better than mine, or you are smarter than me..or that God approves of you more than me..that is not only unchristian, it's carnal..its divisive..its not rooted in the love of God, its rooted in religion and pride..and not God breathed at all.
check your heart and your intentions as to why you responded in this manner..

 

[RedTent]

I haven’t read this book. I hope it works to clean up our misled church.

Before you turn away from what I say, I’m not going to quote the whole bible here; you’ll have to look it up yourself!

People quote a scripture here and there, ignore their heavenly Father, and say they are going to heaven and anyone who doesn’t misunderstand in their way will go to hell!

All scripture agrees, it is a book of God. God says he is eternal, not limited by time, the same always. Yet they will say Paul says he cancels much of the OT. He does not. Paul said that you don’t need rituals to lead you to obeying. Those rituals were used by God to explain the works of the spirit to a people who thought literally, they had no words for love, for instance, but their words explained love through the acts of love, like bring gifts. No way are we to toss out the fruits of the spirit with the rituals God used for training. Paul never says so. So we throw out law and expect to have such as love with no action! Can’t be done. Paul said ritual action wasn't needed, but he never says to not expess love, we are even to read the word with it's laws of love.

The Jews were so caught up in rituals they insisted on them with a book of rituals gentiles were to do. When Paul says “circumcision” and even sometimes when he says “law”, that list is what he was referring to. So people read Galatians without one idea of what it is talking about. Or they use Paul’s words to put down Paul’s Jewish race. There have been many murders of Jews in ages past, all blamed on Paul.

About time someone spoke up!

You have a concordance. Look up faith and grace; it always has been you would see, God has always accepted people through grace not their works. Look up law and you will see it is of God. You can’t cancel it any more than you can cancel God. Read all the works God said to do in the OT, you will see they were all to express love of God and love for others, there never has been any law that wasn’t that. Look up blood. It is through Christ’s blood we are saved, and before the crucifixion they used the blood of animals as a symbol, but it is and always has been through blood we are saved. Christ’s real blood was better than the symbol.

 

[tribesman]

Hello,

Thanks to my Sunday morning Bible Study sessions, I'm finding the life and ministry of St. Paul to be an extremely fascinating adventure. Much of this can be attributed to our reading of Acts, written by Luke (in the latter half of the first century) and dealing primarily with the ministry of Paul among Jews, Gentiles, and Christians.

As a supplement to the study of Acts, I can recommend the book, "What Paul Meant" written by the Pulitzer Prize winning author, Gary Wills. Wills' book to a large extent agrees with similar perspectives of the late Krister Stendahl, New Testament theologian, authority on St. Paul, Emeritus Bishop of Stockholm, and Dean of the Harvard Divinity School.

Stendahl is perhaps most famous for his publication of the article "The Apostle Paul and the Introspective Conscience of the West." This article, along with the later publication of the book Paul Among Jews and Gentiles, conveys a new idea in Pauline studies suggesting that scholarship dating all way back to Augustine may miss the context and thesis of Paul.

Stendahl's main point revolves around the early tension in Christianity between Jewish Christians and Gentile converts. He specifically argues that later interpreters of Paul have assumed a hyper-active conscience when they have begun exegesis of his works. As a result, they have suggested an overly psychological interpretation of the apostle Paul, that Paul himself would most likely not have understood at all for himself.

And of course, when mentioning Krister Stendahl, I would be unforgivably remiss if I did not urge you to read his lovely essay entitled, "Why I Love the Bible." You can read it quickly and at no cost by simply going to "Google."

If this info can be helpful to any of the CC membership, I would be very grateful indeed. Blessings to you all.

- KayCee

Stendahl contributed much to the understanding of Paul's relation to "jewishness" and in that field inspired N.T. Wright and others of the NPP school. However their take on justification I find way off base. Besides Stendahl was also instrumental in the "gay movement" gaining acceptance in liberal denominations.

 

[loveme1]

The member of this thread is banned, this is an old post.

Just thought i would bring it to your attention...

 

[ByGraceSaved]

[FONT=Georgia, serif]The Gentile[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 2:11: Wherefore remember, that ye [being] in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 2:12: That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 2:13: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 2:14: For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 2:15: Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 2:16: And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 2:17: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 2:18: For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 2:19: Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 2:20: And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]Ephesians 3:6: That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:[/FONT]


[FONT=Georgia, serif]1 Corinthians 15:1: Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]1 Corinthians 15:2: By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]1 Corinthians 15:3: For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;[/FONT]
[FONT=Georgia, serif]1 Corinthians 15:4: And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:[/FONT]

 

[tribesman]

The member of this thread is banned, this is an old post.

Just thought i would bring it to your attention...

Thanks for that input, I didn't notice it as I posted.

I still find the questions of the OP interesting.

 

[loveme1]

Thanks for that input, I didn't notice it as I posted.

I still find the questions of the OP interesting.

You are most welcome, and a discussion could continue even in light of the knowledge I put forth.

Glory to Yahvah God and Yahshua the Messiah always and forever, so let it be.

 

[Rahz]

Hello,

Thanks to my Sunday morning Bible Study sessions, I'm finding the life and ministry of St. Paul to be an extremely fascinating adventure. Much of this can be attributed to our reading of Acts, written by Luke (in the latter half of the first century) and dealing primarily with the ministry of Paul among Jews, Gentiles, and Christians.

- KayCee

You might find this interesting:

MOSES












Moses leads the people -- the physical Man -- through the desert telling them what to eat, what not to eat, what to touch, what not to touch, etc. --- People basically are physical and mental infants in need of guidance

Numbers11:11-14












11 Moses said to the LORD, "Why hast thou dealt ill with thy servant? And why have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou dost lay the burden of all this people upon me? 12 Did I conceive all this people? Did I bring them forth, that thou shouldst say to me, 'Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries the sucking child, to the land which thou didst swear to give their fathers?' 13 Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me and say, 'Give us meat, that we may eat.' 14 I am not able to carry all this people alone, the burden is too heavy for me.




















































PAUL












Paul leads the people -- the spiritual Man -- In spirtual growth, giving them guidance in how to grow spiritually, what to do what not to do.--- People are basically spiritual infants in need of guidance and direction.


1 Corinthians 3:1-7












1 But I, brethren, could not address you as spiritual men, but as men of the flesh, as babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food; for you were not ready for it; and even yet you are not ready, 3 for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh, and behaving like ordinary men? 4 For when one says, "I belong to Paul," and another, "I belong to Apol'los," are you not merely men? 5 What then is Apol'los? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. 6 I planted, Apol'los watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.

 

[randymiasco]

Thanks for posting this articles, it helps a lot to my studies. I verily believed what Apostle Paul says in his epistles - 2 Timothy 2:7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

The Jew
Romans 9:4: Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;
Romans 9:5: Whose [are] the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ [came], who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Christ came for the circumcision(Israel). His flesh was made under the law to redeem Israel under the law
Galatians 4:4: But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
Galatians 4:5: To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Christ commanded only to go to Israel for salvation is of the Jews
Matthew 10:5: These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
Matthew 10:6: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
John 4:22: Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.


Acts 2:36: Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Acts 2:37: Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Acts 2:38: Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Peter said to Repent and be water baptized for the remission of sins. The Nation of Israel was to be a kingdom of priests.
Exodus 19:6: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Priests were required to wash going into the tabernacle that they die not. It was very important to wash.
Exodus 30:19: For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:
Exodus 30:20: When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:
Exodus 30:21: So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, [even] to him and to his seed throughout their generations.
John also preached repentance and water baptism for the remission of sins
Mark 1:4: John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Mark 1:5: And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
Acts 13:24: When John had first preached before his(Christ's) coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Acts 13:26: Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
Salvation was sent to the Jews but they rejected Christ.


Romans 11:25: For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Romans 11:26: And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
Romans 11:27: For this [is] my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
Acts 13:45: But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
Acts 13:46: Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Acts 13:47: For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.


Salvation is now sent to the Gentiles by the preaching of Paul the apostle of the gentiles
Acts 28:28: Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
In this time period The Gospel does not include baptism:
1 Corinthians 1:17: For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
1 Corinthians 1:18: For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 15:1: Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
1 Corinthians 15:2: By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:3: For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
1 Corinthians 15:4: And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Ephesians 3:7: Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
Ephesians 3:8: Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

Ephesians 2:8: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Salvation today based solely on Paul's Gospel failure to recognize the difference can mean the difference of an eternity in Hell or an eternity in Heaven.