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This argument seems to be along the lines of Jerome Murphy-O'Connor's chronology in Paul: A Critical Life . On history as recorded outside the writings of the New Testament: "Aretas IV Philopatris (Arabic: حارثة الرابع‎ Ḥāritat in Nabataean)[1] was the King of the Nabataeans from roughly 9 BC ...

This argument seems to be along the lines of Jerome Murphy-O'Connor's chronology in Paul: A Critical Life . On history as recorded outside the writings of the New Testament: "Aretas IV Philopatris (Arabic: حارثة الرابع‎ Ḥāritat in Nabataean)[1] was the King of the Nabataeans from roughly 9 BC ...

2 Corinthians 11 is about God helping and sustaining Paul in his Christian ministry despite Paul's weakness. It is unlikely Paul would include here a misadventure from his pre-Christian days. Andrew Criddle Hi Andrew, Thanks for your comment. I'd like to argue with your point. Hope that's ok. If yo...

Further reflection on the incident according to Acts 9: 23When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him (Saul), 24but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, 25but his (Saul's) disciples took him by night and let him down through an...

It is a shame that Paul doesn’t talk about his time in Arabia more. Hi Michael, I too wonder about what happened in Arabia, the land of Mt. Sinai (Gal. 4:25). Did he go there to reflect on the new revelation in relation to the revelation given to Moses as James Tabor suggests? Don't know. In my exp...

Hi, I'm new here. I came to discuss a question of Pauline chronology. Paul mentions Damascus twice. Once in Galatians 1:13-17: A. 13For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. 14And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of m...