Lectures on the influence of the Apostle Paul on the development of Christianity

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THE HIBBERT LECTURES.
1885.

THE HIBBERT LECTURES,
1885.
LECTURES
0:S THE
INFLUEKCE OF THE APOSTLE PAUL
ON THE
DEYELOPMEKT OF CHRISTUXITY,
DELIVERED IX LOXDOX AND OXFORD,
In APRIL AND MAY, 1885.
OTTO PFLEIDEREE, D.D.
PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN.
Translated by J. FREDERICK SMITH.
TEIRD EDITION.
WILLIAMS AND XORGATE,
14, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON;
20, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET, EDINBURGH;
AND 7, BROAD STREET, OXFORD.
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CONTENTS.
Lecture I.
THE FIRST CHURCH AND THE CONVERSION OF
PAUL.
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Opposed views ofthe theology and influence ofPaul. The
Messianic belief of the First Church. The conservative
attitude ofthe First Church in relation toJudaism. The
significance ofStephen's public appearance. The conver-
sion of Paul according to the Acts and the Pauline
Epistles. The psychological explanation ofit .
Lecture II.
THE DOCTRINAL TEACHING OF PAUL
Its independent origin. His Christology. Atonement
through the death of Christ. Justification by Faith.
Moral consequences. Flesh and Spirit. Baptism and
Lord's Supper. The purpose of the Law. The three
ages ofhuman history, The Divine method of salvation 45
Vi CONTENTS.
Lecture III.
THE CONFLICT OF THE APOSTLE TO THE GENTILES
WITH JEWISH CHEISTIANS.
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First conflict at Antioch. The Apostolic Council ofJeru-
salem. Significance of the Apostolic agreement. The
contention hetween Paul and Peter at Antioch. Conse-
quences of the same. The Judaists of Galatia. The
polemical position ofthe Epistle to the Galatians. The
conflict with the Corinthian opponents. The irenical
character ofthe Epistle to the Eomans . . . .97
Lecture IV.
THE EECONCILIATION OF PAULINISM AND
JEWISH CHEISTIANITY.
The relation ofPaul to his Eoman opponents according to
the Epistle to the Philippians. The Book of Eevela-
tion: itsorigin,legalanti-Paulinism,idealisticChristology,
relation to Heathen Christians. The Epistle ofJames.
The Paulinism of the Gospel ofMark. The Judaism of
the Gospel of Matthew. The conciliatory Paulinism of
the Gospel ofLuke 149
Lecture V.
PAULINISM AND GNOSTICISM.
Gnostic element inPaul's allegoricalinterpretation ofScrip-
ture. The Alexandrine Gnosis of the Epistle to the
Hebrews and the Epistle of Barnabas. The Pauline
Gnosis ofthe Epistles to the Colossians and Ephesians.
Thehyper-PaulineGnosisof^larcionandtheanti-Pauline
Gnosis ofthe pseudo-Clementine writings . , ,199