The book St. Paul; a Study in Social And Religious History was written by author Deissmann, Adolf, 1866-1937 Here you can read free online of St. Paul; a Study in Social And Religious History book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is St. Paul; a Study in Social And Religious History a good or bad book?
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19. »o 1 Thess. V. 2f.; 1 Cor. xiii. 2; 2 Cor. i. 17 ff.; Gal. iv. 6; Bom. viii. 15. " The fact is generally overlooked, often under the indirect influence of the theory of mechanical inspiration, that the letters of St. Paul, considered as historical sources, are merely fragments, so that their testimonitim e silentio is only to be used with caution. We ought to be very sparing with the phrase 'unknown to St. Paul.' The proof from silence appears most open to objection in the books of noisy wr...iters who have nothing to say themselves. Neither the professed theologians (even of the critical school) nor the amateurs who lose their bearings and found new religions Digitized by Google ST. PAUL THE CHRISTIAN 173 apostle no doubt made stiU more ample use of the Lord's words than was necessary in writing to Christ- ians ; he is able to assume on the part of his churches a certain acquaintance with the sayings of Jesus.' And even the total impression that St. Paul had of the life of Jesus as one of humiliation, poverty, and slavery, is itself dominated by the Gospel tradition.^ How greatly this *poor ' man Jesus was able to move the souls of the insignificant many, is shown by the success of St.
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