Pauline Paradigms In The Agora of Ideas → Pauline Paradigms In The Agora of Ideas Final Exam -

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10 Sections
21 Lessons
10 Weeks

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Week 1: Paul in the Agora of Ideas (8–10 hours)
The historical and philosophical background of the Greek agora. Paul’s entry into the marketplace of ideas.
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Week 2: The New Man and the Individual (12–14 hours)
Identity in the ancient world vs. Paul’s radical notion of the “new creation.” Universal dignity: “neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free.”
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Week 3: Freedom from the Law and Liberty of Conscience (10–12 hours)
Extrinsic vs. intrinsic motivation: law, fear, and grace. The shift toward internalized moral freedom.
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Week 4: Civil Society and the Body of Christ (10–12 hours)
The metaphor of the Body of Christ as a paradigm for civil society. Mutual obligation and equality in community.
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Week 5: Authority and Inclusion (12–14 hours)
The “powers that be” and the legitimacy of authority. The weak and the strong: Paul’s inclusive political ethic.
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Week 6: Grace, Humility, and Power (12–14 hours)
Justification by grace as a paradigm of unmerited worth. Power through weakness and the paradox of humility.
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Week 7: Household Codes and Social Order (12–14 hours)
The Pauline household codes in historical context. Work, ethics, and the sanctity of labor.
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Week 8: Love as a Political Motive (10–12 hours)
Agape as a social and political principle. The transformation of vengeance-based ethics into love-based justice.
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Week 9: The Rejection of Pauline Foundations (12–14 hours)
Case studies: French Revolution, Communist Russia, Nazi Germany. What happens when societies abandon Pauline principles.
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Week 10: Comparative Civilizations and the Enduring Apostle (10–12 hours)
China and the Confucian/Legalist alternative. Lessons from non-Pauline moral frameworks. Integration of Pauline paradigms into contemporary global discourse.
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Pauline Paradigms In The Agora of Ideas

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