women in, 152, 162, 163, 164, 165, 260
worldly struggles in, 16, 17, 159–60, 161, 169, 170, 190–91, 192–94
Christians, evangelical, 49, 69, 255
Christmas, xv
Church of the Martyrdom of St. Paul, 242
Cicero, 51, 172
circumcision, 178, 261
Paul’s views on, 19, 33, 34, 183, 199–200, 210, 215
Claudius, 171, 207
Clement, 204–5
1 Clement, 5:3–7, 204
Clement of Alexandria, 35, 52
Clement of Rome, 222
Codex Bezae, 150, 258
Colossians, 7, 228, 244
1:15–17, 120
1:24, 18
2:16–17, 34
3:18–4:1, 229
4:14, 8
Christology in, 120
communion,
Constantine, xx, 7
1 Corinthians, 9, 10, 12, 15, 60–62, 63, 64, 71, 127, 216, 227, 231, 244, 253
1:10–17, 138
1:12, 210
1:18–24, 171
1:23–24, 113
1:26–27, 113
2:1, 110, 255
2:2, 132
2:7, 113, 255
2:7–8, 108
2:8, 112
2:12–13, 171
3:1–3, 193
3:1–4, 138
3:11–12, 231
4:1, 255
4:5, 126
4:8, 123, 202
4:12, 10, 231
4:14–21, 194
5:1–5, 187
5:3–5, 195
5:11, 195
6:2–3, 14, 123, 126, 202
6:7, 194
6:9–10, 122
6:9–11, 187
6:9–19, 170
6:15–16, 189
6:17, 13, 117
7, 168–69
7:5, 168
7:7–8, 168
7:8, 10, 231
7:8–9, 168
7:10, 256
7:10–12, 168
7:12–16, 168, 245
7:17, 172
7:20–22, 172
7:24, 173
7:25, 168
7:26, 169
7:27, 173
7:28, 170
7:29, 169
7:29–31, 124, 169
7:31, 202
7:32, 170
7:34–35, 171
7:35, 170
7:36–37, 168
8:4–6, 182
8:6, 119
9:1, 1, 84
9:1–2, 200
9:2, 10, 197, 218, 230
9:3–5, 200
9:5, 10, 27, 210, 231
9:6, 10, 231
9:8–11, 201
9:12, 200, 231
9:14, 201, 256
9:15, 231
9:18, 200
9:20–21, 185, 212
10:4, 134
10:6–7, 164
10:14–21, 164
10:14–22, 189
10:16, 15, 153
10:21, 163
10:25–26, 189
10:25–29, 151
11, 167
11–14, 152
11:1, 153, 195
11:3, 163
11:5–6, 164
11:7, 162
11:7–8, 162
11:9–10, 163
11:10, 163
11:11–12, 164
11:15, 162
11:16, 164, 195
11:23–25, 145
11:23–26, 15, 256
11:27–32, 154
11:30, 155, 169
11:33, 152
12:1–3, 152
12:1–4, 260
12:4–13, 144
12:10, 152
12:13, 139
13, 20
14:16, 142
14:33b-36, 166
14:34–35, 165
14:37, 103
14:37–38, 166, 195
14:40, 138
15:3–4, 63
15:4, 11, 88
15:5, 78
15:5–7, 27
15:8, 84
15:8–10, 219
15:9, 10, 230
15:9–10, 18
15:13, 61
15:14, 11
15:20, 106
15:21–28, 125
15:22, 125
15:25, 158
15:28, 127
15:29, 141
15:35, 61
15:36–38, 62
15:42–50, 88
15:45, 11
15:45–49, 62
15:47–49, 121
15:50, 14, 62, 65, 122
15:51, 255
15:51–53, 116
15:52–54, 88
16:20, 258
16:22, 142
apostle references in, 253
baptismal disputes in, 138
ethical instructions in, 188, 189–90, 196, 197
Eucharist practices in, 152, 153, 155
2 Corinthians, 9, 71, 216, 227, 244, 253
1:21–22, 117, 143
3:1–3, 104
3:4–11, 95
3:7–8, 96
3:7–9, 17
3:10, 96
3:14–15, 96
3:17–18, 64, 140
3:18, 97, 118
4:4, 112, 159
4:10–12, 106
4:16, 60, 118, 140, 169
4:17, 135
4:18, 60
5:1–4, 60
5:1–5, 11
5:5, 143
5:6–9, 106
5:10, 126
5:16, 4
5:16–17, 132, 153
5:19, 125
6:2, 104
6:4–9, 104
6:11, 197
7:2–3, 197
8:9, 120
10–13, 217–20
10:2, 198
10:3–6, 159
10:5–6, 199
10:8, 198
10:10, 236
11:4–5, 219
11:5, 19
11:13, 19
11:13–15, 220
11:22, 10, 230
11:22–23, 218
11:23–25, 105
11:23–27, 231
11:25, 233
11:32, 235
11:32–33, 243
12:1, 94
12:1–4, 111, 231
12:1–10, 1
12:2–3, 2
12:2–4, 93
12:4, 107
12:7–10, 231
12:8–9, 94
12:9, 159
12:10, 160
12:11–12, 218
12:12, 231
13:2–3, 198
13:10, 198
13:12, 258
cosmic family, 11, 12–14, 17, 97, 112–118, 121, 128, 130, 132, 182, 183, 202, 255
birthright of, 117–18
glorification of, 113, 114, 115–16, 125, 126, 159, 255
Jews’ exclusion from, 183
and judgment, 14, 125, 126, 127
justification of, 114
selection of, 113–14
suffering of, 114, 159–60
cosmos:
Greco-Roman view of, 112, 134
Hebrew view of, 54, 112
Craig, William Lane, 251
Cullman, Oscar, 250
Damascus, 234–35
Daniel, 46, 57, 58
12:1–3, 56
12:2, 106
Darby, John Nelson, 255
David, 102, 109
Jesus’ lineage from, 12, 46, 148, 202
Dead Sea Scrolls, 14, 58, 65, 99, 136, 150, 209, 243, 255, 260
death:
Christian view of, 59, 250
Greek view of, 51, 59, 60, 250
Hebrew view of, 52–55, 57, 59, 106
Deuteronomy:
5:21, 191
18:15–18, 95
21:22–23, 75
30:11–19, 192
32:4, 134
32:18, 134
1.3, 45
1.4, 45
1.5, 45
1.6, 45
2.4, 45
4.5, 45
4.6, 46
4.8, 45
9:2–3, 147–48
10:6, 142
divorce, Paul’s view on, 168, 245
Domna, Julia, 253
Dorcas, 56
Easter, xv
Eastern Catholics, on Jesus’ brothers, 26
Ebionites, 223–24
Ecclesiastes:
3:19–20, 53
3:21, 53
12:7, 54
Elijah, 55, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97–98, 249
Elisha, 55
Elkesaites, 223
Enoch, 58, 249
Ephesians, 7, 127–28, 228, 244
1:9–10, 128
5:21–6:9, 229
20, 154
Epicurians, 61
Epiphanius, 26
Essenes, 58, 136, 246
Eucharist:
Christian debate about, 153
in Christianity before Paul, 15, 45–46, 145, 147–48, 154, 258
Pauline function of, 25, 129, 153, 155, 169
Pauline practice of, 142, 151–56
Paul’s adaptation of, xviii, 14–15, 46, 129, 131, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150–56, 163, 258
preparation for, 154
spiritual gifts at, 152
Eusebius, 36, 39, 81, 205, 242, 265
Eutychus, 56
Eve, 165
Exodus:
3:1–6, 92
3:2, 257
13:21, 134
14:31, 256
20:17, 191
24:15–18, 94
34:27–28, 92
34:29, 92
Ezekiel, 249
37:1–14, 249
Fitzmyer, Joseph A., 260
Gabriel revelation, 65–67, 88
Gaius of Rome, 205
Galatians, 9, 71, 210, 216, 217, 227, 244
1:4, 112, 159
1:6, 199
1:6–8, 219
1:9, 199
1:11–2:2, 10, 230
1:11–12, 3, 4, 63, 111, 146
1:11–15, 111
1:12, 1, 93, 94, 235
1:13, 10, 230
1:14, 10, 134, 181, 230
1:15, 18