New Testament Letters: Historical Context

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I have to say I found the richness (and busyness) in illustrations somewhat distracting from the message of the video. But obviously, that's just my opinion; to each their own.

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I perfectly agree with your statement regarding the visuals and your analyses on the visual ... for is a cubism type of illustration and it really shows the chaotic and frenetic times that Roman society must had been, I just loved every little bit of the video, but being a visual artist I confess I got really focus on the illustrations : ) lol.

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Thessalonica means Victory on Thessalians. And that means Victory on Inaccuracy. Guess it is related to it.

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Yes. The desert god of the ancient Hebrews for sure.

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I don't think the Hebrew god Yahweh who drowned all of the little innocents during one of his episodes had anything to do with this man made video and the man made collection of stories upon which it was based. It's make believe designed for children.

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The New Testament letters are some of the most accessible and easy to read parts of the Bible. They were written by early Christian apostles, representatives of Jesus who were appointed to spread the good news about him to the ancient world. And they are addressed to a "you," which makes any reader feel like they are being directly spoken to by the people who were closest to Jesus. What could be better? But if you read these letters at any length, you know they are full of sections that are inspiring (Paul's bit about the foolish wisdom of the cross in 1 Corinthians 2), puzzling (Paul's discussion of hairstyles in 1 Corinthians 11), and off-putting (Peter's depiction of obedient slaves and wives in 1 Peter 2-3). It is passages like these that remind modern readers that these letters are ancient texts written in a language and culture vastly different from our own. However, it's precisely by honoring the historical context of the New Testament letters that we can learn how to wisely read them and see how they can speak a powerful word to our own time and place. The apostles were heralds of the good news of Jesus as the risen king of the world, and they believed this message had the power to transform people and whole communities (see Paul's exposition of this theme in Colossians 1-3 and Ephesians 2-4). But because they lived in the first century Roman world, the specific cultural issues and challenges they wrote about are not identical to our own today. This means we need to learn something about life in the ancient Roman empire to gain a deeper understanding of why the apostles said what they said. We also need to search each letter to understand what circumstances in each church community prompted the writing of the letter in the first place. Once we see that Paul's letter to the Romans was written to a church divided along cultural and racial lines, or that Peter's letter was sent to churches facing shame and persecution for following Jesus, we can better comprehend these letters. In these letters we get to watch the apostles navigate the challenges of their day with the good news that the risen Jesus is the king of the world. And if Jesus is still king of the nations, we must address the unique issues of our own time and culture with the same message. And what better guide than the people who surrounded Jesus himself? The ancient words of the apostles, when they're read in historical context, are full of divine wisdom to guide Jesus' followers in every generation.

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Dear Moises, Here are a few problems with the Bible and the Bible Project: One hundred and seventy five contradictions in the biblical narratives beginning with Genesis. The presumption of a Hebrew god, Yahweh, in competition with rival gods from other tribes. (First commandment). Bible stories of events that never happened or could not happen in the reality that you and I live in every day. Adam and Eve, the flood, Noah's Ark, The Exodus, miracles, and a dying and rising god named Yeshua (Jesus) are all unnecessary if an all powerful, all wise, all loving god actually existed outside of human imagination. Keep on reading the Bible.

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It's awesome to find out about the messages in the letters of the New Testament! Another interesting and inspiring video. Keep it up!

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This is Great! It helps me to understand the why and wherefore of the NT letters. Thanks all of you at the Bible Project!

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Imagine using context for Biblical interpretation. This comment was made by LCMS Gang lol seriously keep doing what you're doing guys and spreading the Word to all nations!

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Percificus The corona virus is a sign that Jesus is coming, the 666 Mark of the Beast is coming also, Sunday Law will be imposed by the Roman Chatolic Church. Remember

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Yes. Keep spreading the good news since Yahweh, the Hebrew tribal god can't do it without your help. Pay no attention to those rival gods worshiped by those other tribes.

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Looks like we really are in the Twenties, with all the Picasso and Braque happening here!... cool design! (Sound design too deserves a special nod!)

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I doubt they will, they've avoided topics like that and I expect they'll continue doing so.

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The art helps me to understand the concepts more.

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Love that "Cubism" Style, and the amazing message.

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society: "Bible endorses hierarchical patriarchy!!!!" Bible : "am i joke to you?"

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Society: Yes. Yes you are. Bible: Well, your loss.

[@jamirequez]

Vitruvianus strongly disagree, maybe in history the bible has been interpreted that way but the teachings of Jesus basically say the opposite

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@@jamirequez I don't think you got what he was saying. The shrieking voices in our modern society (culture) wrongly say that the Bible endorses hierarchical patriarchy (and implicit in that is the idea of abuse of power). But the scriptures teach the value of humanity in God's sight.

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Well... on some level it does. But hierarchy is not the same as oppresion.

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@@foolfether I'm glad you can understand the difference. Many in our culture fail to understand. I believe that hierarchy with appropriate mobility and accountability is a very good thing, and it keeps societies from going off the rails.

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Great sir...enjoy the word of God....

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