Paul the Jewish Theologian: A Pharisee among Christians, Jews, and Gentiles (Biblia.com)

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Paul the Jewish Theologian reveals Saul of Tarsus as a man who, though rejected in the synagogue, never truly left Judaism. Author Brad Young disagrees with long-held notions that Hellenism was the context which most influenced Paul’s communication of the Gospel. This skewed notion has led to widely divergent interpretations of Paul’s writings. A correct interpretation of Paul can only be...

(2) Paul’s view of Torah was always positive. Torah is good. It is a spiritual revealing of God’s higher plan. God’s gift of Torah was an expression of divine grace. For Paul, the law and the prophets reveal the design of Jesus’ coming. But the issue for Paul is human frailty and the inability of the individual to live a life for God in the strength of the flesh. Indeed, the problem of sinful flesh plagued Paul because of his intense desire to live a life pleasing to God in accordance with what had

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