History of Christian Thought Study Guide for Placher Ch 3, "Mission to the Gentiles"

From Placher Ch 3

New Testament as a record of diversity

Gentiles

Paul

Paul's conversion

Idea of the Second coming

Crisis of delay

Jewish Christians

Tensions between Jews and Greeks

Expansion of Christianity - reaching out to Jews and Gentiles

Paul on the importnace of faith

Emphasis on unity, community

Paul's four-stage account of who Jesus was

Paul on sin and grace

Paul on women

Paul on the Law

Significance of Paul's own Jewish faith

Christology

mystery cults

savior cults

Logos

Christ as the second Adam