If Paul began study at the latest age of 16, we can guess a birth year of about 6 at the earliest. whats d equivalence of studying at d feet of Gamaliel to todays education. Supposition and/or conjecture certainly can allow for a yes that he was probably there because a Pharisee would most likely have gone to Jerusalem for the Pasch, Passover. The Clementine Literature suggested that he maintained secrecy about the conversion and continued to be a member of the Sanhedrin for the purpose of covertly assisting his fellow Christians. Answer Gamaliel was a first-century Jewish rabbi and a leader in the Jewish Sanhedrin. Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22.6). Ridiculous. hmmm. Im sorry to shatter your confirmation bias but YEshua nor Paul were Christians. You are one of a growing number of followers of the Messiah (p) Issa/Yesha who actually have figured out Paul was a con artist sent to corrupt the movement started by the Nazarene Messiah (p) and if it failed in Pauls lifetime it succeeded under the Roman Emporer Constantine and it was Paul they revered as THE Apostle, even before Nicene Creed was made up. Meaning people who believed in the Moshiach as Yeshua. Perhaps a foundation stone? Paul may very well have studied under Gamaliel and from there established the groundwork from which to build a new movement. Are the lines differentiating Gamaliel/Hillel from Shammaite Pharisees sufficiently filled out by robust bodies of exhaustive casuistry? I need to refine that. The biblical Christian has but one authority and tradition, trust and SolaHoly Scripture! Gamaliel taught between A.D. 22-55, giving us an approximate early date for Paul's education. So they disagree with each other. Paul = "little". This also convinces me that even though it seems he split from Gamaliel, early on, that did not change him into something completely opposite. The game the dogs play is the same today, Except now they do it on blogs. It is a Rembrandt. xl. Youre putting your western views on a Hebraic book that is of near eastern culture. You are extremely insulting to me when you ignore what was written and only hear what your own prejudice allows. We should not follow the jesus of Paul the Pharisee or Muhammad or any other man, who had their own ideas of who jesus was and what He did. The first thing was that they might be with Him personally, together, for His entire earthly ministry, from the time of John the Baptist until Jesus rose to heaven. Then again youre the one creating a construct that Paul was Shammai. ), STEP 1) Paul said; I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man. [1 Timothy 1:13] (Response- Those were Sauls sins, before Jesus called him. If Paul began study at the latest age of 16, we can guess a birth year of about A.D. 6 at the earliest. The overwhelming majority of the epistles is actually fighting against the teachings of Shammai in his time period. (Acts 16:1-10). Gamaliel and his beliefs seem to have a fairly large impact on Paul and his theology. Responding to a question from Peter, Jesus said to them: you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. [Matthew 19:28]. We need to carry this out, with our own God-given abilities and talents, using the skills, and circumstances we have. Third, as John Polhill observes, several rulings from Gamaliel appear in the Mishnah, the Jewish commentary on the Law. Just because Paul disagreed with Gamaliel on one tiny aspect hes therefore a from the school Shammi? Jesus never calls us out For what we used to be. George Clinton? maybe not. Paint the house first, and Ill stay in the garage until youre done. The NIV translation inserts the heading Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas for the passage Luke wrote in Acts 1:12-26]. Here, Paul explicitly wrote that he was in these regions. Why is it so hard to give a straight answer to this simple question? Gamaliel is reported to have offered somewhat lenient advice concerning the early preaching of the apostles (Acts 5:34-39). He uses these references quite often throughout many of his books in the NT. Something I would like to believe, though! Being in his mid-range teens allows for plenty of time for Pauls family to teach him the strict conservative Jewish ways that he often brings up. This has literally been the Orthodox position for almost 2000 years. To teach the bible, it is mandatory to teach from a Pharisaic background. Judas obviously didnt stand by Jesus in his trial, as the whole world knows. Some of its magic, some its tragic, but Ive had a good life along the way. -Jimmy Buffett. Undoubtedly, most of the Jews knew who Gamaliel was, and thus they allowed Paul to speak. We should follow the Jesus of the Gospel writers. You are unable to understand this since you assume all Christians believe wrongly about Jesus and Paul. Its encouraging that God can use imperfect messengers like them, because it proves He can also use an imperfect man like me to advance His kingdom, when I humble myself, repent, and obey His commands. Paul was a Diaspora Jew who claimed to have been raised in a family which kept the Jewish traditions without fault. Why never quesiton his testimony about himself that he never intentionally disobeyed God, is the sinless ever-virgin, and said; I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some? You will be called Rocky. Not the voice of the accuser, Boss Paul the Pharisee, Telling the redeemed people of God About what they used to be. Share of voice equals share of mind. I am not sure we can know, but Aramaic seems likely, although Scripture would be studied in Hebrew. Per Matthew he told his followers to follow the teachings of the Pharisee. How long will you waver between two opinions? After Pauls conversion, his passion seems to push him to even greater lengths as he then proclaims the very Jesus he had persecuted! Upgrade to remove ads. Dr. The relics of Saint Stephen were translated several months later to . The only place in the New Testament that mentions anything like Seven Mountains is Revelation 17, seven hills on which the woman sits. (The Great Prostitute, that is.) Polhill goes on to talk about Paul studying Greek and by him studying under Gameliel and Hellenism, he would be around the gymnasium. Why do you want Paul to act like a Pope in Corinth, someone who oversees all aspects of the church? Do you have a Biblical basis for your response? Love as me, myself and I define love to be, and continuously redefined by sinful men. Nave's Topical Index. Love is all you need. Maybe there is someone I could bounce this off, to get some ideas. Belivers in Yeshua adhered to Lev, 23 and worshipped on the true shabbat. But we surely can trust that Paul was as Acts 22:3 states: I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today.. Hillel, like Moses, died at the age of 120 and for the last 40 years of his life (c.30 BC-10 AD) he led the Sanhedrin, the ruling elders who determined on political and religious cases in Jerusalem. Long has taught full time at Grace Christian University since 1998, specializing in Bible and Biblical languages. Yeshua himself even quotes these writings directly. Nowhere. Therefore, what Saul was taught was not based off of Gods truth. This is exactly what I am talking about, I have regularly posted articles on this blog saying the earliest Christians were Jewish and I often say in classes (and I am sure I have said it someplace here) that the earliest Christian theology (either Jesus or Paul) was quite similar to the Pharisees. http://www.problemswithpaul.com/Apostle_Paul.html. "From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land." THey were called Nazarites or Netzarim (plural) or believers of the MEssianic movement (of that time) and were a sect of Judaism. He came so we can turn from darkness And into His glorious light. Who was Paul taught under? Gamaliel became a leading authority in the Sanhedrin, the highest Jewish court in Jerusalem. For example, when Jesus was speaking about a new command I give you, Jesus didnt say THE new commandment, or the FIRST commandment, or the MOST IMPORTANT commandment, or the ONE commandment, or the GREATEST commandment, or ONE RULE. You cite NT Wright as describing the Shammaite Pharisee as a militant hard-liner that was not willing to work with Rome as long as they could study the Torah. I do not, however, see this as the case in the rest of the book of Acts, where Paul works the Roman system in his favor. Yes, 99.9% of Christians absolute gets Pauls writings wrong. . Jesus was asked twice, by two different men, the same basic question about which is the most important or greatest commandment in the Law. ." b. His training at the feet of Gamaliel (Acts 22:3) according to the strict manner of the law of the Jews. did I miss something? He also intimately knew Gamaliel was was there, at least at The time of Pentecost. Paul claims to have been educated by Gamaliel, one of the premier teachers of the Law in the first century. Menu. And Paul only said it here, one time, in the middle of a personal letter. Somehow Barnabas who was at the Pentecost knew Saul! In Galatians 1:21, Paul wrote, "I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia .". I admit this is all speculation and I dont have a shred of evidence for any of this but it makes me wonder if Paul was trying to start something extraordinary within Judaism (As he mentions in his defense in Acts 22) and God harnessed that ambition for the glory and advancement of His Church. He uses this in Philippians 3:12-14 to describe the Christian walk. I found Pauls athletic references to be really intriguing as well Emily. Deuteronomy 29:29. Id better buy a case of chalk and some more erasers. If you say we dont know enough, or it isnt clear, you are not familiar with the text of the New Testament. Listen to him! [Mark 9:7], The Apostle John recorded the testimony of John the Baptist: I have see and I testify that this is the Son of God. [John 1:34], In contrast, Hundreds of years later Muhammad came along and wrote: God has no son.. If the mere thought of questioning Pauline Doctrine or Pauls truthfulness ruffles your feathers, its a sign that Pauls rotten spiritual fruit has taken root in your life. But you are still not a Muslim when our Quran is incorruptible and agrees with the teachings of Issa (p) more so than theology of Orthodox Church or any Christian denomination! Blessings following the Jesus of the Gospels. Have heard some scholars saying that If Paul was living in the 21 century he would have had 5 phd, how true is that. When Paul was arrested, he told the people and the authorities, "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day" (Acts 22:3). We therefore need to be careful what we say to the young and fragile new born souls. Especially to a yeshiva student studying to be a Chazzan. Mantra (noun) (Hinduism.) Jesus spoke the 3 chapters of the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7, including 7:12. God wants to welcome anyone into His family who has the desire to seek, follow, obey, trust, and love God. Wright (and others) point out that Gamaliel II seems more, er, pacifist Acts, while Paul seems to want to zealously pursue those who are accusing the High Priest of killing an innocent man. Rabbinical eras Chazal Zugot Tannaim Amoraim Savoraim Geonim Rishonim Acharonim v t e In the Christian tradition, Gamaliel is recognized as a Pharisee doctor Is it possible that Paul did conceive of certain individual missions against Christians as consistent with a rendering of mercy, that is, mercy to the stability of cultural Judaism rather than mercy to minority Jews (i.e., Christians)? The command given by our Lord and Savior Is not a Pharisee speaking alone It came rather through your apostles Matthew Peter and John, If a Pharisee boasts proudly Those men added nothing to my message He doesnt speak for Jesus His words are nothing more than garbage, Bibliography All quotes in quotation marks are from the writings of the Apostles Matthew John and Peter in the Bible, mostly the Red Letter words of Jesus. The leaders of the various house churches, Apollos by name, perhaps Chloes household is another church. Things will be different then. Just open the Gospels, especially Mathew, which has you in mind, and listen to the voice of Yeshua. Jesus and the Original Apostles knew what an Apostle is better than anyone else in the world. I would like to check that reference if possible. We do not know if either Gamaliel or Paul heard Jesus preach or were part of any of the meetings which led to his death. This powerful conversion led Paul to give his life to the mission of building up the church and furthering the kingdom of God. He wrote the book on NT theology, and developed a missionary strategy that evangelized the western Roman empireso maybe three or four degrees at least. I think Jesus was God incarnate, but the preaching in Acts 2-3 that brings the increasingly violent reaction is that the Jews killed their true messiah and God raised him from the dead, *and* that he is coming back to judge the nation (starting with Caiaphas?). I think that we should use Pauls training from Gamaliel as a background to understanding his theology because most of his theology is based off of his human teacher and was added on by the Holy Spirit. Are you the Patricio Abramzon who attended the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center in Houston? We are supposed to paint the house first. The New Testament was not written nor codified till well after both Yeshua and Shaul were gone. If I did something it MUST be right Dont use the Scripture to shed any light Dont do as I say, do as I do and then you can be a Pharisee too. We know that as a young man Paul studied under the tutelage of Rabbi Gamaliel in Tarsus, who provided him with an expert knowledge of the Hebrew Scriptures ( Acts 22:3 ). Then, in Acts 22:3, Paul says that he was "brought up in this . Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; Numbers 7:59 chapter context similar meaning "And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur." There were no other New Testament books, and the Hebrew Scriptures were the Old Testament which was irrelevant, according to the heretic Marcion.) It seems that people want to limit the intervention of God in the lives of people he intends to use. Many self-professed Bible-believing Evangelicals wont listen to the words of Jesus, because they are brainwashed through reciting their mantra all scripture is God-breathed.. One could envisage that the power of God was already hard wired in the heart some people through faith in his words and by grace in his blood just as Gamaliel proclaimed, A homeowner called his friend, who was a painting contractor. 3). :the character and position of his father; his own early training in a Grecian city; and his subsequent training under Gamaliel at Jerusalem. Indeed in this case Christian tradition cannot really be trusted, in my opinion. Take a piece of scripture and make nutty doctrines/traditions out of them. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. If you dont agree with my interpretations and applications of the facts, fine. Nave's Topical Index. ), If you cant prove me wrong, you dont have to say Im right, you dont have to agree, but dont say that Im wrong. If you are sure Im wrong but you dont have time to prove it, that means you are either lazy, willfully ignorant, or are breaking the 9th of the Ten Commandments, You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.. .1) Gospel of Mark time lag between being appointed and being sent Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. We have no evidence that I know of to describe his attitude toward those things prior to his Damascus Road and Arabia experiences. Some of the trials were limited to the high priest and his inner circle, it is likely the entire 70 member Sanhedrin met to dal with Jesus. Hillel disagreed on this aspect, due to many converts in the Torah ( Ruth, Obidiah, Abraham etc.) Basically, he said that if the movement is from God then it cannot be stopped, if it is not then it will not succeed. When Hillel died in 10 AD, his son Simon (Gamaliel's father) took over Hillel's position as the nasi, which means president, of the Sanhedrin. The irony is what youre doing is exactly what Paul said NOT to do. scholars can go in making probable rather than possible (speculative) inferences? Did paul study under gamaliel? Every Book of it, every Chapter of it, every Verse of it, every word of it, every syllable of it.. every letter of it, is the direct utterance of the Most High!, Not all the Christians think this way about the Bible however., It depends greatly on which Jesus, and what you mean by believe. The underlying basis is, what is the supreme written Word of God, above all others?, I believe in the Jesus of the Gospels (Matthew Mark Luke & John in the Christian Bible.). Paul wrote: The entire law is summed up in a SINGLE command: Love your neighbor as yourself. [Galatians 5:14, Leviticus 19:18], And again, Paul wrote: He who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. They believe after reading his writings the law is done away with, you can eat what you want and he was anti Judaism. I dont have any position or influence in the Christian world. The Lord Jesus clinches this point: if ye abide in my word, then are ye truly my disciples; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free (John 8:31-32). get up set if you want ,,but Paul was that , dont believe it ? Nicodemus (John 3:7-8) How many brothers did Jesus have? Well Maybe that spirit isnt the Holy Spirit of Jesus, maybe you are bound in spirit by the evil spirit of Paul the Pharisee. Acts 22:3 - "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of This article is the result of when you remove the culture/context of the scriptures, the Hebraics of the Brist Chadasha (Renewed Testament) and injecting the christian outlook that Shaul (Paul) divorced his Jewish roots. IMHO, most of the sports analogies are from the Olympic styled games which were found throughout the empires. Even Festus said that Paul was very learned, Acts 26:24. (Rom. he wouldn't just give it all up on a whim, especially not to be jailed, flogged, persecuted, and executed for it. Kind of long and wordy. Sounds almost like he was in the personal transportation industry back in sword and sandal epic days Peter Charioteer? Maybe not. Im sorry that Christians cant come to grips in their confirmation bias that both Yeshua and Pauls ministries was infact Judaism.. Paul was so entrenched in corrupted rabbinics (MAASE HATORAH ) that it clouded the vision of Messiah until Damscucs road. Minhags- customs attached to moses and the oral law to make them valid that were infact against Torah and corrupt. Scripture does not state whether Saul was or was not in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus crucifixion. I will call him a liar . Rabbis are Reubenites. 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