Paul's Reworked Monotheism

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The Jews of the Second Temple period were fiercely monotheistic. At the core of this Jewish monotheism was the Shema of Deuteronomy 6:4-5. But this monotheism was far more than a theological belief regarding divine ontology. It was a declaration that the one creator God is sovereign over everything, that He is the God of Israel, that He would vindicate His people through an end-time resurrection, and it was a repudiation of all other claims to deity, be they idols or emperors. One such Jew was Saul of Tarsus, a pharisee zealous for the one true God. While setting out on the road to Damascus to persecute the followers of The Way, he encountered the resurrected Jesus. In this lecture Michael Emadi examines how Paul's meeting with the risen Jesus reframed his view of monotheism and the implications this had for his Jewish theology. This lecture is part of the curriculum for ET 512 New Testament Introduction. 

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Bob Gonzales

Bob Gonzales has served as a pastor of four Reformed Baptist congregations and has been the Academic Dean and a professor since 2005. He is the author of Where Sin Abounds: the Spread of Sin and the Curse in Genesis with Special Focus on the Patriarchal Narratives and has contributed to the Reformed Baptist Theological Review, The Founders Journal, and Westminster Theological Journal. Dr Gonzales is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society. He and his wife, Becky, reside in Boca Raton, Florida.