THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL

概要：

"The New Testament is basically divided between the Gospels and the Epistles. The Gospels are those of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and they variously communicate the one Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ, as he preached it in his earthly life. The Epistles are mostly those of Paul, and in them he has his own Gospel to communicate from his experience of Jesus Christ on the road to Damascus. Then he came to recognize his presence at once in heaven and in his suffering members on earth, according to his words, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" The words are addressed to him from heaven, while they refer to the persecuted Christians on earth. They are addressed to Saul, who subsequently changes his name to Paul, and such is the impression the words make on his mind that in all his Epistles he is always speaking of Jesus, particularly in terms of the three basic virtues of Faith, Hope, and Charity."