Paul: A Biography: Small Group Edition (Udemy.com)
Prof. N.T. Wright guides students toward a thorough grasp of the apostle Paul's lasting role in Christian history.
Created by: N.T. Wright
Last updated October 2019
What you will learn
- Students will have a thorough knowledge of the apostle Paul's background.
- Students will gain an understanding of how and why Paul wrote the things he wrote.
- Students will be able to explain why Paul's writing and thinking are so important for today's society.
- Students will discern the importance of historical pursuit as part of New Testament studies.
How it compares
Against the other 503 rated Udemy courses in Teaching & Academics on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 87% of them
- Reviews118#420 of 504 by number of reviews
- Length6.3 hourslonger than 71% of them
- Last updatedOctober 2019earlier than 84% of them
Course Description
N. T. Wright's definitive biography of Paul reveals the apostle's lasting role in Christian history as an inventor of new paradigms for how we understand Jesus and what he accomplished. Wright celebrates
Paul’s stature as one of the most effective and influential intellectuals in human history, while shedding fresh light on his writings, thoughts, and ideas. Consider these remarkable facts: Paul's writing occupy less than 90 pages in a modern translation yet they have, page per page, generated more sermons, books, monographs, and journal articles than any other writings from the ancient world.
This course endeavors to answer the questions:
- How did this impact result from a man like Paul?
- What was Paul doing and what did he think about why he was doing it?
- How did someone with his background and upbringing end up speaking, traveling, and writing in the way he did?
- What, exactly, happened on the road to Damascus that changed the course of Paul's life and the course of human history?
These and other questions are the focus of this comprehensive course.
Instructor Details
- 4.8 Rating
118 Reviews
N.T. Wright
N.T Wright received his BA, MA and D.Phil. from Oxford University. He taught New Testament at Cambridge, McGill and Oxford Universities 1978-1993. He was Dean of Lichfield, then Canon of Westminster, then Bishop of Durham (Church of England), 1994-2010. Prof. Wright is Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and is currently Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. He has published over 85 books and hundreds of articles. In 2014 Prof. Wright received the Burkitt Medal from the British Academy for services to New Testament scholarship. He enjoys music, golf the Isle of Harris, and spending time with his family in the midst of a busy schedule of writing and travelling.
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Reviews
By Jennifer H MacDonald on 9/2/2021
N.T. Wright has a gentle manner and expresses stable insights into the introduction to Paul.
By Marius Andrews on 9/2/2021
First of all I absolutely love Prof NT Wright's way of teaching and the way he breaks things open!! Secondly looking behind the scenes into the life of Paul bring so much more perspective into play.
By Jacomien Botes on 9/2/2021
Enjoy the content and presentation
By Jerry Hollis on 8/30/2021
Exciting! Prof. Wright's enthusiasm is contagious! I am so looking forward to this course!
By Clint Scott on 8/29/2021
Really great course from NT Wright, very well produced and Udemy makes it really accessible
By Dora Smith on 8/28/2021
Simple minded and little of Paul's background or thought
By Lynette Pinckney on 10/25/2020
Prof Wright expounds upon historical, cultural and personal facts about the people and places he presents with a panoramic and multifaceted perspective that appeals to the seasoned student as well as the novice. The video and text is easy to access via laptop or mobile device, which makes the curriculum accessible at any time.
By Phyllis Ford on 10/24/2020
Yes I was blessed enough to study out of NTWright The New Testament in it's world & it added such a depth of what I was receiving. Dr Wright begins to thread to pull the historical pieces not just this is what was going on but this now Paul begin to bring it altogether because of His depth in Christ.
By Calvary Church on 4/29/2020
Please subtltle all videos for deaf and hard of hearing viewers. Thanks.
By Lisa Sinclair on 1/6/2020
I and my classmates loved the small group context. However, I think that it would be good to sign up and pay through the teacher/facilitator because we had no way of knowing who paid and who just sat in! (Or have a list of enlisted students sent to the facilitator.) A timeline of Paul's life would have been very helpful as would have a good map of his journeys.
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