Paul writes about women, slavery, marriage, Jews, and so much more. But even his fellow church leaders found his writing confusing. On this podcast, New Testament Scholar Dr. Stephen Chester unpacks some of the biggest challenges we face when reading the Apostle Paul’s letters. We touch on some hot topics like women, slavery, marriage and singleness. But, we also work through some of the complicated theology of Paul’s writings including conflict between Jewish and Gentile followers of Jesus and the connection between our good works and our salvation. Dr. Chester also dives into the history of Pauline scholarship including the gains and losses from the New Perspective on Paul. Tune in as we unravel some of these challenging topics and see how the New Testament writers were really just ordinary people trying to figure out how to follow Jesus in the ...