Saul Versus Bar-Jesus
July 27, 2019
Alastair Roberts
In Acts 13, Saul conflicts with the Jewish false prophet Bar-Jesus and is called by the name Paul for the first time. I explore the literary dynamics of this account a bit more closely.
I've previously commented on Paul's name change here: https://adversariapodcast.com/2019/07/19/saul-saul-why-do-you-persecute-me/. I've addressed the literary and typological dynamics of Acts 12 here: https://adversariapodcast.com/2019/07/19/saul-saul-why-do-you-persecute-me.
My blog for my podcasts and videos is found here: https://adversariapodcast.com/. You can see transcripts of my videos here: https://adversariapodcast.com/list-of-videos-and-podcasts/.
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