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Did Jesus Teach Salvation by Works?, Pages 317, 13, Alan P 1 Revolutions in Judaeo-Christian beliefs about Salvation Part 3 Jewish Salvations From a Fundamentalist Nazarene to Visionaries of the Diaspora Doug Mason do you really want to live forever, forever and ever? Our exegesis must govern our theology, not the other way around. If our exegesis is at odds with our theology—and if we are confident in our exegesis—then maybe we should begin making changes to our theology rather than searching for solace in the likes of Paul, John, or Acts. … Surely it is our duty to allow the results of our exegesis to reshape and even change, if necessary, our theology.—Did Jesus Teach Salvation by Works?, pages 317, 13, Alan P. Stanley. Version 3 (25 April 2018) © Doug Mason 2018 [email protected] The cover image is based on http://www.thesilvergrey.com/blog/7-things-gospel-teachers-should-give-their-students- (accessed 25 January 2018) 2 Contents BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE FOOTNOTE REFERENCES .................................................................... 5 MULTIPLE BELIEFS .......................................................................................................................... 11 PAUL’S WORLD ................................................................................................................................. 14 PAUL’S GOSPEL ................................................................................................................................ 34 MARK’S SOTERIOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 78 MATTHEW’S SOTERIOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 85 COLOSSIANS’ SOTERIOLOGY ...................................................................................................... 106 EPHESIANS’ SOTERIOLOGY ......................................................................................................... 111 THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS ............................................................................................................. 131 THE PASTORALS’ SOTERIOLOGY ............................................................................................... 154 JOHANNINE SOTERIOLOGY AND CHRISTOLOGY .................................................................. 166 THE NATURE OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION ........................................................................ 196 THE SOTERIOLOGY OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION ............................................................ 207 DETAILED CONTENTS ................................................................................................................... 224 4 Bibliography of the Footnote references BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE FOOTNOTE REFERENCES 114 Sayings of Jesus The Gospel of Thomas’s 114 Sayings of Jesus, as translated by Stephen J. Patterson and James M. Robinson, http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/bible-versions- and-translations/the-gospel-of-thomas-114-sayings-of-jesus/ (accessed 23 March 2017) Anatomy of the Fourth Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel: A Study in Literary Design, R. Alan Gospel Culpepper, Fortress Press, 1984 As it is Written As It Is Written: Studying Paul’s Use of Scripture, Stanley E. Porter and Christopher D. Stanley [eds.], (Symposium Series 50; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2008 Authorship of The Authorship of Ephesians, J P Holding, Ephesians http://www.tektonics.org/af/ephauth.php (accessed 3 September 2017) Background of Paul’s The Background and Content of Paul’s Cultic Atonement Metaphors Atonement Metaphors (Academia Biblica), Stephen Finlan, Society of Biblical Literature, 2004 Beyond Belief Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, Elaine Pagels,Vintage Books, 2003 Book review by Herold Book Reviews: Brown, Raymond E. The Community of the Beloved Weiss Disciple; Martyn, J. Louis. The Gospel of John in Christian History: Essays for Interpreters, by Herold Weiss http://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1542&co ntext=auss (accessed 17 March 2017) Brother of Jesus The Brother of Jesus and the Lost Teachings of Christianity, Jeffrey Bütz, Inner Traditions, 2005 Cambridge Companion The Cambridge Companion To The Bible (Second edition), Bruce Chilton and others, Cambridge University Press, 2007 Christ in you, Barcley Christ In You: A Study in Paul’s Theology and Ethics, William Barcley, University Press of America, 1999 Christology and The Christology and Protology of the Gospel of Thomas, by Stevan L. Protology of Thomas Davies, Journal of Biblical Literature Volume 111, Number 4, Winter 1992. http://users.misericordia.edu/davies/thomas/jblprot.htm (accessed 3 April 2017) Colossians, Ephesians, Colossians, Ephesians, 1 and 2 Timothy, and Titus, Lewis Donelson, 1 and 2 Timothy, and Westminster John Knox Press, 1996 Titus Colossians: A Colossians: A Commentary, Jerry L. Sumney, Westminster John Knox Commentary Press, 2008 Community of the The Community of the Beloved Disciple, Raymond E. Brown, Chapman, Beloved Disciple 1979 Contemporary Studies Contemporary Studies in Acts, Thomas E. Phillips, Mercer University in Acts Press, 2009 5 Bibliography of the Footnote references Cosmic Christology Cosmic Christology in Paul and the Pauline School: Colossians and Ephesians in the Context of GRAECVOPPrOMAN Cosmology, with a New synopsis of the Greek Texts. George H. van Kooten, C. B. 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