On Paul and The Law

On Paul and The Law

April 30, 2026 · 1h 14m · Season 1 · Episode 15

About this episode

The episode discusses whether the Apostle Paul remained Torah-observant throughout his apostleship, featuring a debate on interpretations of scripture and Jewish identity in the church.

Send us Fan Mail Was the Apostle Paul Torah-observant — not just before the Damascus road, but throughout his apostleship to the nations? Brad East stakes out a thesis drawn from Messianic Judaism and the Paul Within Judaism school: that Acts 21 should be read straight, that James is telling the truth about Paul, and that Genesis 12 and 17 still bind Jewish believers. Derek Rishmawy and Alastair Roberts push back hard, working through Galatians 2, 1 Corinthians 9, and the question of whether...

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Mere Orthodoxy, Baker Book House, Beeson Divinity School

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