This episode continues our series on God as a character in the Bible. Today Tim and Jon dive into the writings of Paul in the New Testament.In part one (In part two (Tim’s point is that the Greek word “kurios,” when translated through the Hebrew, equates to Paul calling Jesus Yahweh. So in the quote from the book of Joel, the logic would be: Jesus = Kurios = Yahweh.Joel Joel Romans Tim moves on and talks about Jesus and the Shema in 1 Corinthians Tim says that Paul has basically inserted Jesus into the Shema.The Messianic Shema in 1 Corinthians For us, there is one God (theos),the Father,from whom are all thingsand we exist for Him;and one Lord (kurios),Jesus Christ,by whom are all things,and we exist through Him.The Shema in Deuteronomy Hebrew: “Listen O Israel, Yahweh is our Elohim, Yahweh is one.Greek Septuagint: “Hear O Israel, Kurios is our theos, Kurios is one.κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν κύριος εἷς ἐστινTim says the analogy of 1+1=1 is a mathematical analogy to show how Paul reasons that Jesus and God the Father can be one and separate at the same time. With this logic, he can fit both Jesus and God the Father in the Shema comfortably.In part three (And He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn of all creation.For by Him all things were created,[both] in the heavens and on earth,visible and invisible,whether thrones or dominionsor rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and to himself.And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.And He is head of the body, the church;and He is the beginning,the firstborn from the dead ones;so that he might have first place in everything.For in him it was the [Father's] good pleasure for all the fullness to dwelland through Him to reconcile all things to Himself,having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him,whether things on earth or things in heaven.Tim points out that this is a sort of summit of Paul’s ideas on Jesus. In Paul’s mind, Jesus unites all of the Old Testament themes, and all of the labels and titles Paul gives Jesus in this passage trace back to Old Testament ideas. Tim says Paul breaks with the meanings of the words and how they had been used in the Hebrew scriptures. Tim says that this passage is originally formatted as poetry, which makes sense because there are so many complex ideas being presented that poetry is the only proper way to appreciate it.Thank you to all of our supporters! You can check out all our resources at www.thebibleproject.comShow Produced by:Dan Gummel, Jon Collins, Matthew Halbert-HowenShow Music:Eden, Tae the ProducerFaith, Tae the ProducerShow Resources:Our video on God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAvYmE2YYIU&t=1s Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.