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A 5 page essay that analyzes how Paul refers to Jesus in several of his epistles. Throughout the epistles of Paul, the apostle invokes the name of Jesus as a means to testify to power and glory of the Savior, but also as a means to legitimize his own position as a leader to the early Christian community. Therefore, it is interesting to note that the manner in which Paul refers to the Jesus changes over the course of his correspondence to the early churches. The writer examines 1 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Corinthians, and Romans. No additional sources cited.
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very real sense, a name becomes the person and is frequently a metaphysical, as well as a logistical and semantic placeholder for that person. In many cultures, a
name was thought to take-on the attributes, and, in particular, the power of the person to whom it was attached. Witness the fact that both demons and saints may be
invoked simply by uttering their names. Throughout the epistles of Paul, the apostle invokes the name of Jesus as a means to testify to power and glory
of the Savior, but also as a means to legitimize his own position as a leader to the early Christian community. Therefore, it is interesting to note that the
manner in which Paul refers to the Jesus changes over the course of his correspondence to the early churches. In First Thessalonians, Paul consistently refers to Jesus as "Lord."
However, in First and Second Corinthians and Romans, Paul abandons this practice in favor of referring to Jesus in progressively more formal terms, as "Christ," "Son of God" and
"Messiah." Examining First Thessalonians, First and Second Corinthians, and Romans suggests that the reason behind Pauls naming of Jesus has a direct correlation between his purposes in writing the
various letters. As this letter opens, Paul greets the Thessalonians, who have suffered many persecutions for their beliefs, yet have remained steadfast in their Christian faith. Pauls purposes
in writing this letter appear to be to, first of all, praise the Thessalonians for their bravery under persecution, but also to instruct them as to holy living, and to
clarify points of faith, particularly in regards to the second coming of Christ. Paul beings by praising them, in 1 Thessalonians 1:14 he writes that the Thessalonians calling them "imitators
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