THEOLOGICAL SYSTEM OF PAUL

This episode unpacks how Jesus and Paul disclose reality in radically different genres: Jesus “shows” God through personal encounters, paradoxes and parables, while Paul “explains” God by constructing theological systems in letters. We explore how Jesus’ oral, existential method aims to transform the person here and now, whereas Paul seeks to interpret the universal significance of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection for human history. The conversation probes practical consequences—if only the Gospels survived people could still follow Jesus, but the reverse would make reconstructing his living method nearly impossible—and why Paul’s interpretation became dominant. Tune in for a clear, fair-minded look at authority, inerrancy, and why both showing and explaining matter for faith today.