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Paulinism

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[paw-luh-niz-uhm] / ˈpɔ ləˌnɪz əm /

noun

  1. the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.


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Origin of Paulinism

First recorded in 1855–60; Pauline + -ism

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Irenæus immediately shows the influence of Paulinism very clearly.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

The second, historical note of original Paulinism we recognize in the writer’s attitude towards Judaism.

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.

Had nothing intervened between Gnostics and reactionaries the most vital elements of Paul's gospel might well have disappeared, even at this great headquarters of Paulinism.

From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner

This Paulinism in its religious strength, but without dialectic, without the Jewish Christian view of history, and detached from the soil of the Old Testament, was to him the true Christianity.

From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

What we must call, in distinction from Paulinism, 'apostolic' Christianity is well represented in the Book of Acts.

From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner

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