Rikk Watts served as Regent College's Professor of New Testament from 1996-2016, and currently a Research Professor with Regent. Initially trained as an aeronautical engineer, Rikk worked for a number of years with IBM in large retail systems engineering while undertaking a degree in philosophy, art history, and sociology. He later joined a parachurch organization engaged in Christian awareness projects in public schools and in providing crisis accommodation and various rehabilitation programs for the urban poor. He was a founding member of On Being, a major Australian Christian magazine, and supported himself and his family as a professional drummer. In addition to Alphacrucis and Regent, Rikk has served as an instructor at Gordon-Conwell (Boston), Wycliffe Hall (Oxford), Latrobe University (Melbourne), and the Bible College of Victoria (Melbourne). Rikk Watts is married to Katie, a primary teacher, and they have two adult children, Steven and Rebecca. In addition to an obsession with sailing, he enjoys movies, good restaurants, music, reading, and going for long walks with Katie.
Paul Theologian, Historian, or Something Else?
Speaker(s): Rikk Watts
Date: Summer 2021
Length: 1h 32m
Product ID: RGDL5102Q
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Although how Paul read Scripture lies at the heart of his gospel, there is no consensus on the matter. This lecture proposes that the critical question is how Paul “knows.” While clearly not a “theologian,” and far closer to Hellenic historians, his significant differences suggest he is closest to Israel’s ancient prophets. Paul’s “in Christ” identity reflects a deep personal devotion to the LORD Jesus whom he met on the Damascus Road, not unlike Moses’ encountering Yahweh during the Exodus. His fundamental hermeneutic is similarly relational, and in assuming Yahweh’s faithful character, drives his vision of Christian transformation.
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