A New New Testament by Hal Taussig

Author:Hal Taussig
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mariner Books

“I will bring the philosophy of the philosophers to naught, and the shrewdness of the shrewd I will bring to nothing.”

20 Where is the philosopher? Where the teacher of the Law? Where the disputant of today? Has God not shown the world’s philosophy to be folly? 21 For since the world, in God’s wisdom, did not by its philosophy learn to know God, God saw fit, by the “folly” of our proclamation, to save those who believe in the Anointed One! 22 While Judeans ask for miraculous signs, and Greeks study philosophy, 23 we are proclaiming Christ crucified—to the Judeans an obstacle, to the gentiles mere folly, 24 but to those who have received the call, whether Judeans or Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God! 25 For God’s “folly” is wiser than people, and God’s “weakness” is stronger than people.

26 Look at the facts of your call, friends. There are not many among you who are wise, as people reckon wisdom, not many who are influential, not many who are high-born; 27 but God chose what the world counts foolish to put its wise to shame, and God chose what the world counts weak to put its strong to shame, 28 and God chose what the world counts poor and insignificant—things that to it are unreal—to bring its “realities” to nothing, 29 so that in his presence no one should boast. 30 But you, by your union with Christ Jesus, belong to God; and Christ, by God’s will, became not only our wisdom, but also our righteousness, holiness, and deliverance, 31 so that—in the words of scripture—

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