The debate concerning the apocalyptic Paul has been narrowly focused on the continuity/discontinuity of historical events in his writings, but if this question is to be considered theologically, it must be seen to concern a specific or localised part of God's relationship with creation, as classically understood in terms of ‘providence’. Because it informs all talk of God's involvement with the cosmos, providence establishes necessary linkages between otherwise separate concepts. Relocating the debate within the framework of providence allows the seemingly irreconcilable claims made on each side to be relativised, such that each may be seen as valid when understood to represent distinct areas within a bigger account of the relationship of God and cosmos. At the same time, this recognition necessarily constrains the language with which the claims ought to be made. All of this provides a safeguarded space within which the details of the Pauline texts can be considered without the risk of naive naturalisation.

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历史，天意和世界末日的保罗

关于世界末日的保罗的辩论狭narrow地集中在他著作中历史事件的连续性/不连续性，但是如果从神学角度考虑这个问题，则必须将其视为与上帝与创造的关系的特定或局部部分，例如在“证明”方面具有经典的理解。普罗维登斯告诉人们一切有关上帝参与宇宙的话题，因此在原本彼此独立的概念之间建立了必要的联系。将辩论移至上帝的保护框架之内，可以使双方提出的看似不可调和的主张相对化，从而使每一个主张在被理解为代表更大范围内对上帝与宇宙关系的不同区域时都可以被视为是有效的。同时，这种认识必然会限制应提出权利要求的语言。所有这些都提供了一个受保护的空间，可以在其中考虑Pauline文本的细节而不会天真地归化。