Compare The Three Pauline Churches

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From Chapter 16: Colossae: A Big Savior for a Small Church - Highlight the three Pauline churches located in the Lycus Valley. Describe the area and the founding of the churches. Contrast and compare the three churches located in the Lycus Valley: i.e., their location in relation to one another, their histories, and what set each apart from the others.

The three Pauline churches, which were located in Lycus Vally where Colossae, Laodicea, and Hierapolis. They were all relatively close to one another because of their location. Another interesting thing about the three churches where that Paul was not the founder of them instead his helper Epaphras did. These three locations all suffered many different types of earthquakes because of there

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