How To Read Pauline Epistles

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Pauline Epistles is taught by Steve Stanley. This course will help students learn how to read Paul’s thirteen letters and why Paul wrote them. Students will be introduced to the Greco-Roman time period in which Paul wrote, learn to recognize the purpose of Paul’s letters, and explore how his letters apply to people today.

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