Epistles

Paul was born in Tarsus of Cilicia, possibly from an affluent family since he was also born a Roman citizen by birth (Acts 9:11). Tarsus, no obscure city, was already several thousand years old at the time Paul was born. Located near the coast of modern Turkey, it served as naval station and port. It was also an education powerhouse called by F. F. Bruce “a university city.” This explains Paul’s higher education, dexterity with the Greek language, and ability to parley with the top philosophers,…

Titus. In these books, Paul is writing to his preacher boys and his own sons after the faith. He gives Timothy and Titus areas to work on and actions to accomplish in order to be a good minister. At the time that the Apostle Paul was writing these epistles, he was near to his death. He had already spent much time in the ministry, and he wanted to pass down what he learned to his preacher boys. By applying the teaching that Paul gave Timothy and Titus, and by demonstrating…

1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Caleb Bower BLIT 250: Biblical Hermeneutics Dr. Murphy April 11, 2016 1 Thessalonians is one of the thirteen Pauline Epistles in the New Testament. 1 Thessalonians 4: 1-8 will be the passage studied in this paper. The passage from the NIV Bible says: Living to Please God 4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more…

IV Atonement in Paul’s Epistles and the Book of Hebrews (three pages) A. Paul in his letter to the Corinthians emphasizes that Israel’s sin was so severe that “The sacrifice of his life was the huge gift necessary to offer God on the Day of Atonement. That is what Paul meant when…

with him, perhaps, from Syria. Paul was a physician and historian (d 84 in Greece). Luke wrote about Paul in Acts 19. Paul had written approximately a third of the New Testament, which includes the thirteen epistles. The letters, on which our context is based, can be found in the Prison Epistles that consist of Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Philemon. Ephesians is…

of the Lock, 1714; Translation of Homer’s Iliad, 1715–18; Edition of Shakspeare, 1725; Translation of Homer’s Odyssey, 1726; Dunciad, 1st form, 1728;Epistle to the Earl of Burlington, 1731; On the Use of Riches, 1732; Essay on Man, Part I, 1732; Horace, Sat. 2. 1. imitated, 1733; Epistle to Lord Cobham, 1733; Epistle to Arbuthnot, 1735; Horace, Epistle 1. 1. imitated, 1737; Dunciad, altered and enlarged, 1742 (Pattison, “Alexander Pope (1688-1744)”). Obviously, Pope wrote early and often in his…

Differently from the three the synoptic Gospels, John’s Gospel gives a distinct and unique perspective of the life of Jesus Christ. This was written clearly and purposefully for the hearers. The Gospel is divided in to two major parts in which John unfolds the purpose for which he composed the Gospel. As clear as it is demonstrated in the fourth Gospel. In order to gain a necessary understanding of the purpose of the Gospel, there is a need to unfold and expand on the way of the messiahship of…

“Prophecy speaks to the heart as much as the head. If we think that by objectifying and exegeting every aspect of prophecy we can grasp the intent, we will have ignored one of the most important features of prophecy.” (Sandy, p.31) Prophecy is not the easiest genre of Scripture to read or understand. Much of what is at stake in studying the prophetic passages of Scripture is history, and without a strong understanding of biblical history, these passages tend to blend and meld together, making…

False teaching is a major theme and issue as well. There was a presence and popularity within the community of errant teaching that was vibrant enough to question the great commandment as expressed by Jesus and yet to maintain an influential place in the community. It was a teaching tailor-made for the time, for it allowed people to social climb and the exhibition of social snobbery. James took very hands on approach to this. Through the problem of false teaching wisdom is necessary that is,…

would give believers a bad name. Living those principles, others would gain trust and accept God as their savior. The letters Paul wrote them were filled with sound advice. The two letters to Timothy and the letters to Titus are called the “Pastoral Epistles “and there are others in…