Epistles

Reading both Seneca’s Epistle 88 and The Yale Report I agree with having liberal education in schools. Below I will explain both Seneca’s Epistle and The Yale Report briefly for you to understand my positioning. While reading Seneca’s Epistle 88, it seemed to me that he was against liberal education but he did see some noble factors in it. Seneca believes that the only liberal study that is of any use is the pursuit of wisdom (Seneca, 1917–25). Seneca is against the parts of liberal education…

Epistle of Galatians I. Greeting & Salutations (Gal. 1:1-16) A. Paul sends a letter to the churches of Galatia. (Gal.1:1-5) 1. Paul tells the churches that he was not sent my man or himself, but by God the father who raised him from the dead. (Gal.1:1) 2. Paul explains that he and everyone that was with him, were sent by Jesus Christ himself to minister to the churches of Galatia. (Gal.1:2) 3. Paul send peace and blessing to the churches and explained how Jesus Christ sent him to rescue the…

grant us life eternal and make it possible to live for God in order to be with God again. Next, Paul displays how we should live for God by the Spirit, and how certain qualities of this life cannot be restricted by the Law (5:22-26). He ends his epistle by showing how the true liberty is found in love and service of the other (6:1-10). He then unmasks the motives of the Christian Jews that tried to derail the Galatians and compares these motives to his own…

Most scholars agree that the Apostle Paul wrote the book of Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon, and Philippians in the majority of the time he was in prison. “It was in 60-62 AD during Paul’s Roman imprisonment that he wrote what we call the prison epistles” (Bucknell, 2014). During that time, Paul was in some type of imprisonment, some may call it house arrest and…

While there is controversy about the authorship of Galatians due to the style and context of the book, it is evident that the author is Paul according to most historians. James Boice notes in his commentary, “Paul, as the author, is mentioned by name not only at the beginning (1:1) but also toward the end of the letter in verse (5:2).” The first people who first became known as the Galatians were known as Celts from the barbarian tribal stock, also known as the Gauls. There are difficulties in…

seeking a more personal and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ and understanding the benefit of being a true and committed servant of Jesus Christ. The goal of this class is to assist each student to gain a greater understanding of the Prison Epistles of The Apostle Paul and how his letters to the Church at Philippi are still relevant to life as a believer today. This Bible study lesson is structured for adults who have had the opportunity to study scripture in some capacity, but who are…

position of first in order of Paul's epistles. The epistle was was penned by Paul to a Christian congregation in Rome. What is interesting is that unlike any of Paul's other epistles it was not written to a congregation that he himself started. But rather was written to a congregation in Rome that Paul had never met, for Paul had never been to Rome before he wrote this epistle. Another difference between the Book of Romans and the rest of Paul's epistles is also quite striking.…

things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” In the Epistle of James, let’s look at the other side of tomorrow: carefree and God-free. It starts with James overhearing two men discussing how well their business is expanding and him giving them a warning. He says, “Come now, you…

Exegesis: I. Historical Setting: A. When: There has been a long standing debate over the timeline in which both Acts and Luke were written. In my previous research of Luke, I concluded that Luke was written sometime between A.D. 58-62. In following with the traditional belief that the book of Acts was written as a sequel to Luke, it would place the writing sometime between A.D. 62-64. Others scholars may argue for a later date. B. Setting: The passage takes place in Jerusalem sometime after…

A response to Pandemonium and Silence at Corinth written by Richard and Catherine Clark Kroeger. I found the introduction quite interesting and informative. “Although we may idealize the early church, most of us would not have enjoyed a visit to a worship service at Corinth. The impression which one was most likely to receive was that of chaos and delirious insanity” (pandemonium and Silence at Corinth). The author uses 1 Corinthians 14:23, NEB which backs up their statement and what they said…