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Authentic and Disputed
Letters of Paul
Letters/EpistlesLetters could be written in
different ways Sometimes by the sender’s
own hand and sometimes dictated
Each syllable might be copied by a recording secretaryWith an editor introduced to
correct mistakes A scribe was almost a
coauthor, to create the final form of the letter.
Pauline letters were meant to be read aloud in order to persuade. Like speeches, they can be
judged as rhetoric, in terms of the authority of writer, the quality of the writings, and the desired effect on the audience.
Background InformationThe letters attributed to Paul
make up approximately one-half of the New Testament
These letters are best described as pastoral (apostolic): basic function was to
speak/teach in the absence of the apostle
The majority of the letters are written to churches Paul had already established Intention was church
maintenance
Authentic and Disputed Letters of Paul
Authentic:1 Thessalonians1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansPhilippiansGalatiansPhilemonRomans
Disputed:2 ThessaloniansColossiansEphesians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitus
Disputed Letters: Style Vocabulary Ideas content slightly
different or more developed than traditional Paul
Authentic lettersLanguage: vocabulary
and styleTheologyHistorical Situation
Pseudonimity (false name) The attachment of a famous name
to a bookCommon phenomena amongst
the ancients who had no concept of intellectual property
Fostered by writers that revered or venerated the person who bore these names
It is not plagiarism or an attempt to misleadit is suggested of a school
mentality: students know their
master’s teachings intimately and therefore feel qualified to reproduce it in their absence
Paul’s Modus Operandi
How did a Christian missionary like Paul, after arriving in a new city where he had no contacts, actually go about meeting people and talking to them about religion in an effort to convert them?
Paul arrived in town as a complete stranger, he would simply stand on a crowded street corner and preach to those passing by, hoping to win converts by his sincerity and charisma and by the appeal of his message. This was the method followed among some of the
philosophers in the Greco-Roman world; BUT Paul gives no indication that this is how he proceeded.
Paul’s Modus Operandi In Acts, Paul invariably
makes new contacts by going to the local synagogue, where as a traveling Jew he would be quite welcome, and sung the worship service there as an occasion to speak of his belief in Jesus as the messiah come in fulfillment of the Scripture.
Recent scholars have realized that PaulLiterally means that
the had been working full time and had used his place of business as a point of contact with people to proclaim the gospel.
Paul preached while on the job.
Ephesus
Ephesus
Colossae
Colossae
Philippi
Philippi
Philippi
Corinth
Corinth
Corinth
Thessalonica
Thessalonica
How did Paul die?
How did Peter die?