LETTERS OF ST. PAUL 1 Thessalonians Date of Early 51 A.D.

Writing Addressee Thessalonians (Thessalonica)

Galatians 54 A.D. Communities in the Northern Galatia

Philippians 54 55 A.D. Philippi

Philemon 55 56 A.D.

1 Corinthians 56 A.D.

Purpose for Writing

Problems about the Parousia, 2nd coming of Christ

Major Themes/ Content

Christian identity Resurrection

Philemon Corinth prominent Christian cosmopolitan (Colossae); owner of Greek city; capital a slave named of the Roman Onesimus province of Achaia counteract warn against Onesimus who ran Problems of Judaizing opinions enemies of their away from his master Christian life and and efforts to faith (Philemon) and came faith in the church undermine his in contact with him in (commerce, proud authority prison culture, immorality & variety of religion) Faith in Christ Giving thanks for Reconciled with his Divisions/ helping him in slave and welcome immorality in the Practice of need him as Christian Church Theological brother virtue Courage & Sex and Charity/Love confidence in all Marriage troubles Conscience Emphasis on Church order joy, confidence, Gifts of Holy unity & Spirit perseverance in Resurrection Christian faith

LETTERS OF ST. PAUL 2 Corinthians Date of 57 A.D. Writing Addressee Corinth Purpose for Writing Strong attacks against him

Romans 58 A.D. Church at Rome

Colossians 80 90 A.D

2 Thessalonians 80 90 A.D.

Ephesians 80 90 A.D. Ephesus Appeal to Gods people to live out the meaning of Gods plan

Major Themes/ Content

appeal

for a collection to aid poor Christians in Jerusalem.

Colossae town in Church at Asia Minor east of Thessalonica Ephesus Explain his Oppose the false Confusion over the understanding of teachings of false expected return of Christian Faith and its teachers Christ application in Christian life significance of Christ Jesus Christ as Parousia and faith in him for our hope of salvation salvation relationship of Christianity to Judaism; the condition of mankind without Christ; justification and the Christian life; duties of Christians.

Church as the Mystical Body of Christ.

LETTERS OF ST. PAUL Titus Date of Writing 100 A.D. Addressee Titus Gentile convert from Crete into Christianity; fellow worker an assistant to Paul in his missionary work Purpose for Bad character of many Writing Cretans Major Themes/ How to teach various Content group in the church (Older/ young men/women) Christian conduct 1 Timothy 2 Timothy 100 A.D 100 A.D. Timothy - young Christian Timothy from Asia Minor; son of Jewish mother and Greek father; companion and assistant of Paul False teaching in the False arguments Church Church administration Endurance and worship - Faithful witness of Christ Description of the kind Warning against foolish and of character that Churh ignorant arguments leaders and helpers should have Good servant of Christ