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The Pauline Epistles
Week One: Introduction
THE LITERATURE OF THE LETTERS
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Thesis:
• God’s providence differs from
man’s expectations in that the
deepest doctrines of
Christianity are conveyed in the
most experiential way possible:
through epistles.
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Definition:
• Epistles are ancient letters,
but with a difference: a letter
is personal, spontaneous and
confidential, but an epistle is
purposeful and intended for
publication.
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The Literature of the
Letters
1. His letters preserved for us in
the Bible were occasional
A. His own experience in knowing
Christ
B. Supernatural revelations he
received
C. Heresy he successively
encountered
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The Literature of the
Letters
1. His letters preserved for us in
the Bible were occasional
2. They were official
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The Literature of the
Letters
1. His letters preserved for us in
the Bible were occasional
2. They were official
3. They were varied in form and
style
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The Literature of the
Letters
4. They resulted from a
complicated set of
circumstances
There are no lost letters
There existed forged
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Point 1
• There were three main topics left
unrevealed after Christ
ascended: the implications of his
death, the mystery of the church,
and the revelation of the rapture.
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EVIDENCE ABOUT THE
AUTHOR, ACTS 9:15
1. He bore the name of Christ before
the Gentiles—as contained in his
epistles
2. Before kings—as recorded in his
testimony in Acts
3. To the children of Israel—as found in
the book of Hebrews
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2 Jan 16 Romans Content 17-34 Kedrovsky
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