| INTRODUCTION | | 11 |
| Paul in a nutshell | | 12 |
| Historical Background | | 15 |
| | | |
| Chapter 1:
FROM PAUL'S CONVERSION TO THE JERUSALEM COUNCIL | |
19 |
The conversion of Saul / Paul
| | 19 |
Paul's first missionary Journey
| | 21 |
Introduction to Galatians
| | 26 |
| | | |
| Chapter 2:
PAUL'S SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY | |
35 |
Introduction to First Thessalonians
| | 40
|
Introduction to Second Thessalonians
| | 44 |
| | | |
| Chapter 3:
PAUL'S THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY: First Corinthians | |
47 |
Introduction to First Corinthians
| | 49 |
| | | |
| Chapter 4:
PAUL'S THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY: Second Corinthians | |
65 |
Introduction to the "harsh letter"
| | 65 |
Paul's Third Missionary Journey Cont.
| | 69 |
Introduction to Second Corinthians
| | 71 |
| | | |
| Chapter 5:
PAUL'S THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY: Romans | |
79 |
Introduction to Romans
| | 79 |
| | | |
| Chapter 6:
FROM CORINTH TO JERUSALEM TO ROME | |
99 |
From Corinth to Jerusalem
| | 99 |
Paul's arrest in Jerusalem
| | 101 |
Paul's imprisonment in Caesarea
| | 105 |
Paul's voyage to Rome
| | 109 |
Paul's imprisonment in Rome
| | 112 |
Historical Background
| | 113 |
| | | |
| Chapter 7:
PAUL'S PRISON LETTERS: Ephesians | |
115 |
Introduction to Ephesians
| | 115 |
| | | |
| Chapter 8:
PAUL'S PRISON LETTERS: Philippians | |
123 |
Introduction to Philippians
| | 123 |
| | |
| Chapter 9:
PAUL'S PRISON LETTERS: Colossians and Philemon | |
129 |
Introduction to Colossians
| | 129 |
Introduction to Philemon
| | 135 |
| | | |
| Chapter 10:
PASTORAL EPISTLES: Titus | |
137 |
Introduction to Pastoral Epistles
| | 137 |
| | | |
| Chapter 11:
PASTORAL EPISTLES: First Timothy |
|
141 |
| | | |
| Chapter 12:
PASTORAL EPISTLES: Second Timothy |
|
147 |
| |
|
| APPENDIX ONE:
After Paul | |
153 |
| | | |
| APPENDIX TWO:
PAUL'S LETTERS AND THE NEW TESTAMENT CANON | |
155 |
Second Peter
| | 155 |
Clement of Rome
| | 156 |
Ignatius
| | 157 |
Polycarp
| | 157 |
Irenaeus
| | 158 |
| | | |
| APPENDIX THREE:
Jesus and Paul | |
163 |
| The Christology of Jesus | | 163 |
The Soteriology of Jesus
| | 167 |
The Ethics of Jesus
| | 174 |
Other Parallels
| | 176 |
Conclusion
| | 178 |
| | | |
APPENDIX FOUR:
Works Cited
| |
179 |
| | | |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | | 181 |