Paul - first century missionary- urban man
- greatly influenced the Christian Community
-not systematic dogmatic theologian
APuline Corpus Ro Co Co
Gal Eph Phi
Co The The
Ti Ti Ti
Phi Heb
Proto-Pauline Letters 7 Pauline Homologoumena: Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thesaalonians, Philemon
6 Deutero Pauline Letters (Pauline Antilegomena) - Pauline authorship is desputed
ephesians, Colosians, 2 Thesalonians, 1& 2 Timothy, Titus
Pastoral Epistles - 1 & 2 Timothy, titus
(18th Century because of the French Exegetes)
Captivity Epistles / Imprisonment Letters: Eph, Col, Phil, Philemon
Hebrews - only in the 3rd century accepted as Pauline because of Clement of Alexandria
- in the 4th century in the Western Church because of St. Jerome and Augustine
in the 18th century - doubts grew again and now nobody believes that it is a Pauline letter
Reason why:
1. Anonymous - no mention of Paul at all
2. The style is not typical Pauline style, the Greek is polished, the usual is disordely manner with disgressions
3. There are more theological themes that are not found in the letters e.g. Xt as Priest
Themes of Jsutification, faith
absent vice versa
17 of the chapters of Acts are dedicated to Paul 9, etc.
Sources: Letters, acts
Earliest: 50/51 1 Thesalonians
57/58 Last Letters
