Understanding Acts and Paul's Epistles: Insights and Context

Introduction to Acts
and the Epistles of
Paul
 
Introduction
 
We will study the Acts of the Apostles and
the 14 Epistles of Paul including:
 
Their character
 
The unifying theological themes
 
The historical and theological background
Introduction (Cont)
 
The problem with studying the Pauline Epistles:
 
People do not understand the historical
setting behind each epistle which would be like
reading a stack of emails without knowing:
 
Who the author is
 
Where and when they were written
 
What was going on in the author’s life
 
Who was the intended audience
 
Who was the recipient
Introduction (Cont)
 
Because Paul dictated his letter to a scribe,
and due to the cost of parchment, he could
not go back and make corrections
Therefore, he had to correct his mistakes in
the next dictated line
These correction sometimes cause confusion
but they also authenticate that the letters are
real letters written by a real person
Introduction (Cont)
 
What order do Paul’s letters appear in the
Canon of Scriptures?
 
They are listed, like the books of the Prophets
in the Old Testament, from the longest to the
shortest (Not in a historical time line!)
 
This was the way the early Church laid them
out in their lectionary
 
The historical setting for Paul’s epistles can be
found in the study of the Acts of the Apostles
(thus we will jump back and forth)
Introduction (Cont)
 
Acts of the Apostles
 
Title: 
English translation from Latin and Greek
– may not have been the original name of the
text
 
Author: 
Luke
 
Date of composition: 
sometime after 62 A.D.
to 68 A.D
.
 
Book ends with Paul’s imprisonment in Rome in
62-63 A.D.
 
Contains no information about the martyrdom of
Peter and Paul in 67-68 A.D. or the destruction
of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.
Introduction (Cont)
 
Major Themes and Structure
 
As given in chapter one “But you shall receive
power when the Holy Spirit has come upon
you; and you shall be my witnesses in
Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and
to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8)
 
The book chronicles the spread of the gospel
by the power of the Holy Spirit through the
Apostles, the witnesses of the resurrection,
beginning in Jerusalem and Judea (1-7), then
to Samaria (8-9), and then into the Gentile
world (10-28), over a span of about thirty
years
Introduction (Cont)
 
Significant Content of Acts
 
First
, it provide some of the most
important and detailed information about
the Holy Spirit and his workings with the
early Church
 
Second
, through the many public Speeches
of the Apostles, we are able to see the
content and style of preaching in the early
Church
Introduction (Cont)
 
Third
, it provides a number of examples of
early Church structure to include: Deacons,
Priests, Bishops, the Episcopal office and the
Apostles
 
Forth
, it provides the occurrence of the first
Church council to include:
 
The paradigm
 
The debate, decision and public
pronouncement through a written
declaration, by which the Church will resolve
doctrinal and practical problems throughout
her history
Transition
 
Next we will begin with an introduction to
the 
Book of the Acts of the Apostles
 
 
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  1. Introduction to Acts and the Epistles of Paul

  2. Introduction We will study the Acts of the Apostles and the 14 Epistles of Paul including: Their character The unifying theological themes The historical and theological background

  3. Introduction (Cont) The problem with studying the Pauline Epistles: People do not understand the historical setting behind each epistle which would be like reading a stack of emails without knowing: Who the author is Where and when they were written What was going on in the author s life Who was the intended audience Who was the recipient

  4. Introduction (Cont) Because Paul dictated his letter to a scribe, and due to the cost of parchment, he could not go back and make corrections Therefore, he had to correct his mistakes in the next dictated line These correction sometimes cause confusion but they also authenticate that the letters are real letters written by a real person

  5. Introduction (Cont) What order do Paul s letters appear in the Canon of Scriptures? They are listed, like the books of the Prophets in the Old Testament, from the longest to the shortest (Not in a historical time line!) This was the way the early Church laid them out in their lectionary The historical setting for Paul s epistles can be found in the study of the Acts of the Apostles (thus we will jump back and forth)

  6. Introduction (Cont) Acts of the Apostles Title: may not have been the original name of the text Author: Date of composition: to 68 A.D. Book ends with Paul s imprisonment in Rome in 62-63 A.D. Contains no information about the martyrdom of Peter and Paul in 67-68 A.D. or the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Title: English translation from Latin and Greek Author: Luke Date of composition: sometime after 62 A.D.

  7. Introduction (Cont) Major Themes and Structure As given in chapter one But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth (Acts 1:8) The book chronicles the spread of the gospel by the power of the Holy Spirit through the Apostles, the witnesses of the resurrection, beginning in Jerusalem and Judea (1-7), then to Samaria (8-9), and then into the Gentile world (10-28), over a span of about thirty years Major Themes and Structure

  8. Introduction (Cont) Significant Content of Acts First important and detailed information about the Holy Spirit and his workings with the early Church Second of the Apostles, we are able to see the content and style of preaching in the early Church Significant Content of Acts First, it provide some of the most Second, through the many public Speeches

  9. Introduction (Cont) Third early Church structure to include: Deacons, Priests, Bishops, the Episcopal office and the Apostles Forth Church council to include: The paradigm The debate, decision and public pronouncement through a written declaration, by which the Church will resolve doctrinal and practical problems throughout her history Third, it provides a number of examples of Forth, it provides the occurrence of the first

  10. Transition Next we will begin with an introduction to the Book of the Acts of the Apostles Book of the Acts of the Apostles

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