Pauline letters | biblical literature (2024)

In biblical literature: The Pauline Letters

In the New Testament canon of 27 books, 21 are called “letters,” and even the Revelation to John starts and ends in letter form. Of the 21, 13 belong to the Pauline corpus; the Letter to the Hebrews is included… \n

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    In biblical literature: Conditions aiding the formation of the canon

    …clearly attested—as in those of Paul, which have distinctive historical, theological, and stylistic traits peculiar to Paul—the other writings placed their emphases on the message or revelation conveyed, and the author was considered to be only an instrument or witness to the Holy Spirit or the Lord. When the message…\n

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    In biblical literature: Papyri

    200) codex quire containing the Pauline Letters in the following order: Romans, Hebrews, I and II Corinthians, Ephesians, Galatians, Philippians, Colossians, and I Thessalonians. Although some of the leaves are quite mutilated, the text type of p46 appears to be Alexandrian. P47, Beatty Biblical Papyrus III, is from the late…\n

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    In Christianity: The problem of scriptural authority

    Paul. The first of the letters appeared about 50 ce, and well before 90 ce the main body of his correspondence was circulating as a corpus (body of writings). Paul’s letters were the earliest texts of the Christian Scriptures. In addition to them, there are…\n

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    In Jesus: Sources for the life of Jesus

    The letters of Paul contain reliable but meagre evidence. Their main theme, that Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead, is especially prominent in 1 Corinthians 15, where Paul evokes an early tradition about Jesus’ death and subsequent appearances to his followers. The Crucifixion and…\n

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    In Jesus: Sources for the life of Jesus

    …found in the letters of Paul, which were written beginning in 50 ce and are the earliest surviving Christian texts. There are, however, other sources that may have further information. Noncanonical sources, especially the apocryphal gospels, contain many sayings attributed to Jesus, as well as stories about him that are…\n

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    In St. Paul the Apostle: Sources

    Only 7 of the 13 letters, however, can be accepted as being entirely authentic (dictated by Paul himself). The others come from followers writing in his name, who often used material from his surviving letters and who may have had access to letters written by Paul that no longer survive.…\n

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    In biblical literature: The Pauline Letters

    In the New Testament canon of 27 books, 21 are called “letters,” and even the Revelation to John starts and ends in letter form. Of the 21, 13 belong to the Pauline corpus; the Letter to the Hebrews is included…

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    In biblical literature: Conditions aiding the formation of the canon

    …clearly attested—as in those of Paul, which have distinctive historical, theological, and stylistic traits peculiar to Paul—the other writings placed their emphases on the message or revelation conveyed, and the author was considered to be only an instrument or witness to the Holy Spirit or the Lord. When the message…

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    In biblical literature: Papyri

    200) codex quire containing the Pauline Letters in the following order: Romans, Hebrews, I and II Corinthians, Ephesians, Galatians, Philippians, Colossians, and I Thessalonians. Although some of the leaves are quite mutilated, the text type of p46 appears to be Alexandrian. P47, Beatty Biblical Papyrus III, is from the late…

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    In Christianity: The problem of scriptural authority

    Paul. The first of the letters appeared about 50 ce, and well before 90 ce the main body of his correspondence was circulating as a corpus (body of writings). Paul’s letters were the earliest texts of the Christian Scriptures. In addition to them, there are…

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    In Jesus: Sources for the life of Jesus

    The letters of Paul contain reliable but meagre evidence. Their main theme, that Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead, is especially prominent in 1 Corinthians 15, where Paul evokes an early tradition about Jesus’ death and subsequent appearances to his followers. The Crucifixion and…

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    In Jesus: Sources for the life of Jesus

    …found in the letters of Paul, which were written beginning in 50 ce and are the earliest surviving Christian texts. There are, however, other sources that may have further information. Noncanonical sources, especially the apocryphal gospels, contain many sayings attributed to Jesus, as well as stories about him that are…

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    In St. Paul the Apostle: Sources

    Only 7 of the 13 letters, however, can be accepted as being entirely authentic (dictated by Paul himself). The others come from followers writing in his name, who often used material from his surviving letters and who may have had access to letters written by Paul that no longer survive.…

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