Prison Epistles. Letters written while in Prison -Philippians Ephesians Colossians Philemon. 2 Types of Local Church Leaders. Deacons and Elders. High Christology of Phil 2:5-11. Jesus is lord, God created Jesus, every knee shall bow, Jesus is the supreme model, and Jesus chose to not use all powers given. Basic Pauline Letter Structure. Opening (salutation, wealth wish, prayer/thanksgiving) Body (ethical Institutions, requests, commands) Closing (health with, greetings). Discontinuity View of Paul in Relations to Jesus. Paul = ◙ Jesus =○ secular views believe Paul created Christianity, Jesus is just a really good rabbi not SOG, Paul came along and turned him into SOG. Most Debated Group of Pauline Letters. Col. Eph. 2Thes. 1&2Tim. Titus. Nature of the false teachings of Colossians. Syncretic (blend of beliefs) Promoted ascetic lifestyle in order to get closer to god and emphasized intermediaries, split between physical and spiritual. "Dead" and "raised" w/ Christ in Col. 2. Going under water symbolizes death to our sinful nature and death on the cross, being raised with Christ (out of water) symbolizes renewal. Saul-Pauls motivation for Persecuting Christians. Lev. Law to stone the blasphemer, put no other god before me, commanded by religious belief to kill them for calling Jesus the son of God.Paul's Mission Visit to Philippi. Lydia’s conversion, Paul was in prison, there was the earthquake, the chains broke and Paul said we are all still here. Main Theological topic of Thessalonian letters. Teaching on an Eschatology. Circular Letter Ephesians - some manuscripts do not have "to the church in Ephesus". Corporate or Class Predestination. All believers are predestined to be like Jesus - those in Christ are predestined for eternal life, adoption, etc - all destined from the beginning of belief. Meaning of "flesh" (sarx) in Paul. Part of the being that rebels, Body + Sinful Nature. Paul's evangelistic approach at Mars Hill (acts 17). Commitment to identify w/ various groups of people, adopting the distinctive vocab and symbols of audience or culture. Paul's Son. Timothy, together since timothy in early teens, Son in faith, never mentions anyone more highly. Reasons for doubting Pauline authorship. Writing styles were different, contradictory ideas/ teachings. Meaning of agape love in Paul. Unearned love for humanity. "Jesus is Lord" as more than a religious Confession. Jesus= messiah and God, took the form of a slave, someone who became a humble servant is highly exhaled. In Paul's "firstfruits" theology what follows the future resurrection of humans. (Rom 8). Redemption of the body, of the spirit; Restoration of God's heavenly kingdom, the "age to come"