REL 415 - Pauline Literature III
The Prison and Pastoral Epistles of Paul
Study Topics and Assignments
Week 4 - The Life and Ministry of Paul
NOTE : The Book of Acts ends with Paul in prison in Rome for two years. It does not tell us whether or not Paul was released at the end of that period. Some scholars believe that Paul was executed at the end of the two-year imprisonment. Others hold a theory that Paul was set free, and returned to his missionary activities, maybe even traveling as far as Spain, and that he was then arrested and imprisoned for a second time, after which he was executed. The textbook accepts the latter theory. The InterNet resources give a variety of interpretations for the course of the last few years of Paul's life.
Scripture Readings - on a Separate Web Page
Textbook Resources
- page 5 - Map of the Mediterranean
- page 9 - Map of Rome
- page 200 - Map of Macedonia and Achaia
- page 179 - Map of Asia Minor
- page 271 - Map of Judea, Syria, and Arabia
- page 316 - photo of the warning (in Greek) to Gentiles not to enter the Court of the Israelites at the Temple in Jerusalem
- page 326 - Some False Teachings that threatened the Churches
- page 345 - Map of the eastern Mediterranean
- page 352 - The Praetorian Guard
- page 359 - Timothy among Paul's Coworkers
- page 388 - The Combination of Jewish Observances with Pagan cult Practices
- page 417 - Who Went Where and What did they do?
Go here for InterNet Links for this assignment
Other useful articles can be found by using the Topics as Key Words in Search Engines such as GoodSearch
This Week's Assignment :
Write an Essay, 3-10 pages, on the Life and Ministry of Paul.
Include an account of his travels in Asia Minor and Greece, discuss some of the problems he encountered during his ministry, and describe the events which led to his being taken as a prisoner to Rome.
Remember to cite your sources
Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then send it as an Attachment to, or pasted into, an email message to Dr. Rollinson at rollinsondr@yahoo.com,rollinsondr@hellokitty.com,rollinsondr@mail2world.com.
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