REL 415 - Pauline Literature III
The Prison and Pastoral Epistles of Paul
Study Topics and Assignments
Week 4 - The Life and Ministry of Paul - Scripture Readings
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Scripture Readings
- Acts 4:36-37 - Barnabas
- Acts 5:34-40 - Rabbi Gamaliel
- Acts 7:57 - 8:3 - Saul/Paul's persecution of the Church
- Acts 9:1-30 - Conversion of Saul/Paul, Damascus
- Acts 9:26-27 - Barnabas
- Acts 9:30 - Tarsus
- Acts 11:19-30 - Antioch (in Syria)
- Acts 11:22-30 - Barnabas and Saul, Antioch, Tarsus, Jerusalem
- Acts 12:12 - John Mark's family living in Jerusalem
- Acts 12:25 - Paul, Barnabas, John Mark, go from Jerusalem to Antioch
- Acts 13:1-3 - Antioch, choice of Barnabas and Saul/Paul as missionaries
- Acts 13:4 - 14:28 - Paul's First Missionary Journey, with Barnabas
- Acts 13:4-12 - Paul and Barnabas in Cyprus
- Acts 13:13 - John Mark returns to Jerusalem
- Acts 13:14-50 - Paul and Barnabas in Pisidian Antioch
- Acts 13:51 - 14:6 - Paul and Barnabas in Iconium
- Acts 14:6-21 - Paul and Barnabas in Lystra and Derbe
- Acts 14:21-28 - Paul and Barnabas' return journey to Syrian Antioch
- Acts 15:1-29 - Paul, Barnabas, Silas, the Council of Jerusalem
- Acts 15:30-35 - Paul, Barnabas, Silas, in Antioch
- Acts 15:36-41 - Paul and Barnabas disagree about John Mark
- Acts 15:40 - 18:22 - Paul's Second Missionary Journey
- Acts 16:1-3 - Paul and Timothy, in Derbe, Lystra
- Acts 16:4-8 - Paul and companions travel throughout Asia Minor, to Troas - site of ancient Troy
- Acts 16:10 - start of the first of the "we" passages in Acts
- Acts 16:12-40 - Paul, Silas, Timothy and companions, in Philippi
- Acts 16:19-40 - Paul and Silas imprisoned in Philippi
- Acts 17:1-10 - Paul and Silas in Thessalonica
- Acts 17:10-13 - Paul and Silas in Berea
- Acts 17:13-15 - Paul goes to Athens, Silas and Timothy stay in Berea
- Acts 17:16-34 - Paul in Athens
- Acts 18:1-18 - Paul, Aquila, Priscilla, in Corinth
- Acts 18:2 - The edict of Claudius
- Acts 18:19 - Paul, Aquila, Priscilla, go to Ephesus
- Acts 18:20-22 - Paul returns to Jerusalem and then Antioch
- Acts 18:23 - Start of Paul's Third Missionary Journey
- Acts 19:1 - 21:8 - Paul's Third Missionary Journey
- Acts 19:1-41 - Paul in Ephesus
- Acts 19:22 - Paul sends Timothy and Erastus to Macedonia
- Acts 20:1-5 - Paul, Timothy, and companions travel through Macedonia and Greece
- Acts 20:6 - 21:14 - Paul's return journey to Caesarea
- Acts 21:15-39 - Paul in Jerusalem
- Acts 21:39-22:22 - Paul's speech on the Temple steps - he was born in Tarsus, and studied in Jerusalem with Rabbi Gamaliel
- Acts 22:24-29 - Paul was a free-born Roman citizen
- Acts 22:30 - 23:10 - Paul and the Jews in court in Jerusalem
- Acts 23:11 - Jesus appears to Paul and tells him that he will go to trial in Rome
- Acts 23:12-22 - The plot to ambush Paul and kill him
- Acts 23:23-35 - Paul sent to governor Felix in Caesarea Maritima
- Acts 24:1-22 - Paul and the Jews before Felix
- Acts 24:22-27 - Felix wants a bribe; keeps Paul as a prisoner for two years
- Acts 25:1-9 - Paul and the Jews before governor Festus
- Acts 25:10-12 - Paul "appeals to Caesar" and asks for a trial in Rome
- Acts 25:13-32 - Festus and king Herod Agrippa hear Paul's testimony
- Acts 25:32 - 26:8 - The journey to Rome begins
- Acts 26:9 - 27:44 - Winter storm and shipwreck
- Acts 28:1-10 - Three months on the island of Melitta, near Sicily
- Acts 28:11-16 - After the winter, Paul is taken via Syracuse in Sicily, then Rhegium and Puteoli in Italy, to Rome
- Acts 28:16 - the last of the "we" passages in Acts
- Acts 28:17-31 - Paul kept in Rome for at least two years
- 2 Corinthians 11:22 - 12:10 - Paul recounts some of his troubles and his spiritual experiences
- Galatians 1:13-24 - Paul mentions that he sojourned in Arabia and Damascus before traveling to Jerusalem to meet Peter
- Ephesians 6:19-21 - Paul awaiting trial in Rome, sends Tychicus with the letter to Ephesus
- Philippians 1:1 - Timothy with Paul in Rome
- Colossians 1:1 - Timothy with Paul in Rome
- Colossians 4:7-9 - Tychicus and Onesimus sent by Paul with a letter from Rome
- Colossians 4:10-14 - Aristarchus, John Mark, Jesus Justus, Epaphras, and Luke with Paul in Rome
- 2 Timothy 4:9-11 - Paul calls Timothy to come to him in Rome, and to bring John Mark. Several of Paul's companions have left or been sent away.
- 2 Timothy 4:16-17 - The preliminary hearing of Paul's trial
- 2 Timothy 4:21 - more of Paul's friends in Rome
- Philemon v.1 - Paul and Timothy in Rome
- Philemon v.22-25 - Paul is hoping to be acquitted and released. Luke and others are with him in Rome
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