REL 415 - Pauline Literature III
The Prison and Pastoral Epistles of Paul
Study Topics and Assignments
Week 11 - The Epistle to Titus
Scripture Readings
- The Epistle to Titus
- Acts 2:6-21 - Cretans were present at the Day of Pentecost, and probably carried the news of Jesus back home with them. These first Cretan hearers were probably Jewish or Jewish converts, and may not have told their Gentile neighbours about Jesus
- Acts 27:7-15 - this is the only record of Paul visiting Crete, though Titus 1:5 implies that Paul and Titus had been together in Crete. From Titus 3:12 it seems that Paul left Crete and arrived in Macedonia - this does not correspond to the Missionary Journeys recorded in Acts, so may be evidence for Paul's initial release from prison in Rome, another Journey, and then a final imprisonment in Rome.
- II Corinthians 7:5-7
- II Corinthians 8:16-24
- Galatians 2:1-3
- II Timothy 4:10-11
Textbook Resources
- pages 445-446 - Introduction to First & Second Timothy and Titus
- pages 498-511 - Titus
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This Week's Assignment :
Prepare a set of Lesson Plans on Titus
For an adult Bible Study Course, of 4 to 6 weekly sessions.
Questions to consider :
- What would be the main point of each lesson?
- How would you present the material each week?
- What memory verses would you set?
- What was the original social setting for the Epistle?
- Who was Titus?
- What were Paul's experiences on Crete?
- What illustrations from contemporary life would you use?
- How does each session relate to contemporary life?
- What visual aids, handouts, activities might you incorporate into each session?
You do not need to incorporate all of the questions above, and you are free to design the Course any way you wish
Each Weekly Plan should be about one page in length, double spaced, using about a 12-point font, for you to be able to glance at easily during the lesson
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.
Please use all 3 email addresses in case any of the mailboxes go down.
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