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Name ____________________________ Theology 10 Sacred Scripture Mr. Phillips

Name ____________________________ Theology 10 Sacred Scripture Mr. Phillips. Unit Five : New Testament Letters. Categories of NT Letters. Pauline = _____________________________________ ____ of the ____ NT Letters are Pauline ________- Pauline = actually written by Paul (ex. Rom)

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Name ____________________________ Theology 10 Sacred Scripture Mr. Phillips

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  1. Name ____________________________Theology 10 Sacred ScriptureMr. Phillips Unit Five: New Testament Letters

  2. Categories of NT Letters • Pauline = _____________________________________ • ____ of the ____ NT Letters are Pauline • ________-Pauline = actually written by Paul (ex. Rom) • ___ -Pauline= perhaps written by someone else, then credited to Paul (ex. Eph) • Captivity = ____________________________________ • Pastoral= Letters written to Church ___________, or ___________ (ex. 1 Tim) • Catholic= Letters written to _____ Christians, not just one community or individual (ex. 2 John)

  3. Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians(1 Thess) • ________ -Pauline letter (=actually written by Paul) • Written _________ A.D. – ________ book of NT to be written • Written from __________ during Paul’s Second Missionary Journey • Key Issue: ________________ • Parousia = ____________________________________ • Earliest Christians believed it would happen ________, during their ______________ • Problem in Thessalonica: some Christians were ___________. Did they miss the parousia? Are they ____________? • Paul’s response: • When Christ returns, those who died (“fell asleep”) will be raised ____________, then us. • Tells them to stay ___________ and ___________, ready for Christ’s return

  4. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians(Gal) • Background • _________-Pauline letter • Written __________ A.D. in _____________ during Paul’s 3rd Missionary Journey • Galatia: a Roman _______________ in Asia Minor (Turkey) • Tone of the letter: _________________________ • Key Issue: Faith and Works • Paul’s teaching: circumcision __________________ for salvation • Some other Jewish-Christian missionaries: God ____________________ circumcision • Paul’s response: • We are justified by __________ in J.C. and not by ________________________ • God makes ____________________ between Jew and Gentile • Issue of faith and works has often ______________ Christianity • Bottom line: ________________________ are essential components of a Christian life

  5. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians(1 Cor) • __________-Pauline letter • Written in _____ A.D. from ______________ during 3rd missionary journey • Written to Christians in ____________ • “ ______________ ” of the Roman Empire • Paul had been very ______________ here – large church established by him • Key Issue: Divisions in the Community • Over many issues: ______________________________________________ • Divisions even affected their ______________ (see 1 Cor 11:18-34) • Called the Church the __________________ , an image of unity in diversity • Called _________(=__________ in Gk) the greatest Christian virtue • _____________________ • _____________________ • _____________________

  6. Paul’s Letter to the Romans (Rom) • ___________ -Pauline letter • Written _________ A.D. from ____________ during his 3rd Missionary Journey • His ___________ and _____________ letter • Unique: __________________________________ __________________________________

  7. Key Issue: Faith and Works • Paul repeats his teaching from _______________ – salvation comes through ___________ in Jesus, not through ___________ of the law • Develops three key terms in Christian theology: • Righteousness = the state of being in ______________________ with God, not separated by __________ • Justification = the process of being made _________________________ • Grace = the __________ of God’s salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ • Paul’s Theology of Salvation: • All humanity has lost _____________________ through sin • We cannot justify ourselves by our ___________________ • God justified us through the _________________________________ of his son • We _______________ justification as a ____________________ • We open the gift through ____________ • We still battle against the __________ as we journey toward everlasting salvation

  8. Various Other NT Letters Philippians • ___________ -Pauline, ________________ letter • Characterized by Paul’s great _________ Philemon • ___________ -Pauline, ________________ letter • Does not directly condemn _____________, but gently challenges this institution of Roman society Colossians • Maybe _____________ -Pauline; maybe _______________ - Pauline • Strongly affirms Christ’s _________________ The Pastoral Letters (= ____________________________________) • __________ -Pauline • Deal with issues of Church _______________________________________ James • A _____________ letter; not Pauline • Affirms importance of ______________________________ 1 John • A ___________ letter; not Pauline • Strongly affirms the ___________________ (that Jesus truly became human, in the flesh)

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