The Pauline Epistles (Contents)
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Student Resources
• Introduction to Poetry Genius
• HarvardX Student User Guide (READ ME!)
• Prof. Laura Nasrallah and Dr. Margot Stevenson, "Study Guide for Reading Ancient Sources"
Paul's Letters
• Romans
• 1 Corinthians
• 2 Corinthians
• Galatians
• Ephesians
• Philippians
• Colossians
• 1 Thessalonians
• 2 Thessalonians
• 1 Timothy
• 2 Timothy
• Titus
• Philemon
• Hebrews
Readings
Day 1
• Philemon DAY 1 (for DAY 13 see below)
Day 2
• Philemon DAY 1 (for DAY 13 see below)
• Prescripts
Day 3
• Romans 16
• "A Boy's Letter"
• Isias, "Isias to Hephaistion: Time to come home!"
Day 4
• Galatians 1 (especially 1:1-3:1)
• Romans 1 (1:1-17)
• Martin Luther King, Jr., "A Letter From Birmingham Jail"
Day 5
• 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
• Galatians 1-2
• Philippians 3
• 2 Peter 3 (3:15-16)
• Athanasius, Thirty-Ninth Festal Letter
• Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History (Book 3, Chapter 25: The Divine Scriptures)
From Wayne Meeks and John Fitzgerald, eds., The Writings of St. Paul:
• “Ascents of James” (Epiphanius, Pan. haer. 30.16.6-9)
• The Cerinthians (ibid., 28.5.1-3)
• Selections from “The Preachings of Peter" (Selections from Pseudo-Clement, "Homilies")
• Selections of Clementine Recognitions
• Irenaeus, Against the heresies 1.41.1 on Marcion
Day 6
• 1 Corinthians 7
• Mary E. Goodwin, "Racial Roots and Religion An Interview with Howard Thurman"
• Krister Stendahl, "Why I Love the Bible"
• John Dominic Crossan, "A New New Testament" (Forward)
• Hal Taussig, "A New New Testament" (Introduction)
• F.F. Bruce, "Tradition and the Canon of Scripture"
Day 7
• Polybius, "The Histories" (Chapters 1-2)
• Polybius, "The Histories" (Chapter 4)
• Daniel 2
• 1 Corinthians 10-12
Day 8
• Josephus, "The Jewish War" (2.119-166)
• Josephus, "The Jewish War" (2.254-270)
• Josephus, "Antiquities" (18.1)
Day 9
• "Letter of Paulus Fabius Maximus and Decrees by Asians Concerning the Provincial Calendar" (Frederick W. Danker)
• Tacitus, "Histories" (4.81)
• John 9:1-12
• 1 Corinthians 1-4
• Romans 13
Day 10
• 1 Corinthians
• 2 Corinthians
• Aristotle, "Politics" (Book I)
• Justinian, "Digest" (21)
Day 11
• 1 Corinthians
• Galatians 3-4
• 2 Corinthians 10-12
• The Wisdom of Solomon
Day 12
• Aristotle, "Politics" (Book I)
• 1 Corinthians
• 1 Timothy (esp. chapters 2-3)
• Colossians 2:20-4:1
• Ephesians 5:21-6:20
• "Acts of Paul and Thecla" (Wilhelm Schneemelcher)
• Tertullian, "Chapter XVII: Of the Power of Conferring Baptism" (On Baptism)
Day 13
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- 1.The Pauline Epistles (Contents)
- 10.Romans 9 (NRSV)
- 11.Romans 10 (NRSV)
- 12.Romans 11 (NRSV)
- 13.Romans 12 (NRSV)
- 14.Romans 13 (NRSV)
- 15.Romans 14 (NRSV)
- 16.Romans 15 (NRSV)
- 17.Romans 16 (NRSV)
- 85.Titus 1 (NRSV)
- 86.Titus 2 (NRSV)
- 87.Titus 3 (NRSV)
- 89.Hebrews 1 (NRSV)
- 90.Hebrews 2 (NRSV)
- 91.Hebrews 3 (NRSV)
- 92.Hebrews 4 (NRSV)
- 93.Hebrews 5 (NRSV)
- 94.Hebrews 6 (NRSV)
- 95.Hebrews 7 (NRSV)
- 96.Hebrews 8 (NRSV)
- 97.Hebrews 9 (NRSV)
- 100.Hebrews 12 (NRSV)
- 101.Hebrews 13 (NRSV)
- 102.Prescripts
- 103.A Boy’s Letter