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Features of Ancient Letters

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  • Greeting
  • Intro
  • Body
  • Conclusion
  • Audience
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“Occasional” Letter

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  • A letter that is sent to multiple churches for different occaisions
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How to Read and Apply Epistles

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  • Look at them in the context of the culture that they were written in
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Galatians

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i. Paul  mad
ii. To Galatia
iii. Divisions, paganism, and Judaizers  Jews saying that they have to take on certain practices in order to be saved
iv. Jerusalem Council
v. Issues with Simon Peter  hangs with Gentiles until Jews arrive
vi. Type of letter: rebuke

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1 and 2 Thessalonians

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i. Author: Paul
ii. Written to Thessalonica
iii. Issue: the destiny of the dead in Christ and the Day of the Lord
iv. Suffering and Day of the Lord
v. False teachers are saying that Jesus already came back
vi. Type of letter: encouragement

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1 and 2 Corinthians

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i. Written by Paul
ii. To Corinth
iii. Type of letter: rebuke

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Ephesians

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i. Written by Paul
ii. Written to Christians in Asia Minor
iii. Meant to be sent to multiple churches  circular letter
iv. Letter of instruction and encouragement

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Colossians

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i. Saints in Colossian

ii. Letter of instruction and encouragement

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Romans

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i. Systematic theology
ii. Written by Paul
iii. Written to the saints in Rome
iv. The congregation  both a Jewish and Gentile audience
v. Hadn’t been there before he wrote it
vi. “Apostle to the Gentiles”

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Philippians

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i. Writing to Paul in Phillipi
ii. Stood strong in suffering
iii. Love and gratefulness to Paul
iv. Do not give up the faith

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Philemon

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i. Written to Philemon
ii. Written by Paul
iii. Runaway slave

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James

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i. Uses diatribe
ii. Wisdom literature  mainly in Proverbs
iii. Written by brothers of Jesus: James and Jude
iv. Written to: the 12 tribes of the Dispersion
v. Your faith cannot be works only
vi. Showing partiality
vii. Works of righteousness
viii. Paul  wrote against the works of the law
ix. James  care for your brother and sister in Christ  looking for righteousness

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1 Peter

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i. Written by Peter
ii. Written to several cities in Asia Minor
iii. Written to a predominately Gentile audience  they are being cut out from society

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2 Peter

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i. False teachers have come in
ii. Peter is pushing against their teachings
iii. “See, Jesus hasn’t come back yet”

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Jude

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i. OT: Judgement is coming for the wicked
ii. Quotes from 1 Enoch
iii. Written to any Christian

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Letters that Paul Wrote from Prison

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  • Ephesians
  • Philippians
  • Colossians
  • Philemon
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Main Issue in Galatians

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  • Division in the church
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Paul’s tone in Galatians

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  • Anger
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Paul’s reason for his response

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  • The church should be treating everyone fairly
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Jerusalem Council

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i. What they were going to require Gentiles to do in order to become a part of this church.
ii. They do not have to adopt all of the Jewish practices

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1 Thessalonians main issue

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  • Death and heaven
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2 Thessalonian main issue

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  • Suffering and persecution
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Paul’s theology of suffering

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i. Something necessary  it is going to happen
ii. Endurance = eventual blessing
iii. Christ suffered for us  we should expect to suffer
iv. Suffering shows faith
v. Glorify God  the end goal
vi. Temporary  will not last forever

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1 and 2 Corinthians main issues

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i. Sexual immorality
ii. Division
iii. Meat sacrifices
iv. Power gifts
v. Discrimination

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1 Corinthians 13 main point
i. Speaks to the issue of lavish lifestyles 1. Popular in Corinth ii. Tongues, prophecy  what are these if there is not love
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1 Corinthians 15 main point
i. Did Christ actually rise from the dead? | ii. Will people actually rise from the dead?
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Why Paul wrote Romans
i. Apostle to the Gentiles ii. Expand his ministry to Spain iii. Roman church that he was writing to was secretly divided iv. Knows that he may die in Jerusalem
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Rhetorical devices used in Romans
i. Diatribe  Romans and James 1. Setting up an imaginary opponent ii. Trees iii. OT References iv. Biblical Interpretation v. Stoic Philosophy
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Main points in Romans
i. The mixed church of Jews and Gentiles ii. Jews say that they are the church iii. Paul wants them to know that they have all sinned
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False doctrines being corrected in Ephesians and Colossians
a. False doctrines being corrected in Ephesians and Colossians: i. Very similar ii. Both are predominantly Gentile iii. They are coming out of Pagan cultures 1. Used to doing things in a certain way 2. Still in that mode of thinking in some way 3. Trying to apply these practices into their relationship with Jesus 4. Do not want to anger the Pagan gods iv. Paul talks about who Christ is  shows them that God is more powerful than the gods v. The worship of Christ should be different
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Tone in Philippians
- Encouragement
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Why Philippians was written
- Gratitude and affection for the Phillipian church, his strongest church
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Why Philippians 2 was included
i. Qualities of God | ii. Raised to the right hand of the Father
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Points made in Philippians 2
- Humble | - Exalted
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Occasion for Philemon
- Sending Onesimus back to Philemon
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What Paul is asking in Philemon
- He is asking Philemon to reconcile himself to Onesimus
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Why Philemon was written
- Paul wanted Philemon to receive Onesimus with open arms
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Who James was written to
- The 12 tribes of the Dispersion
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Theories of James
i. Obey all of the law, not just part of it ii. No favoritism iii. Do not treat the rich and the poor different from each other iv. Faith and works go hand in hand
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Writing style of James
- Wisdom literature
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James' writing vs. Paul's writing
i. James: works are the result of faith | ii. Paul: faith vs. works
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Type of letter of Hebrews
i. Deals with apostacy ii. Letter of Warning 1. They are experiencing suffering iii. Jesus is greater than everything
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How Hebrews differs from other letters
i. Does not seem like a letter ii. Missing a greeting iii. OT references iv. Missing an address to someone v. No indication of author
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What the author of Hebrews is addressing
- Apostacy: someone who has followed the Lord but now decides to walk away
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Who was Hebrews written to
i. We are not really sure ii. Probably to a predominantly Jewish audience 1. Talks about the OT quite a bit
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Why 1 Peter was written
i. Affirming prophets and salvation | ii. Holy living and submission to authority
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How the author of 1 Peter made his point
- Encouraging the Gentiles that Jesus still had yet to come back
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Why 2 Peter was written
i. False prophets/teachers ii. Encourage them, spiritual maturity iii. Reminder of the Day of the Lord
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Who Jude was
- Judas | - The half-brother of Jesus
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Why Jude was written
- Realizing the significance and importance of repentance
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What Pseudepigrapha does Jude quote
- 1 Enoch
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Who 1, 2, and 3 John were written to:
i. 1 John: false teachers ii. 2 John: false leaders and the elect lady iii. 3 John: Gaius
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Issues addressed in 1 John
- False teachings | - Separate yourself from false teachers
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Issues addressed in 2 John
- False authors and teachers
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Issues addressed in 3 John
- Commanding certain people - Diotrephes: loves to be first - Demetrius: has a good report from everyone
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"The Elect Lady"
- The church in the location
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How to Read Revelation
i. Letter  addressed to 7 actual churches 1. Who was it sent to? 2. What was the cultural context? 3. How would they have understood this? ii. Prophecy  called this in the first few verses; a word from God to people; made in order to move people towards a response; God speaking to man through someone; warning or exhortation 1. Warning  do not compromise with the evil world (the Roman Empire) 2. Exhortation  God promises that He will defeat evil; totally and completely iii. Apocalyptic  always highly symbolic; can never be read literally; meaning is never on the surface; dualistic; good and evil; reveals something about the world that is hidden 1. Strong lines between good and evil 2. Cosmic significance 3. The defeat of evil 4. The vindication of the righteous
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Literary Devices in Revelation
- Letter - Prophecy - Apocalyptic
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Main points of Revelation
i. Warning against the evil world ii. God will dwell with his people iii. God controls the future iv. Worship v. Encouragement that God will not let evil and oppression rule the world; we are promised the total defeat of evil, sin, and death; God will actually dwell with us
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Revelation's connection to apocryphal literature
i. Symbolic ii. Claims to unveil the truth about the world iii. Dualistic iv. Deals with themes of cosmic significance, the end of the world, the defeat of evil, and the vindication of the righteous
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Judaizers
- Christians who teach it is necessary to adopt Jewish customs and practices, especially those found in the Law of Moses, to be saved
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Eschatology
the part of theology concerned with death, judgement and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind
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Diatribe
a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something
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Household Codes
a list of rules for how the households should be run
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Wisdom Literature
deal with everyday, common-knowledge stuff
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Apostacy
people who were Christians but then walked away from the faith
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Pseud-epigraphy
spurious or pseudonymous writings, especially Jewish writings ascribed to various biblical patriarchs and prophets but composed within 200 years of the birth of Jesus
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Similie
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another think of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
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Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
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Personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
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Apocalyptic Literature
a genre of heavily symbolic literature that displays distinctive literary characteristics and claims to unveil the truth about the world

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