NT 260 Pauline Letter A Presented by : Joseph Wu Iok Ka

Paul the letter writer and his theology

Paul’s letter  1 Thessalonians and  2 Thessalonians  Galatians  1 Corinthian and  2 Corinthian

Ancient Greek letters Pliny to the Roman emperor in second century CE, written on the piece of papyrus.

The structure of ancient Greek letters  Sender and recipient named  Greeting to the recipients  Main body of the letter  Prayer for the recipients  Closing greeting

The structure of ancient Greek letters  Sender and recipient named added co-authord  Greeting to the recipients  Main body of the letter  Prayer for the recipients  Closing greeting (Long)

Rhetorical criticism of the Pauline letters  The Rome famous orator and teacher Quintilian

Hans Dieter Betz  The rhetorical structure of Galatians

The Epistolary prescript (1.1-5) The letter opening, naming the sender, addressees, etc. The exordium(1.6-11) The opening section of the speech, intended to prepare our audience in such a way that they will be disposed to lend a ready ear to the rest of our speech(Quintilian4.1.5) The narratio( ) A ‘statement of facts:the events and facts leading up to and bearing upon the case. The propositio( ) A summary of what is to be drawn from the narratio, any points of disagreement, and the main theses to be proven The probation ( ) The ‘proof’ (often in various parts)which is essential to establish the case.. The exhortatio orparaenesis ( ) Exhortation and instruction The epistolary postscript or conclusio( ) Written in Paul’s own hand (see 6.11), authenticating the letter, summing it up and adding any final concerns 1975 Hans Dieter Betz outlining page 51-51

Margaret Mitchell Three type of rhetorical 1 Corinthians  Forensic or Judicial  Deliberative  Epideictic

Paul was Pioneering theologian What is the heart message of Paul ?

stories  Adam (sinned)  Abraham (faith)  Christ (redeemer)

Two school of about The death of Christ  Sacrificial perspective They are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemptin…Rom3.24

Two school of about The death of Christ  participative perspective Should we continue in sinned and fall short of the glory of God…Rom4.1

Christology : God or man  Pre-existent Son of God Rom 9.5;Col1.15  Born of a woman Gal4.4; Phil

God the father  God the father  Creator

The Spirit  Old Testament  New Testament  Dichotomy

Eschatology and salvation  Jewish apocalyptic view (In the last day)  Paul’s eschatology (The day of the Lord)

Righteousness and faith  William Wrede,  Albert Schweitzer

1.subject or object  Object genitive  Subject genitive

To believe or to have faith To believe : I (subject) believe in Christ (object) To have faith :accepting a faith from Christ(subject), to have faith to forgive our(object) sins

Ethics Indicative: She is sitting on the chair Imperative : Sit on the chair

Discussion According to Page what do Horrell may stand for which kind of millennium? And what is your standing about millennium?