1. Feb. 18, 2017 Deutero-Pauline Epistles
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Feb. 18, Deutero-Pauline Epistles

2. Opening Prayer: Song: Sing a New Song Reading: Col 1:3-14
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Opening Prayer:
Song: Sing a New Song
Reading: Col 1:3-14
Responsorial: Ps 96
Intercessions
Lord’s Prayer
Collect Prayer

3. Daily Schedule (Green HO from Aug.)
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Daily Schedule (Green HO from Aug.)
[No more 8:00 a.m. Mass in Sacred Heart Chapel]
8:30 Gathering; Handouts; Refreshments
8:45 Welcome & Opening Prayer
9:00 Session 1 (10:00 Q&A and/or Table-Group Discussions)
10:15 Break
10:30 Session 2 (11:30 Q&A and/or Table-Group Discussions)
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Session 3 (2:00 Q&A and/or Table-Group Discussions)
2:15 Break
2:30 Session 4 (3:30 Q&A and/or Table-Group Discussions)
3:45 Final Announcements & Closing Prayer
4:00 Clean-up & Departure

4. Books of the Month: Both by Allan Hunt, Ph.D. (NT, Yale)
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Books of the Month:
Both by Allan Hunt, Ph.D. (NT, Yale)
Donation Requested: $5 each

5. Year 1 Syllabus (Salmon HO from Aug.)
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Year 1 Syllabus (Salmon HO from Aug.)
Reflection Paper, ed to your reader by Feb. 4:
On 1Thess 2–3, or Phil 2, or 1Cor 15, or 2 Cor 8-9, or Rom 11
Follow Guidelines from Lilac Handout from August
Readings for Today, Feb. 18: Deutero-Pauline Epistles
BIBLE: 2 Thess, Col, Eph, 1 & 2 Tim, Titus
BIBLE: 2 Thess, Col, Eph, 1 Tim, 2 Tim, Titus
BROWN: Ch ; POWELL: Ch. 16, 18, 20, 21
RALPH: Ch

6. Dt-Paulines in Lectionary
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Dt-Paulines in Lectionary
Selections from Deutero-Pauline Epistles: 2nd Readings in Ord. Time, esp. Year C
See JANUARY Handout Packet, pp. 2-3
Titus also Xmas

7. Initial Sharing in Pairs
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Initial Sharing in Pairs
Turn to ONE neighbor (or at most two), and briefly share:
What were your overall impressions as you read the Letters covered today?
What stood out for you or surprised you?
How did reading these Letters affect you?

8. Session 1: Pseudepigraphy
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Session 1: Pseudepigraphy
Definitions, Purpose, Examples
Writings Attributed to Paul:
Letter vs. Epistles; to Cmty vs. Indiv.
seven “Undisputed”; six “Disputed”
but all still “Canonical”
Example:
Contrast 1 Thess and 2 Thess

9. NT Letters & Epistles Definitions: Distinctions:
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NT Letters & Epistles
Definitions:
Letter – personal, actually sent to indiv. or cmty
Epistle – more formal, literary text, like “encyclical”
Distinctions:
Pauline – written by (or attributed to) St. Paul
Undisputed (authentic) vs. Disputed (deutero-Pauline)
Pastoral Letters; Letters from Prison
Catholic – written by other apostles TO broader groups
Hebrews, James, 1/2 Peter, 1/2/3 John, Jude

10. Pauline Letters in Canonical Order
Letters to Communities:
Romans (16 / 7111)
1 Corinthians (16 / 6829)
2 Corinthians(13 / 4477)
Galatians (6 / 2230)
Ephesians (6 / 2422)
Philippians (4 / 1629)
Colossians (4 / 1582)
1 Thessalonians (5 / 1481)
2 Thessalonians(3 / 823)
Letters to Individuals:
1 Timothy (6 / 1591)
2 Timothy (4 / 1238)
Titus (3 / 659)
Philemon (1 / 335)
A sermon related to, but not written by Paul:
Hebrews (13 / 4953)

11. Paul’s Letters in Chronological Order?
~AD 50-52: 1 Thessalonians (also 2 Thessalonians?)
~AD 53-57: 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Philemon, & Galatians (earlier?)
~AD 58-60: Romans (also Colossians?)
~AD 62-67? – Martyrdom of St. Paul
~AD 62-85: Ephesians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy & Titus
Probably pseudepigraphic (written by followers after his death)
Also 2 Thessalonians & Colossians?

12. Pseudepigraphy - Definition
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Pseudepigraphy - Definition
What is “Pseudepigraphy”?
Greek pseudo = “false”;
epi = “over”; graphē = “writing”; epi-graph = “superscript, title”
So pseudepigraphy = “false attribution of authorship” or “falsely attributing a writing to someone different from the actual author.”
A pseudepigraphic work is composed as if it were written by a person from the past (the “attributed author”), while the actual author was someone else (usually anonymous).
The attributed author is usually either a famous person from the remote past, or the actual author’s own teacher (after his death).
These should not be called “false writings”; pseudepigraphy says nothing about the value of the work's content, but merely about the attributed authorship.
These are also different from “pseudonymous” works (“pseudonym” = “false name”), in which an author uses a fictitious name to conceal his/her own identity.
Pseudepigraphy was a commonly accepted practice in the ancient world, unless it was recognized as a deliberate deception.
In modern understanding it would be considered “creative writing” at best, or “plagiarism” or “forgery” at worst.
Our modern emphasis on “historical accuracy” leads us to ask: Who actually wrote this work? Who was the main or final author?
The ancient world had a broader sense of “authorship,” involving many more people in oral and written stages over the course of time.

13. Pseudepigraphy - Purpose
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Pseudepigraphy - Purpose
Why was it done?
Cultural presupposition in ancient/biblical times: old is good, so the older the better; anything new is questionable or suspect.
This contrasts strongly with our modern mentality: new is good, so the newer the better; old things are defunct or worthless.
So if an ancient author claimed something was “brand new” or an “original idea,” few people would pay attention.
But if he passed on what his teacher said (who had learned it from even earlier teachers), then more people would be interested.
Writing in the name of a famous personage or authoritative teacher stresses the unity of the later “actual author” with the earlier “attributed author.”
It also stressed continuity, by carrying a tradition forward and adapting/applying it to new historical circumstances.

14. Pseudepigraphy - Examples
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Pseudepigraphy - Examples
A large collection of “Letters of Socrates” were composed as if written by Socrates himself (5th century BC);
but they actually originated in the first century AD, as a way for philosophers of the Roman era to continue and adapt the teachings of that ancient Greek philosophical master.
The “Old Testament Pseudepigrapha” includes dozens of works attributed to such biblical characters as Enoch, Isaiah, Ezra, Baruch, etc.;
but they were actually composed between about 200 BC and 200 AD, many centuries after these characters lived.
The “New Testament Apocrypha” includes dozens of writings (Gospels, Acts, Epistles, etc.) attributed to the first apostles of Jesus;
but they were actually written several decades or centuries later, either by the followers of the apostles or by later generations of Christians.

15. Six “Disputed Letters”
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Six “Disputed Letters”
For two letters, scholars divide about 50/50
about 50% think they were written by Paul himself; other 50% think they are “pseudepigraphic” (written later by a follower of Paul):
If 2 Thessalonians is authentic, Paul prob. wrote it soon after 1 Thess (to correct misunderstandings of 1 Thess), since it is so similar in form & content.
If Colossians is authentic, Paul prob. wrote it near the end of his life (after years in prison), since its theology is so different from Paul's earlier letters.
If either/both are pseudepigraphic, then they were prob. written in the last decades of 1st century.

16. Six “Disputed Letters”
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Six “Disputed Letters”
For the other four, about 80% of scholars think they were not written by Paul himself, but by one of his followers after his death:
Ephesians – almost definitely a later expansion of Colossians, since they are so similar in structure and theology, but quite different from Paul's earlier letters; Ephesians was probably written to serve as a “cover letter” for an early collection of Pauline letters.
Pastoral Epistles (1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus) – most likely written late 1st century by member(s) of the “Pauline School” (his followers) who wanted to adapt his teachings to changing circumstances.

17. Six “Disputed Letters”
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Six “Disputed Letters”
Note: Judging a particular letter to be pseudepigraphic does not mean it is less valuable than other letters, but only that it was written later by someone else.
All thirteen of the letters attributed to Paul are still considered “canonical”; all still part of the Bible and foundational for the Christian Church.
But distinguishing letters by actual authorship allows scholars to see the development of early Christian theology and practice more clearly.

18. Hebrews? Definitely not by Paul Not even explicitly attributed to him.
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Hebrews?
Definitely not by Paul
Not even explicitly attributed to him.
For centuries, it was counted as 14th work in Pauline corpus, mainly because the ending mentions Timothy (see Heb 13:23).
Contrary to all other letters & epistles, the opening of Hebrews doesn’t name its author.
Literary genre: Heb is not really a “letter”; rather, a “homily” (scripture-based sermon).

19. Structure of Ancient Letters (HO, pp. 21-24)
I) Letter Beginning
II) Letter Body
III) Letter Conclusion
Sender(s): From whom
Recipient(s): To whom
Formulaic Greeting
Thanksgiving/Blessing
Initial Exhortation
Thesis Statement
Theological Discussions
Ethical Admonitions
Practical Matters
Individual Greetings
Personal Postscript
Doxology (or Prayer)

20. STRUCTURE of Letters Similar to Authentic/Undisputed Letters
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STRUCTURE of Letters
Similar to Authentic/Undisputed Letters
See JANUARY Handouts, p. 23
Slight Differences:
“Recipients” more general: “saints”
“Formulaic Greeting” longer in 1 & 2 Tim
“Thanksgiving” missing in 1 Tim & Titus
“Postscript” often missing
“Concluding Prayer” often shorter

21. Table-Group Discussions
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Table-Group Discussions
What differences do you see in the Eschatology of 1 Thess and 2 Thess?

22. Comparing 1 Thess & 2 Thess:
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Comparing 1 Thess & 2 Thess:
What will happen at "the end"? Who is involved? How is Jesus involved?
When will it happen? Will the timing be unexpected or predictable?
How will it all happen? Will anything come before the end?
Are there contradictions btw 1 Thess & 2 Thess on these points, or just differences in emphasis?
Could both 1 Thess and 2 Thess be written by Paul himself, or must 2 Thess be pseudepigraphic?

23. Session 2: Intro to Col & Eph
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Session 2: Intro to Col & Eph
Authorship, Authenticity, Dating
Contrasts with Early/Undisputed Letters of Paul
Prayers:
Col 1:9-14; Eph 1:15-23
Hymns:
Col 1:15-20; Eph 3:14-21

24. Table-Group Discussions #2:
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Table-Group Discussions #2:
What are your favorite “quotable quotes” from Col and Eph?

25. F O O D ! LUNCH Break Friendship Fellowship
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LUNCH Break
Friendship
Fellowship
F O O D !

26. FJ’s Website: Restricted Sections
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FJ’s Website: Restricted Sections
Username: student
Password: scripture
[all lower-case]
M0therH0use

27. Session 3: Ethics in Col & Eph
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Session 3: Ethics in Col & Eph
Virtue & Vice Lists:
Col 3:1-17; Eph 4:17—5:21
Household Codes:
Col 3:18—4:1; Eph 5:22—6:9
Military Imagery in Eph 6:10-20

28. Table/Group Discussions
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Table/Group Discussions
Are the NT Household Codes still relevant for us today? Why? HOW?

29. Session 4: Intro to Pastorals
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Session 4: Intro to Pastorals
1 Tim, 2 Tim, Titus
Definitions: “Pastoral” and “Pastoral”
Literary Genres: “Church Orders” and “Testaments”
Authorship, Authenticity, Dating, Sequence
Similarities and Differences in Leadership Roles in the Early Church

30. Who Were Timothy & Titus?
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Who Were Timothy & Titus?
See JANUARY Handouts, p. 9

31. TIMOTHY - Paul's closest assistant
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TIMOTHY - Paul's closest assistant
(26x in NT); Co-author and/or deliverer of six of Paul's letters (2Cor; Phil; Col; 1Thess; 2Thess; Phlm); addressee of two other (probably deutero-Pauline) letters (1Tim & 2Tim).
From Lystra in Lycaonia; Greek father, Jewish-Xn mother (Acts 16:1; 2Tim 1:5)
Joins Paul ca. 49/50 AD and works with him throughout his life.
Paul(?) commends Timothy's sincere faith; the same as was also alive in Timothy's grandmother Lois and mother Eunice (2Tim 1:5).
Paul calls him "my beloved & faithful child in the Lord" (1Cor 4:17; cf. 1Tim 1:2; 2Tim 1:2), "our brother" (1Thess 3:2; 2Cor 1:1; Col 1:1; Phlm 1), "a servant of Christ Jesus" (Phil 1:1), and "our/my co-worker" (1Thess 3:2; Rom 16:21).
He was with Paul & Silvanus founding churches in Philippi, Thessalonica, & Corinth (2Cor 1:19; Acts 16:1--18:11); also later when Paul traveled around the Aegaen Sea and to Jerusalem (Acts 19:22; 20:4; Rom 16:21).
Sent as Paul's emissary to revisit the Christians in various provinces, esp. Macedonia (1Thess 3:1-6; Phil 2:19-24) and Achaia (1Cor 4:17; 16:10-11).
Acc. to 1 Tim, Paul had Timothy stay in Ephesus to guide and teach the church there (1Tim 1:1-3; 4:11-16).

32. TITUS – another close associate
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TITUS – another close associate
One of Paul's closest associates, mentioned 13x in Pauline and deutero-Pauline letters (but curiously never in Acts).
Gentile convert to Christianity; accompanies Barnabas & Paul to the Jerusalem Council; although he is an uncircumcised Greek, he is not compelled to be circumcised (Gal 2:1-3).
Paul tells the Corinthians that Titus is "my brother" (2Cor 2:13) and "my partner and co-worker for you" (8:23).
Titus later serves as Paul's messenger to Christian communities in Macedonia and Achaia, esp. Corinth (2Cor 7:5--8:24; 12:18).
May also have preached in Dalmatia (modern Albania & Bosnia; 2Tim 4:10),
Acc. to one of the Pastoral Letters, Paul left Titus on Crete to organize and appoint leaders for the churches there (Tit 1:4-5).

33. Monthly Assignments (Lilac HO)
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Monthly Assignments (Lilac HO)
AFTER Session: Writing Assignment
Monthly ONE-page Reflection Paper
to your “Reader” within TWO weeks
BEFORE next Session: Reading Assignments
BIBLE: New Testament itself
Textbooks:
M.N. Ralph, A Walk through the NT
R. Brown, Introduction to the NT
K. Aland, Synopsis of the Four Gospels

34. Year 1 Syllabus (Salmon HO from Aug.)
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Year 1 Syllabus (Salmon HO from Aug.)
Reflection Paper, your reader by March 4:
Choose Col 1, or Eph 4, or 1 Tim 3–4, or 2 Tim 2, or Titus 1–2
Follow Guidelines from Lilac Handout from August
Readings for March 18: “Hebrews & Catholic Epistles”
BIBLE: Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1 & 2 & 3 John, Jude
BROWN: Chapters 12-14, 32–36
POWELL: Chapters 23-28
RALPH: Chapters 22–27

35. Monthly Reflection Papers (Lilac)
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Monthly Reflection Papers (Lilac)
Levels of Interpretation:
Questions to Consider:
LITERAL
What is the content of this biblical text? What is it literally about?
Also, what is the literary genre or style of this ancient scriptural text?
RHETORICAL
What message did the author intend to convey to the original readers?
What did the biblical author want these readers to know and/or to do?
PERSONAL
What does this text mean to me, here and now, on a personal level?
How can I apply it to my own life today, as an individual believer?
COMMUNAL
What does this text say to all of us together, as a faith community today?
How can Christian Churches apply these lessons for the common good?

36. Closing Prayer: Amazing Grace Ephesians 2:1-12 Psalm 103
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Closing Prayer:
Amazing Grace
Ephesians 2:1-12
Psalm 103
Final Prayer & Blessing

37. Happy Lent! (begins March 1)
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Departure
Happy Lent! (begins March 1)
See you again on March 18, 2017
(Catholic Epistles)