Explore the Period: Judea during Hellenistic Rule: 332 BCE - 165 BCE

Philemon 1:17-19 – Who owes whom?

Philemon 1:8-9 – What does Paul want?

Philippians 4:10-13 – Paul’s Secret of Contentment

Philippians 3:1-16 – Paul’s Personal Journey of Faith

Romans 16:22 – Tertius

Romans 16:1–2 – Phoebe, Deacon and Benefactor

Romans 13:8–10 – Love Fulfills the Law

Romans 5:1–5 – Life as Justified People

Romans 4:1–12 – Abraham as Example

Romans 3:21–24 – Justification as a Divine Gift

Romans 3:9–20 – No One is Justified through the Law

Romans 1:1–7 – Greeting

Titus 3:4-8 – Baptism Rebirth, and Renewal

Titus 2:11-14 – The Grace of God for All

Philemon 1:15-16 – No Longer a Slave, but a Beloved Brother

Philemon 1:6 – The Partnership of Faith

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15 – Strict Warnings against Idleness and Disobedience

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 – Rebellion, Lawlessness, and Deception before the Return of Jesus Christ

1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 – Sexual Activity and Self-Control

1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 – A Severe Accusation about “the Jews”

Colossians 2:20-3:17 – Living in the Identity of Christ’s Death and Resurrection

Colossians 2:10-15 – Buried with Christ in Baptism and Raised with Him in Faith

Colossians 1:15-20 – The Christ Hymn of Colossians

Philippians 2:25-30 – The Pattern of Christ and the Ministry of Epaphroditus

Philippians 2:6-11 – The Christ Hymn of Philippians

Philippians 1:12-26 – Partnership of Paul and the Philippians

Ephesians 6:10-17 – The Armor of God

Ephesians 5:21-6:9 – Christian Husbands and Wives are Complementary and Mutual Servants

Ephesians 4:1-16 – Growing up into Christ

Ephesians 2:1-10 – Saved by Grace

Galatians 6:14-15 – New Creation in the Cross of Christ

Galatians 5:19-25 – Works of the Flesh, Fruit of the Spirit

Galatians 5:16-18 – Not Subject to the Law

Galatians 5:1-6 – For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free

Galatians 4:21-31 – An Allegory of Sarah and Hagar

Galatians 3:23-29 – Heirs according to Promise

Galatians 2:15-21 – Justified by Faith in Christ, Not by Works of the Law

2 Corinthians 12:1-10 – Paul Reports a Vision and a Thorn in the Flesh

2 Corinthians 11:16-33 – The Fool’s Speech

2 Corinthians 11:7-15 – Paul Refuses the Corinthians’ Patronage

2 Corinthians 10:1-11 – Paul’s Responds to Criticism That He Is Weak

2 Corinthians 9:1-15 – On Cheerful Giving

2 Corinthians 8:16-24 – Report of How the Collection Will Be Taken to Jerusalem

2 Corinthians 8:1-15 – Encouragement to Give

2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2 – Now Is the Day of Salvation

2 Corinthians 4:7-12 – Treasure in Clay Jars

2 Corinthians 3:1-6 – A Covenant Written on Hearts

2 Corinthians 1:12-22 – God Is Faithful

2 Corinthians 1:3-7 – Affliction and Consolation Shared

1 Corinthians 16:1-4 – Providing for the Poor in Jerusalem

1 Corinthians 15:1-58 – The Resurrection of the Body

1 Corinthians 14:34-36 – The Silencing of Women

1 Corinthians 14:26-33 – Orderly Worship

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 – The Love Chapter

1 Corinthians 12:1-31 – One Body, Many Members

1 Corinthians 11:17-33 – Discerning the Body in the Lord’s Supper

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 – On Women Prophesying in Worship

1 Corinthians 9:19-23 – Paul Becomes All Things to All People

1 Corinthians 8:1-13 – On Eating Meat Offered to Idols

1 Corinthians 7:17-31 – Staying “As Is”

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 – The Body as a Temple

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 – Vices and the Kingdom of God

1 Corinthians 5:1-13 – Immorality as a Threat to the Body

1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5 – Christ Crucified as the Wisdom and Power of God

1 Corinthians 1:10-17 – Divisions in Corinth

Romans 16:7 – Junia: A Woman Apostle

Romans 12:1-2 – Being Transformed

Romans 11:25-32 – The Mystery of Israel’s Salvation

Romans 11:11 – The Gospel for Gentiles

Romans 10:14-17 – Faith Comes from Proclamation

Romans 10:4 – Christ the End of the Law

Romans 8:31-39 – The Love of God in Christ

Romans 6:1-14 – Baptism and New Life in Christ

Romans 3:28 – Justification by Faith

Romans 3:25 – Christ the Mercy Seat

Romans 1:16-17 – Not Ashamed of the Gospel

Why We Must Care When Churches are Persecuted

The Bible in a Year Podcast

Mouthwash for the Imagination

All Things in Heaven and on Earth

The Joy of Reading Paul’s Letter to the Philippians

A Generous Ask 

Overflowing with What?

The Day that Changed My Life

Get on the Tractor: Church Community Amid the ‘Idle and Disruptive’

Paul, an Apostle, by the Will of God

Stuck in Harmful Behaviors

Diversity, Unity & Division: A Bible Study

Bible Study: Platforms for Ministry

7.143: What does it mean to see in a mirror dimly (1 Corinthians 13:12)?

7.141: Was Paul the real founder of Christianity?

5.103: When Paul talks about ‘faith of Christ’ (pistis christou) does he mean it like our faith in Christ, or Christ’s faithfulness?

4.85: How Do You Receive the Holy Spirit?

3.78: What Does the Bible Say about Resurrection?

3.74: Are Christians Reading Someone Else’s Mail (in the Old Testament)?

3.72: Why Doesn’t Paul Mention the Holy Spirit?

1.8: Did Paul Hate Women?

Paul

First-Century Mediterranean World

First-Century Aegean Region

First-Century Asia Minor

First-Century Western Asia Minor

Lycha Valley Region – Colossians

Who Is He: Philemon

Ignatian Way: Philippians

Justification: Romans

Moral and Cultic Dietary Laws: Romans

Paul and Law: Romans

Collection of Paul: Romans

How Paul Writes Letters: Philippians

Mind of Christ: Book of Philippians

1 Thessalonians: Paul as Mother

Righteousness of God

Paul as Pastor

1 Thessalonians 5: Words for Christian Life

Letters of Paul

Local Context of 1 Thessalonians

Paul Provides Pastoral Care from a Distance

All Things Are Lawful

The Resurrection of the Body in 1 Corinthians

A Struggling Church in 1 Corinthians

The Body in 1 Corinthians