by Audun | Last updated Mar 8, 2024 | Pauline epistles
Introduction Paul met Timothy in Acts 16 on his second missionary journey, and since then Timothy became one of Paul’s closest associates (2 Tim 3:10-11, Phil 2:22). Timothy joined the rest of the second missionary journey and the whole of the third. He was also...
by Audun | Last updated Mar 8, 2024 | Other epistles
INTRODUCTION The letter to the Hebrews is anonymous but was associated with Paul early on, although this does not necessarily mean that it was Paul himself who wrote it. The author was probably in the same circle as Paul since he knows Timothy (13:23) and the letter...
by Audun | Last updated Mar 8, 2024 | Pauline epistles
Introduction 2 Thessalonians appears to have been written shortly after 1 Thessalonians. They are still being persecuted (Ch. 1), and they are still thinking about Jesus’ return and are afraid that he has already come, but that they missed it (Ch. 2). It is...
by Audun | Last updated Mar 8, 2024 | Pauline epistles
Introduction Acts 17 tells of when the congregation in Thessalonica was founded in the year 49-50 on Paul’s second missionary journey. After only a few weeks he had to flee the city because of the Jews (Acts 17:2,5). It is probably the same Jews who are...
by Audun | Last updated Mar 8, 2024 | Pauline epistles
INTRODUCTION Colossae was not so far from Ephesus, and there was probably a similar situation in these two churches. Therefore, there are many similarities between the letters to the churches in these two cities. Paul probably wrote both letters from the same prison...
