Paul and his Letters Flashcards
Religion
What was Paul’s original name?
Saul.
What was Paul’s faith prior to Christianity?
He was a phaeresie.
Where was Saul born?
Tarsus of Cilicia.
What was Saul’s occupation?
He was a rabbi, he could not make money from teaching the law so he learnt the trade of a maker of tent cloths.
Did Saul ever marry?
No, it was an obligation for rabbis to marry, but Saul never did so.
What was Paul’s main form of spreading Christianity?
Letters.
What nations did Paul write his letters to?
Romans, Corinthians, Philemon, Galatians, Philippians, Thessalonians, Ephesians, Colossians, Timothy, Titus and Hebrews.
What problems did Paul’s letters aim to fix?
-False teachings
-Lax behaviour
That had crept into congregations of the early church.
What was another name for Paul’s letters?
Pauline Epistles.
What problem did the early church face?
It didn’t take long before hearsay, false doctrine and spiritual compromised started into the early church.
What was the aim of Paul’s letters?
Many of his letters were filled with hope. His letters also addressed topics such as.
- Divorce and remarriage.
- Speaking in tongues.
- Christian Conscience.
- Works and grace.
- The restriction.
- Slavery & many more.
Was the John who wrote the gospel, the John who wrote the Book of Revelation and the John who wrote the letters, the same people?
No.
