There is treasure hidden in Paul’s thirteen letters, but the path to find it is not obvious. Here is a tip: in the Bible, Paul’s letters are not sequenced in chronological order. Paul wrote his letters within the two decades of 48 AD to 68 AD. His thirteen generally accepted letters are arranged in the New Testament in two blocks: the nine written to churches, then the four written to individuals. The nine written to churches are generally placed in order by length.
Demetrius the Silversmith explains why so many Romans did not consider the Gospel to be good news for them and their families.
Scripture References: Acts 19:23-41
Eunice, Timothy's mother, explains why circumcision was so abhorrent to the ancient Greeks. She explains why the Judaizers were such a problem to new believers, and talks about the first two chapters of Galatians.
Scripture References: Galatians 1-2
Lois, Timothy's grandmother, tells why Christianity was so meaningful to her family. She tells about the last four chapters of Galatians.
Scripture References: Galatians 3-6
Silas was with Paul on the Second Missionary Journey when Thessalonica was first evangelized. He details the background of the writing of First Thessalonians, and tells of its contents.
Scripture References: 1 Thessalonians
Jason was one of the first converts to Christianity in Thessalonica. He explains some of the difficulties of becoming a Christian, and reveals the reasons why Paul wrote some portions of Second Thessalonians.
Scripture References: 2 Thessalonians
Aquila and Priscilla helped Paul establish churches in Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome. They explain why the church in Corinth had so many problems and how Paul addressed some of those problems in First Corinthians 1-7.
Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 1-7
Sosthenes was probably the leader of the synagogue at Corinth that opposed Paul. He converted to Christianity and served Paul in establishing churches. With his familiarity of the church at Corinth, explains the last half of the letter known as First Corinthians.
Scripture References: 1 Corinth...
Titus was Paul's first assistant, and served Paul during most of his ministry. He was instrumental in Paul's dealings and communications with the problematic Corinthian church. He explains key portions of Second Corinthians.
Scripture References: 2 Corinthians
Tertius was the scribe for Paul when he wrote Romans. He explains some of the background of the writing of the letter and tells of some of the key portions of its first eight chapters.
Scripture References: Romans 1-8
Phoebe was an influential woman in the early Christian movement. She talks about the last half of the book of Romans, with special emphasis on Chapter 12.
Scripture References: Romans 9-16
Tychicus was one of Paul's special helpers. He delivered several of Paul's letters, including Ephesisans. He explains that this letter was written to the entire church in Ephesus, and talks about several key portions of the letter.
Scripture References: Ephesians
Onesimus was a runaway slave. Paul sent him back to his owner who lived in Colossae. Onesimus explains why Colossians is such an important letter to modern Christians.
Scripture References: Colossians
Paul explains why he sent one of his assistants, Onesimus, back to his former owner named Philemon. He sent a special letter to Philemon explaining how he wants Philemon to react. That letter is known as the book of Philemon.
Scripture References: Philemon
Philippi was the site of the first major evangelization effort in Europe. Epaphroditus gives background of the city and the church, and tells of the letter that Paul wrote to his friends there.
Scripture References: Philippians
Timothy was probably Paul's favorite of his many assistants. In this episode, Apollos, another of Paul's protoges, explains the contents of the letter written to Timothy known as First Timothy.
Scripture References: 1 Timothy
An elder of the church at Crete tells of the letter written by Paul to Titus, while Titus was tasked with helping the church there. That letter is known as Titus. This letter contains information that is very useful for modern churches and their leaders.
Scripture References: Titus
Timothy talks of the last known letter written by Paul. This letter was written to Timothy to help him better guide churches, and to refute false teachings. This letter is known as Second Timothy.
Scripture References: 2 Timothy
