The Importance of Studying Paul's Letters Chronologically
By admin on Dec 27, 2010 in Bible Study
Paul’s 14 epistles found in our present Bible is not chronological, but sorted by length, in descending order form the longest (Romans) to the shortest (Philemon).
When you understand this critical point you can study the epistles in chronological order and see the types of problems the Church encountered as the years passed and circumstances changed. For example:
- Early membership was mostly Jewish, and problems included questions about the law of Moses.
- Later, when the gentile membership had increased, problems involved items of Greek philosophy.
- Early persecution was from the Jews and the Judaizers.
- Later persecution came from the Roman government.
Gene Edwards has been called one of the best writers of Christian literature in the last 100 years. Here he explains the importance of studying Paul’s letters chronologically.
Hi Robin,
I’ve been studying Scripture for many years and ha not idea that they weren’t written in that order. Amazing. I even have a chronological Bible but I go back to reading the traditional one. Last month I read all of Paul’s letters straight through and they really helped me understand many issues.
Thanks for sharing these videos.
Blessings ♥,
Eren
thank you for taking the time to point out this little known fact. I decided to read the entire bible chronologically this year. I am amazed at how much clearer it was as a result