Going Deeper into the Letters Paul Actually Wrote: There are seven New Testament letters Paul actually wrote in the middle of the first century. Years after he died others wrote in his name. They are pseudopigrapha. After years of intensive research Pastor George Martin (author of Paul Found in His Letters) has unearthed some of realities allowing us to see the real Paul in intriguing ways. This course addresses these questions:
1. Can we find a date for Paul in the first century?
2. Discovering Paul’s amazing relationships with women?
3. Did Paul silently approve of those who kept slaves?
4. Why did Paul want to take the gospel to Spain?
5. What leads us to think that Paul was less of theologian and more of a mystic?
Pastor Martin (retired Episcopal Priest) became a Pauline scholar in his retirement. His book looks at Paul from a firstcentury historical and cultural perspective. Highlights from his research shape this course.