Christian Communities and Scriptures
(pgs. 44-63)
 The Communities on Paul’s Second
Journey
 Love Brings Conversion in Philippi
 Run Out of Thessalonica
 Rejection in Athens
 Challenge in Corinth
 The Communities on Paul’s Third Journey
 Taking on the Magicians in Ephesus
 House Churches
 Troubles for Paul in Jerusalem
 A Mission of Mercy
 A Touching Farewell
 A Mob Attack and Roman Protection
 Paul’s Final Years in Rome
 House Arrest
 Death in Nero’s Persecutions
For Review pg. 55
 Philippi
 Steadfast in Faith – Philippians 1:27
 Thessalonica
 Church Order – 1Thessalonians 5:12-22
 Corinth
 One Body, Many Parts – 1Corithians 12:12-26
 Ephesus
 Battle against Evil – Ephesians 6:13-17
 Paul’s Epistles: Letters of Love to the Christian
Communities
 Written to the Local Assembly
 Paul’s Message Summarized
 Treasures Passed On
 The Gospels: Answers to the Question, Who Was
Jesus?
 The Good News Told, Then Written Down
 Different Gospels, Different Audiences
 Other Writings of the Christian Testament
 Jesus the Jew
 Made sense for Jewish Christians to live as Jews
 The Breach Widens
 James (leader of Jerusalem Christians)
 Arrested, thrown off temple roof, stoned to death
 Christians flee out of fear
 A Matter of Survival
 Jews rebel by discontinuing daily sacrifice to Emperor
Nero
 Roman army take the city and destroy the temple
 Judaism needed unity
Jesus
Paul