Resources for New Testament Studies

NT Books: Pauline Epistles

(Includes all those traditionally ascribed to Paul except Hebrews.)

This page contains external links to helpful, technical articles on matters related to the study of the New Testament. This page lists only content articles/pages. Links to other sites that contain links related to biblical studies, etc. are on my Links page. See the explanatory notes on the main page, including .pdf file explanation. I welcome submissions and suggestions.

Romans  1 & 2 Corinthians  Galatians  Ephesians  Philippians 

Colossians  1 & 2 Thessalonians  Pastorals  Philemon

Paul and Pauline Theology

• The History of the Interpretation of the Apostle Paul (Peter M. Head) A series of lectures on Paul: Lecture One: The Interpretation of Paul in the Early Church (Marcion, Gnostics, Irenaeus); Lecture Two: Patristic Commentators (Origen, Chrysostom, Theodore, Jerome, Augustine); Lecture Three: Medieval Interpreters and Martin Luther (focus on Luther); Lecture Four: Ferdinand Christian Baur; Lecture Five: A. Schweitzer; Lecture Six: Rudolf Bultmann; Lecture Seven: Ed Parish Sanders; Lecture Eight:: Responses to New Perspective
• Cambridge PhD Seminar: Justification and Variegated Nomism, Cambridge Seminar for NT PhD students (Drs. M.N.A. Bockmuehl & P. M. Head) 2001-2002
• Patristic and Reformation Commentaries on Galatians.
• The Oldest Extant Editions of the Letters of Paul (David Trobisch)
• The Apostolic Preaching and Its Developments ( C. H. Dodd)
• Problem Passages in Paul, from The Gospel Under Siege, Ch. 7, (Zane C. Hodges)
• Paul's Contradictions--Can They Be Resolved? (John G. Gager) You may not agree with much of this article (I have my disagreements with him!), but it is a useful article that grapples with a problem felt by many contemporary scholars.

Romans

• Romans: Introduction, Argument, and Outline (Daniel B. Wallace)
• Romans: The Righteousness of God (Robert Deffinbaugh)
• ROMANS THROUGH HISTORY AND CULTURE ('99 SBL papers from "History of the Reception of Romans and Exegesis Consultation" will be posted here; not available as of mid-Oct., but the page is in place.)
• Analytical Outline of Romans 1-8 (Dale Wheeler; link to a .pdf file)
• Analytical Outline of Romans 9-16 (John Sweigart; link to a .pdf file)
• Romans 1:1-17: The Introduction, Salutation, and Theme of Paul's Letter to the Romans (Greg Herrick)
• Do Christians Have Peace With God? A Brief Explanation of the Textual Problem in Romans 5:1 (Daniel B. Wallace)
• I'm Fallen and I Can't Get Up (An Exegetical [Study] on Romans 5:12-19) (D. Wayne Stiles, II)
• Romains 5,12-21. Logique, sens et fonction (Aletti, J. N.) Biblica 78 (1997): 3-32. (abstract only)
• The Problem of Divorce, Pt. 4, The Teaching of Paul (David J. Macleod) Rom. 7:1-4; 1 Cor. 5:1-16.
• An Eye For An "I" (The Relevance of the Identification of the "I" In Romans 7:7-25) (D. Wayne Stiles, II)
• The Witness of the Spirit in Romans 8:16: Interpretation and Implications (Daniel B. Wallace)
• Israel's Present Hardening and Future Salvation (Romans 11:25-32) (Greg Herrick)
• Paul and Civil Obedience in Romans 13:1-7 (Greg Herrick)
• BINDING OBLIGATIONS IN ROMANS 13:7: A SEMANTIC FIELD AND SOCIAL CONTEXT, Thomas M. Coleman
• Junia Among the Apostles: The Double Identification Problem in Romans 16:7 (Daniel B. Wallace)

1 Corinthians

• The Corinth Computer Project, Roman Corinth (David Gilman Romano; University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology)
• A Discourse Analysis of 1 Corinthians (Bruce Terry) Dissertation from UTA, 1993 (actual diss. title was: "An Analysis of Certain Features of Discourse in the New Testament Book of I Corinthians")
• 1 Corinthians: Introduction, Argument, and Outline (Daniel B. Wallace)
• Christ the Wisdom of God. A sermon preached in the Chapel of Selwyn College, at the opening service of the Clergy Summer Meeting (July 13, 1903) by H. B. Swete, The Expository Times 15 (1903) 58-62. (Col. 2:2-3; 1 Cor. 1:23-24)
• The Problem of Divorce, Pt. 4, The Teaching of Paul (David J. Macleod) Rom. 7:1-4; 1 Cor. 5:1-16.
• "Deliver This Man to Satan" (1 Cor 5:5): A Case Study in Church Discipline (Simon J. Kistemaker)
• 'APPOINT THE DESPISED AS JUDGES!' (1 CORINTHIANS 6:4), Brent Kinman
• One God, One Lord, One People: Incarnational Christology for a Church in a Pagan Environment (N. T. Wright) 1 Cor. 8:6 (Includes a discussion of chs. 8-10.)
• The Place of 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 in Paul's Argument (Jerry L. Sumney) JBL 119.2 (2000): 329-33.
• "Laying to Rest the Midrash: Paul's Message on Meat Sacrificed to Idols in Light of the Deuteronomistic Tradition," Biblica 79 (1998): 57-68. (B. J. Oropeza)
• What is the Head Covering in 1 Cor 11:2-16 and Does it Apply to Us Today? (Daniel B. Wallace)
• Head Coverings, Prophecies and the Trinity: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 (Thomas R. Schreiner; full text of ch. 5, Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, ed. Piper and Grudem)
• The Argument of 1 Corinthians 12-14 (Greg Herrick)
• 1 Cor 13:1 Revisited, an Exegetical Update (Robert L. Thomas)
• "Silent in the Churches" On the Role of Women in 1 Corinthians14:33b-36 (D. A. Carson; full text of ch. 6, Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, ed. Piper and Grudem)
• The Textual Problem of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 (Daniel B. Wallace)
• Aquila and Priscilla in 1 Corinthians 16:19 (Daniel B. Wallace)

2 Corinthians

(Note: Several of the 2 Cor. links were collected by my students as a class project, fall '99. There appears to be a paucity of substantive material pertaining to 2 Cor. on the web.)

• 2 Corinthians bibliography and other resources (class page for my [English] Bible exposition class on 2 Cor., R. Decker)
• 2 Corinthians: Introduction, Argument, and Outline (Daniel B. Wallace)
• Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Ray C. Stedman) both audio and text formats
• Religious Affections: A Study of Paul's Corinthian Correspondence (Robert L. Deffinbaugh)
• God's Comfort in Suffering and Our Responsibility; 2 Cor 1:1-11 (Greg Herrick)
• 2 Corinthians 13:5 (Zane Hodges)
• Christian Ministry in 2 Corinthians (Rod Decker; 88K .pdf file, 19 pages). This is not "technical" material. It consists of the transcripts of three messages that I recently (Ap. 9-11, 1999) preached at the 50 anniversary celebration of the Osterhout Bible Church, Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. This is the church that my father (Victor W. Decker) started while he was a student at Baptist Bible Seminary 50 years ago--and from which he retired Aug. '99). Although it contains more anecdotal material than I would normally include in a message (due to the nature of the setting and my relationship with that church over the years), it does include expositions of three major sections of 2 Corinthians 1-4 that may be of interest.

Galatians

• Patristic and Reformation Commentaries on Galatians (Peter Head)
• The Date and Destination of Galatians (Greg Herrick)
• Galatians: Introduction, Argument, and Outline (Daniel B. Wallace)
• The Perfect Tense-Form in Recent Debate: Galatians as a Case Study (Thomas R. Hatina), Filologia Neotestamentaria 8 (1995): 23-61.
• A Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians (Martin Luther, abridged translation by Theodore Graebner)--downloadable file; also available at icl.net where it is readable online.
• Rhetorical Identification In Paul's Autobiographical Narrative (Gal. 1.13-2.14; Paul E. Koptak; from Journal for the Study of the New Testament 40 (1990), pp. 97 - 113; also reprinted in New Testament Interpretation and Methods; ASheffield Reader, ed. S.E. Porter and C.A. Evans (Sheffield Academic Press, 1997) 

• ANOTHER LOOK AT EAN MH IN GALATIANS 2:16 JBL 119.3 (2000): 529-39 (A. Andrew Das).

• Role Distinctions in the Church: Galatians 3:28 (S. Lewis Johnson; full text of ch. 7, Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, ed. Piper and Grudem)
• Paul's Use of "Ta Stoicheia Tou Kosmou" (Gary DeLashmutt) Gal. 4:3, 9 and Col. 2:8, 20
• Pauline Lexical Choice Revisited: A Paradigmatic Analysis of Selected Terms of Exhortation in Galatians 5 and 6. (J.Scott Duvall) Filologia Neotestamentaria 7 (1994). Abstract only.
• The Strivings of the Flesh…(Galatians 5:17), Biblica 80 (1999):113-114. (J. Kilgallen)
• The Right Things You Want to Do. A Note on Galatians 5:17d, Biblica 79 (1998): 515-524. (J. Lambrecht)
• Paul's Coherent Admonition in Galatians 6,1-6: Mutual Help and Individual Attentiveness (J. Lambrecht) Biblica 78 (1997): 33-56. (abstract only)
• Peace and Mercy Upon the Israel of God. The Old Testament Background of Galatians 6:16b, Biblica 80 (1999): 204-223. (G. K. Beale)
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Ephesians

• Analytical Outline of Ephesians (Dale Wheeler)
• Internet Notes on Ephesians for Tavistock Road Bible Study Group (Peter M. Head)
• Virtual Tour of Ephesus
• The Jerusalem Temple Warning Inscription (K. C. Hanson & Douglas E. Oakman) [cf. Eph. 2:14]
• Gaffin and Grudem on Eph 2:20: In Defense of Gaffin's Cessationist Exegesis (R. Fowler White) <Link broken? was: <http://www.why.net/users/dgreen/charismata/white.htm>
• Anger and Sin: Eph. 4:26 (Rodney J. Decker; 25K .pdf file). An exegetical discussion guide of the grammatical and theological issues in this text (orig. a classroom handout).
• Ephesians 5:18, "Spirit Filling" (Rodney J. Decker; 84k .pdf file) An exegetical discussion of the text. Also see the related chart of various views.
• Ephesians 5:18: Holy Spirit or Human Spirit? (Clifford Rapp, Jr.)
• Husbands and Wives as Analogues of Christ and the Church: Eph. 5:21-33 and Col. 3:18-19 (George W. Knight III; full text of ch. 8, Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, ed. Piper and Grudem)

Philippians

• Philippians: Introduction, Argument, and Outline (Daniel B. Wallace)
• On Good Citizenship, Philippians 1:27-30 (David Alan Black)
• Phil. 2:1-4, Structural Diagram (Rodney J. Decker; 47K .pdf file). Greek text. with (English) notes.
• Phil. 2:5-11, The Kenosis (Rodney J. Decker; 31K .pdf file) a brief exegetical discussion of key semantic and theological issues. This same document is also available as a plain .html web page.

Colossians

• Christ the Wisdom of God. A sermon preached in the Chapel of Selwyn College, at the opening service of the Clergy Summer Meeting (July 13, 1903) by H. B. Swete, The Expository Times 15 (1903) 58-62. (Col. 2:2-3; 1 Cor. 1:23-24)
• Paul's Use of "Ta Stoicheia Tou Kosmou" (Gary DeLashmutt) Gal. 4:3, 9 and Col. 2:8, 20

1 & 2 Thessalonians

• A Responce to Marvin Rosenthal's Interpretation of 1 Thessalonians 3:13 (Robert Gromacki)

• Is Apostasia In 2 Thessalonians 2:3 A Reference To The Rapture? (Wm. Combs)
• The "Temple of God" in 2 Thess. 2:4: Literal or Metaphorical? (Daniel B. Wallace)

Pastorals (1 & 2 Timothy, Titus)

• PastoralEpistles.com (Rick Brannan); alt entry point

• Pauline Authorship and the Pastoral Epistles: Implications for Canon, Stanley E. Porter (BBR 1995; pdf); response to R. Wall (1996; pdf)
• What Does It Mean Not to Teach or Have Authority Over Men?: 1 Timothy 2:11-15 (Douglas Moo; full text of ch. 9, Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, ed. Piper and Grudem)
• Crisis of the Word: or, A Message to Pastors and Would-Be Pastors (2 Timothy 2:15) (Daniel B. Wallace)
• The Relation of theopneustos to graphe in 2 Timothy 3:16 (Daniel B. Wallace)
• "Savior of all People": 1 Tim 4:10 in Context,  Steven M. Baugh (WTJ 54 (1992) 331-340)
• "'Paul's Cloak' within the Canonical Process in Early Christianity"  (2 Tim. 4:13) Duane L. Christensen presented this paper at the 63rd International Meeting of the Catholic Biblical Association of America, August 5-8, 2000, at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. It is in Microsoft Word format.

   

Philemon

• The Chiastic Structure and Meaning of Paul's Letter to Philemon, Biblica 82 (2001): 178-206 (John Paul HEIL) Biblica abstract: "This article proposes a new chiastic structure for Paul's letter to Philemon based on rigorous criteria and methodology. The center and pivot of the chiasm, ... (v. 14), is a key to explicating the letter's supposedly unclear purpose. Paul wants Philemon to give his former slave Onesimus back to Paul as a beloved brother and fellow worker for the gospel of Jesus Christ, because of Philemon's response to the grace of God evident in his faithful love for the holy ones as a beloved brother and fellow worker of Paul."

You might also find Corpus Paulinum (The Corpus-Paul List) of interest.

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