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Post-Conference Founding Missions
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» Resurrection appearance
» Arabia
» Damascus |
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» Jerusalem Visit (1)
=(for acquaintance w/Peter)
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3 years after return to Damascus |
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» Syria and Cilicia |
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(No letters information about activity during this period) |
» Jerusalem Visit (2)
=(for the Conference; lest Paul was “running in vain”)
» Antioch: Dispute over interdining
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14 years after Jerusalem visit (1)
» The gentile mission approved
» The dual mission recognized
» Agreement on the collection
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» Illness » Founding of congregations in GALATIA =
“former” visit
» MACEDONIA
» Founding of church at PHILIPPI
» Founding of church at THESSALONICA
» Aid from Philippi
» ACHAIA
» Visits Athens
» Timothy sent to Thessalonica
» Founding of church at CORINTH
» Aid from Macedonia
» Return of Timothy from Thessalonica
» 1 Thessalonians
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[Time references: estimates are based on necessary time for
travel, for (self-)employment at his trade, for “open” periods for
travel by sea, and for establishment of congregations] [CONFERENCE
+ 1-2 YEARS]
[CONFERENCE + 2-3 YEARS]
[CONFERENCE +3-5 YEARS
[A Jerusalem visit is unlikely here; Paul would be coming without the
collection.] |
» “Latter” visit to Galatia [?]
» Founding visit, EPHESUS
» The P-LETTER, the Previous Letter, to Corinth
» Titus to Corinth (first visit), to begin collection » Information from Corinth
» Fighting with beasts
» The L-LETTER, the “Laundry List of Problems”
Letter (= 1 Corinthians), to Corinth
» Travel plans: Ephesus/ Macedonia/
Corinth |
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» Collection begun in Galatia (as much as 5 years
after founding of churches)
[CONFERENCE + 4-6 YEARS]
» Collection begun in Corinth (2-4 years
after founding of the church)
» Directions given for collection in Corinth (following the
model of Galatia)
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» Crisis in Galatia » GALATIANS
» Imprisonment
» Epaphroditus arrives from Philippi
» PHILIPPIANS
» Onesimus appears » PHILEMON
» Release from prison
» Crisis in Corinth: Super-apostles arrive
» Lapse of work on collection in Corinth
» Intermediate visit to Corinth » Travel plans:
Ephesus/ Corinth/ Macedonia/ Corinth
» Offence against Paul » Travel plans: Ephesus/
Macedonia/ Corinth |
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» Lapse of collection in Galatia
[CONFERENCE + 5-7 YEARS]
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» Back in Ephesus: the H-Letter,
the Harsh Letter (= 2 Corinthians 10–13), to Corinth; sent
in care of Titus (second visit)
» Escape from death in Asia
» Departure: to Troas; successful work, but . . .
» Departure for Macedonia, to meet Titus
» In Macedonia:
» “fighting without and fear within”
» Arrival of Titus with welcome news of reconciliation in
Corinth |
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» Collection begun in Macedonia
(3-6 years after the founding of congregations) |
» The R-LETTER, the Letter of Reconciliation (=
2 Corinthians 1–9), to Corinth
» The letter is carried by Titus (third visit), who is also
to resume the collection project, in the company of two brothers
» [If 2 Corinthians 9 is a separate letter from
2 Corinthians 1-8,] the F-LETTER, the “Follow-up” Letter,
to Corinth (= 2 Corinthians 9)
» Completion of collection in Macedonia
» Departure for Corinth |
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» Third visit to Corinth
» Completion of collection in Corinth
» Composition of ROMANS.
» Travel plans:
» To Jerusalem, to deliver the collection
» To Rome
» To Spain |
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» Jerusalem Visit (3)
=(to deliver collection) |
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[CONFERENCE + 6-8 YEARS]
» (Presumed) Delivery of the Collection
(6-8 years after agreement)
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