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The New Testament, 4/e
Stephen Harris, California State University - Sacramento

Continuing the Pauline Tradition: 2 Thessalonians, Colossians, Ephesians, the Pastoral Epistles, 1 Clement, and the Epistle of Barnabas

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Is Paul the Father of Misogyny and Antisemitism?
(http://www.crosscurrents.org/eisenbaum.htm)

A provocative article by New Testament scholar Pamela Eisenbaum that reconsiders the views of many modern interpreters that Paul promoted bias against women and the Jewish religion.
The Evolution of the Pauline Canon
(http://www.depts.drew.edu/jhc/Rpcanon.html)

Robert Price's article on how the canon of Paul's letters was formed forces us to reevaluate the issues of pseudonymity and authority in Paul's churches in the early decades after his death.
Pseudonymity as Rhetoric: A Prolegomena to the Study of Pauline Pseudepigrapha
(http://www.ibiblio.org/corpus-paul/afr/rhetoric.htm)

This scholarly article reviews how the Greco-Roman world approached pseudonymity and how that approach should affect how we view the pseudonymous letters of Paul.
Epistle to the Colossians: The Catholic Encyclopedia.
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04131b.htm)

This is the online version of the well-known Catholic Encyclopedia. Though somewhat dated, the article still gives a very clear, accessible introduction to Colossians. It is also heavily hypertexted, allowing the reader to explore other issues elsewhere in the encyclopedia.
Colossae: The Catholic Encyclopedia.
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04131a.htm)

The article on the small Asian city where Paul's associate Epaphras established an mission to which the Letter to the Colossians was supposedly directed.
Epistle to the Ephesians: The Catholic Encyclopedia.
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05485a.htm)

This is the online version of the well-known Catholic Encyclopedia. Though somewhat dated, the article still gives a very clear, accessible introduction to Ephesians. It is also heavily hypertexted, allowing the reader to explore other issues elsewhere in the encyclopedia.
Ephesus: The Catholic Encyclopedia.
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05490a.htm)

The article on the important Asian city where Paul established an influential mission.
Titus as Apologia: Grace for Liars, Beasts, and Bellies
(http://www.thirdmill.org/paul_frameset.asp)

Reggie Kidd's article, reprinted from Horizons in Biblical Theology, examines the stance the author of Titus takes toward the culture of the Cretans, among whom Titus's ministry is set in the epistle.
1 Clement
(http://wesley.nnu.edu/noncanon/fathers/ante-nic/clement/1clement.htm)

The text of 1 Clement.
Epistle of Barnabas
(http://wesley.nnu.edu/noncanon/fathers/ante-nic/barnabus.htm)

The text of the Epistle of Barnabas.