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The Pauline epistles represent perhaps the most influential and powerfully-written body of literature in the Christian tradition. In them, we witness Paul’s correspondence, his pastoral heart, his theological musings, and his affirmation of the grace of God. While some are autobiographical and others are devoted to strictly theological themes, all have profoundly shaped the emergence of...

addressing those who had been steeped in the evil spiritual “powers” (2:2; 6:12) of the cult of Artemis. The believers, he proposes, needed to recognize the real power in Christ as protection from those hostile powers, rather than resort to their former magical practices in combination with their Christian faith. This view has some merit, but again there is insufficient evidence from the letter itself to support this as the main purpose of the letter. Most commentators agree that one dominant theme
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