The origin of Pliny’s letter is based on the ethics behind Trajan’s community. Pliny felt that those that represented the Christian population were being hypocritical and not living the message associated with the mission. Pliny took it upon himself to be critical of the happenings and ultimately ended in a trial in which the verdict… Continue reading →
Unlike his letter to the Thessalonians, Paul does not begin his letter to the churches of Galatia with a thanksgiving, Paul instead uses a stern, authoritative tone portrayed to the reader as almost asserting dominance. Paul begins with this tone because he is upset with the people of Galatia. Paul spends many verses throughout his… Continue reading →
Luke begins his gospel much like his predecessors. In his introduction to the gospel, Luke promises a gospel as factually correct as possible with the information he has from both oral tradition of events, the facts given from eye witnesses, and hints at a revision of earlier writings to ensure they correlate with the information… Continue reading →
