SSS 512 Major & Minor Letters of St. Paul

The course on the Letters of St. Paul (placed in two semesters) takes the student to a closer understanding of the person of Paul the Apostle and his mission and vision. All the letters are introduced in the class and by the end of the course, the student is supposed to be capable of
understanding clearly the Pauline perspectives. The first few classes discuss the introductory materials, such as the nature of Pauline Letters, the Person of Paul. etc. The first part of the course concentrates on the Major Epistles (Romans. 1 & 2 Corinthians and Galatians). The second part of the course covers all the remaining nine letters. After giving an introduction to each letter, an exegetical analysis is made of the whole letter. Major Pauline Themes are also discussed in detail. Pastoral and practical discussions in the context of the present-day church is also made in the course of the classes.

1. The WBC. Letters of Saint Paul; Interpretation Commentary. Letters of Saint Paul. G.E Hawthorne et al (eds.)
2. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters (Leicester. 1993).
3. Any Bible Commentary on Pauline Letters is of use for the course.