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The
Structure of Paul's Letters
by Robert A. Bailey
Soon after retiring in 1997 from a distinguished
professional career as an actuary, Robert Bailey returned his attention
to a "first love", Paul's New Testament Epistles. As a young
adult, he learned Greek before enrolling at Fuller Theological Seminary
for a term (he left to support a family, including six children).
More recently, he attended Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. The Structure of Paul's Letters represents a
fulfillment of Mr. Bailey's personal quest to re-explore the grounds of
his lifelong faith, which he shares with other Christian adults as a lay
Bible study leader at St. David's Episcopal Church in Lansing, Michigan.
Paperback, 184 pgs.
Third Edition
Xulon Press, Inc. 2008
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All of Paul's letters use patterns of
symmetrical parallelism (also called chiasmus) to organize each
letter as a whole and each subdivision of each letter.
Awareness of these patterns helps the reader to understand more
clearly how Paul organized his thoughts, what his themes are,
and what Paul was trying to emphasize, contrast, and compare.
These underlying patterns are revealed in this translation by
following Paul's word sequence more closely, by formatting, and
by using section headings.
Table
of Contents
General Introduction, 4
Outline of Each Letter, 8
1 Thessalonians, 17
Galatians, 25
1 Corinthians, 36
2 Corinthians, 62
Romans, 81
Philippians, 109
Philemon, 118
2 Thessalonians, 120
Colossians, 124
Ephesians, 133
Titus, 143
1 Timothy, 147
2 Timothy, 155
Epilogue, 162
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