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  • From: "Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D." <smcginn AT jcu.edu>
  • To: Corpus-paul <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Sequence of the letters
  • Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 12:22:14 -0500


John, thanks for your outline. Can you spell out why you put Galatians after
the
"prison letters" rather than before them?

"John C. Hurd" wrote:
(snip)

> Jerusalem visit (conference; collection begins)
> 1 Corinthians
> Philippians
> 2 Corinthians 1 9
> Galatians
> Romans
> (2 Corinthians 10 13)

(snip)

> Concerning sequence it seems to me clear (1) that relative dating should
> precede
> absolute dating, and (2) that the letters (the primary sources) should be
> allowed to
> speak for themselves without the influence of Acts (a secondary source for
> Paul).

BTW, I agree totally with both of these methodological points.

Sheila McGinn





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