Progressive Additions of Paul's Letters

to the New Testament Canon

Group	Setting	Epistle	Date A.D.	Main Subjects	General Purposes	To Churches
1 Travel Epistles	Between First and Second Journeys	Galatians	48	Salvation at Present and in the Future	Evangelizing
	Second Journey	1 and 2 Thessalonians	52
	Third Journey	1 and 2 Corinthians	55
		Romans	56
2 Prison Epistles	First Roman Imprisonment	Colossians	61	Christ and the Christian Life	Edifying
		Ephesians
		Philemon
		Philippians
3 Pastoral Epistles	Release	1 Timothy	62	Church and its Workers	Establishing	To Individuals
		Titus	62
	Second Roman Imprisonment	2 Timothy	67		Personal Farewell

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