The Pauline Epistles

The Pauline Epistles represent letters to nations and empires attributed to Paul (although not all), as the basic context shows how early Christianity spread out to other nations as described throughout these epistles and in the time context of ''The Acts Of The Apostles.

As for which books belongs to Paul and which don't, it is generally assumed that Paul wrote 7 of them, and The Second Epistle To The Thessalonians, The Epistle To The Ephesians, and The Epistle To The Colossians are unsure in attribution. However, very early Church records recognize all epistles as legitimate.

Books

 * The Epistle To The Romans - Otherwise known as Paul's "magnum opus", this book represents the Christian ideology of sin, condemnation, forgiveness in Jesus Christ, and salvation. This epistle is the longest, and is unique by its relation to people and connection to Christianity, held as the shining example of Paul's epistles.


 * The First Epistle To The Corinthians - This epistle tackles sexual purity, immorality, conscience, and personal conflicts, as well as addressing Christians living in Corinth to not fall into temptation spurred by their surroundings.


 * The Second Epistle To The Corinthians - This epistle reflects on the feedback Paul received, and how he states how Christ changed his life at the end of the book in response to this feedback.


 * The Epistle To The Galatians - This epistle centers around the Galatians and how they keep performing the Mosaic Law, in which Paul states they don't need to anymore because of faith in Jesus Christ.


 * The Epistle To The Ephesians - Thought to not be attributed to Paul's authorship, this epistle describes some guidelines to not act in anger nor rage, as well as maintaining a Christly body and lifestyle.


 * The Epistle To The Philippians - This was while Paul was imprisoned and Timothy acted as the co-sender, but this documents how Paul is thankful for the Philippians' generosity via Epaphroditus visiting him.


 * The Epistle To The Colossians - Thought to not be attributed to Paul's authorship, this book addresses how people should follow the doctrines of Christ.


 * The First Epistle To The Thessalonians - This epistle describes how maturation in the Christian faith results from a lifetime of believing in Jesus Christ.


 * The Second Epistle To The Thessalonians - Not thought to be attributed to Paul, this epistle continues the first epistle to the Thessalonians in that suffering and the ability to endure can be accompanied by faith and hope in Jesus Christ.