How are Paul's epistles arranged in the New Testament?

Answer 1

In their original order, the Catholic or Universal epistles followed the Book of Acts. These 7 began with James and ended with Jude. However, the Roman Church pushed these 'General Epistles' behind what became known as the Pauline Epistles, listing Romans as first - giving the appearance of superiority to some.

Paul is sometimes credited with authorship of 14 Epistles(letters), however, there is significant evidence that the Book of Hebrews was written by Timothy while Paul was in prison. The ending of Hebrews was probably written by Paul after his release.

The first 9 Epistles of Paul are to the newly formed Churches. The last 4 are addressed to ministerial/professional leaders. This leaves Hebrews out of the list. Romans, Corinthians, and Galatians are referred to as the 'ABCs' of doctrine while Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians are considered the 'XYZ' with advanced doctrine for the mature Christian. Thessalonians deals with end-times. And if considering Hebrews, it has a millennial theme along with Temple symbolism.

After Jude comes Revelation dealing with future prophecy.

Answer 2

A:The thirteen epistles attributed to Paul are Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon. They are placed in the New Testament in order by descending size (with a minor exception) rather than chronologically. Scholars say that only Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philemon, Galatians, Philippians and 1 Thessalonians are genuine, with the others being written in Paul's name after his death. It is also possible, from a computer analysis that 1 Thessalonians and Philippians may not be genuine.

Assuming that that 1 Thessalonians and Philippiansare genuine, the likely order of Paul's epistles to the churches is 1 Thessalonians, Galatians, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Romans, Philippians. Philemon was probably written late in Paul's ministry.

These were followed by Colossians in the 70s, Ephesians in the 80s, and in the second century: 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus.

Answer 3

A:The epistles attributed to Paul are listed in descending order of size, from Romans to Philemon, the shortest.