Pauline Texts: Location I (Non-exhaustive)

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Pauline Texts: Location I (Non-exhaustive)

I have presented a previous entry on scholarly views of New Testament chronology.

April 19 2013

Finding reliable information on the reasoned out locations where texts were written, has been a more difficult task. I shall review my academic library and online sources.

This takes much time to research, relative to the article size. Therefore, this will be accomplished in parts, God willing.

Romans

In The International Bible Commentary, Romans, entry Leslie C. Allen writes that during the winter of A.D. 56-57, in Corinth (Ancient Greece, my add).  Romans was probably written. (1316).

Bruce, not surprisingly, in his own Tyndale commentary, takes the same view. (13).

Browning reasons Romans was written in Corinth, probably 56-57 A.D. (325).

First Corinthians

Paul was likely in Ephesus (Ancient Greece, modern Turkey my add), when this letter was written, according to Browning (77). Marsh agrees (1348).

Fee reasons the letter was written in Ephesus at circa A.D. 53-55. (15).

Walter M. Dunnett explains 1 Corinthians was written from Ephesus. (49).

He cites 1 Corinthians 16: 7-9.

1 Corinthians 16:7-9

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

7 For I do not wish to see you now just in passing; for I hope to remain with you for some time, if the Lord permits. 8 But I will remain in Ephesus until Pentecost; 9 for a wide door [a]for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Second Corinthians

David J. A. Clines opines that Paul wrote 2 Corinthians from Macedonia (Ancient Greece, my add). (1389). Dunnet reasons the text probably came from Macedonia. (49).

He cites 2 Corinthians 7: 5-7. (49).

New American Standard Bible

5 For even when we came into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted on every side: conflicts without, fears within. 6 But God, who comforts the [b]depressed, comforted us by the coming of Titus; 7 and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced even more.

Also, Dunnet cites, 2 Corinthians 2: 12-13.

My version again from the New American Standard Bible

2 Corinthians 2:12-13

New American Standard Bible

12 Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door was opened for me in the Lord, 13 I had no rest for my spirit, not finding Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I went on to Macedonia.

Biblica

'DATE

The available evidence indicates that the year a.d. 55 is a reasonable estimate for the writing of this letter. From 1Co 16:5–8 it may be concluded that 1 Corinthians was written from Ephesus before Pentecost (in the late spring) and that 2 Corinthians may have been written later that same year before the onset of winter. 2Co 2:13; 7:5 indicate that it was probably written from Macedonia (see chart, p. 2261).'

ALLEN, LESLIE. C, in Bruce, F.F. (ed.), (1986), Romans, The International Bible Commentary, Grand Rapids, Zondervan.

BIBLICA (2018) 2 Corinthians, Colorado Springs, Biblica.
https://www.biblica.com/resources/scholar-notes/niv-study-bible/intro-to-2-corinthians/

BROWNING, W.R.F. (1997) Dictionary of the Bible, Oxford, Oxford University Press.

BRUCE, F.F. (ed.), (1986) The International Bible Commentary, Grand Rapids, Zondervan.

BRUCE, F.F., (1963)(1996) Romans, Grand Rapids, IVP/Eerdmans.

CLINES, DAVID, J. A. (1986), 2 Corinthians, The International Bible Commentary, Grand Rapids, Zondervan.

DUNNETT, WALTER M. (2001) Exploring the New Testament, Wheaton, Crossway Books.

FEE, GORDON (1987) The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Grand Rapids, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

MARSH, PAUL W. in Bruce, F.F. (ed.), (1986), First Corinthians, The International Bible Commentary, Grand Rapids, Zondervan.