Pauline Letters · Evidence-led guide
Sources and bibliography
Readers should be able to see the evidence category behind a claim and follow a source without reverse-engineering the application.
Reader question
Which sources support the chronology, letter settings, manuscript claims, and uncertainty labels?
Source registry
The Acts of the Apostles
Acts 7–28, World English Bible (public domain).
Open sourcescriptureThe Pauline letters
Romans through Philemon, World English Bible (public domain).
Open sourcescripturePauline Letters chronology
The project’s 67-row chronology, cross-referencing Acts and the letters and labeling debated dates.
referencePaul: A Critical Life
Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, Paul: A Critical Life (Oxford University Press, 1996).
scholarshipAn Introduction to the New Testament
Raymond E. Brown, An Introduction to the New Testament (Doubleday, 1997).
scholarshipLater Christian tradition
Later traditions about Paul’s release, further travel, and death are distinguished from the narrative of Acts.
referenceManuscript image and witness registry
Papyrus 46 and Codex Sinaiticus records, repositories, image sources, and rights in the Pauline Letters manuscript registry.
manuscript
Bibliography and sources
- Acts 7–28, World English Bible (public domain). View source
- Romans through Philemon, World English Bible (public domain). View source
- The project’s 67-row chronology, cross-referencing Acts and the letters and labeling debated dates.