Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians & Philemon
Wednesday evening studies of the books of Galitians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon, as well as a background and study of the regions and peoples of Galatia and the cities of Ephesus, Philippi, Colossae and Laodicea. Lesson materials have been printed and are in the lobby; downloads of this material are available below.
July - December 2023 (Ross Statham)
Lesson Materials (all but the last are pdf files):
- ALL Lesson Materials (Class handout in notebook, 60-pages) (pdf)
- Class Schedule/Syllabus
- Background and Map
- Galatian people and region, verse-by-verse studies in Galatians; applying Galatians today
- The Ancient City of Ephesus, verse-by-verse studies in Ephesians
- The Ancient City of Philippi, verse-by-verse studies in Philippians
- The Ancient Cities of Colossae and Laodicea, verse-by-verse studies in Colossians & Philemon
ALL Lesson Materials (Word file master document)
VIDEOS:
While your teacher has reviewed the following YouTube videos and feels they may provide some additional insights, some are not Biblicly accurate, some are. Some ads may also appear that could be inappropriate (immodest clothing, etc):
- The Galatians: The Celtic Tribes of Ancient Anatolia (Good overview of the early Galatians)
- The Celts of Anatolia (Detailed look at the History of the "Galatian" Celts)
- Ephesus, Turkey: Ancient City - Rick Steve Travelogue (Walking the city today)
- Ephesus Ancient City - The Mysterious City of History (It's history and its people)
- Paul and Silas: Preaching in Philippi (The early Philippian church)
- Setting of Colossians / Fast Facts (The ancient town next to the city of Laodicea and its challenges)
- Laodicea: Neither Hot Nor Cold (Understanding the city and Christ's rebuke in Revelation)