A.     In I Corinthians, Paul does an excellent job dealing both with the superficial and root causes of division in the church and provides an excellent recipe for Christian unity.  Comment.

B.     Jude and II Peter do an impressive job addressing the challenge to the church posed by different forms of Gnosticism—and of heretical teaching in general.  Comment.

C.     In the book of Romans, Paul does an excellent job mediating the differences between Jewish and gentile Christians, and he many difficult passages in the book are easier to understand if one keeps in mind Paul’s primary goal: getting Jews and gentiles to work together.   Comment.

D.     Apparently some early Christians thought that if they had "faith" they could live any way they wanted and still be saved.  James argues convincingly that this is not so, that true faith involves both transformed hearts and transformed lives.  Comment.

E.      The “mystery” religions went a long way toward helping people in the ancient world feel right about themselves.  In Ephesians and I Peter, Paul and Peter do an even better job helping people feel right, not only about themsevles, but about others.  Comment. 

F.      While Revelation is in many ways a difficult book, it is a beautiful book as well.  Comment.