113. A strong argument against the mythical theory of the miracles of our Lord may be constructed from the paucity of the miracles attributed to Paul. If that age naturally wove miraculous legends round great names, why did it not encircle Paul with a continuous web of miracle? and why does the New Testament admit that the Baptist worked no miracle? 114. See Ramsay, _Letters to the Seven Churches_. 79. _Give a list of Paul's companions and friends mentioned in the New Testament._ 84. _What were the charges generally brought against him before the authorities?_ 91. _Where in his writings does he mention Barnabas and Mark?_ 93. _Give the places in Acts where the items of this catalogue are recorded._ 94. _Mention other classical associations of this region._ 98. _What two kings of Macedonia are famous in history?_ 102. _Expand these allusions to Greek history._ 103. _Give a number of the names associated with the golden age of Athens and mention what they were famous for._ 108. _Find out all the visions mentioned in Paul's life, and prove that they were given him at the crises of his history._ 110. _Distinguish our Asia and Asia Minor from the Asia of the New Testament._ CHAPTER VII In the chronological table, p. 138, the dates of the Epistles have already been given and the points of the history indicated where they come in. It is a pity the Epistles are not arranged in chronological order in our Bibles. Their characteristics may be mentioned: 1 and 2 _Thessalonians_. Simple beginnings. Attitude to Christ's second coming. 1 _Corinthians_. Picture of an apostolic church. 2 _Corinthians_. Paul's portrait of himself. _Galatians_. Vehement polemic against Judaizers. _Romans_. Paul's gospel. _Philemon_. Example of Christian courtesy. _Colossians_ and _Ephesians_. Paul's later gospel. _Philippians_. Picture of Roman imprisonment. 1 _Timothy_ and _Titus_. Form of the church. 2 _Timothy_. The last scenes. Ramsay places _Galatians_ before 1 and 2 _Corinthians_; compare p. 139 above. 116. Compare Shaw, _The Pauline Epistles_. 118. On Paul's style see Farrar's Excursus at the close of vol. i. The comparison of it to that of Thucydides is more dignified than that of the text, but less true. 119. Inspiration did not interfere with natural characteristics of style. It made the writer not less but more himself, while of course it imparted to the products of his pen a divine value and authority. 120-127. Howson's _Character of St. Paul_; Speer, _The Man Paul_; Hausrath, 45-57; Baur's remarks (ii. 294 ff.) on his intellectual character are very good. But the principal sources are 2 Corinthians and Acts xx.