The collection of letters, known to scholars as Papyrus 46, is believed to be the oldest known surviving copy of the Letters of St. Paul. Out of the 104 page collection, 30 leaves reside here in Ann Arbor, 56 leaves reside at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin and 18 are lost.

Did all of Pauls epistles survive?

Pauls epistles survived because he was the single most influential missionary in the entire first century.

What are the other letters sometimes called in the Bible?

The letters in the New Testament from Apostles to Christians are usually referred to as epistles. Those traditionally attributed to Paul are known as Pauline epistles and the others as catholic (i.e., general) epistles.

What is the main message of Romans 2?

Although the main theme of the Epistle [is] the doctrine of justification by faith, in verse 6 Paul lays down with unmistakable definiteness and precision the doctrine that works, what a man has done, the moral tenor of his life, will be the standard by which he will be judged at the last day.