| 1. Peter experiences a miraculous escape from prison | Acts 12:1-19 |
| 2. An earthquake frees Paul and Silas from prison in Philippi | Acts 16:16-40 |
| 3. Angels miraculously liberate the Apostles from prison | Acts 5:17-26 |
| 4. Joseph follows faith of Isaac and forefathers | Quran 12:38 |
| 5. Joseph affirms religion of Jacob and forefathers | Quran 12:38 |
| 6. Wife admits seduction and threatens Joseph | Quran 12:32 |
| 7. Joseph prefers prison over immorality | Quran 12:33 |
| 8. Innocent Joseph imprisoned to avoid scandal | Quran 12:35 |
| 9. Prisoners ask Joseph to interpret dreams | Quran 12:36 |
| 10. Joseph preaches pure monotheism in prison | Quran 12:38 |
| 11. Joseph challenges concept of multiple gods | Quran 12:39 |
| 12. Joseph asks for help but remains imprisoned | Quran 12:42 |
| 13. Cupbearer remembers Joseph in prison | Quran 12:45 |
| 14. Servant asks Joseph for dream interpretation | Quran 12:46 |
| 15. Joseph demands vindication before leaving prison | Quran 12:50 |
Before his conversion, Saul actively sought to imprison and execute early Jewish-Christians. Saul believed that he was serving God by finding Christians, throwing them into prison, and even executing them.
Romans
Paul explains how the gospel works and how to respond. Paul wrote this letter before he had visited the Roman church.
1 Corinthians
In 55 A.D., Paul admonished the local church that he had founded in Corinth.
2 Corinthians
Come 56 A.D., the Corinthian church had escalated and then resolved their conflict with Paul. Second Corinthians is Paul's a letter of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Galatians
Someone had misled the churches of Galatia re-subjecting them to the Law of Moses and devaluing God's grace. Paul writes the Galatians an aggressive letter to set them straight on their freedom in Christ.
Ephesians
Paul outlines doctrines of grace, peace, and salvation, and then instructs the church to walk in a manner worthy of Jesus Christ.
Philippians
Even though he's suffering in prison, Paul finds joy in Christ. He writes to the church at Philippi urging them to take on a Christlike attitude.
Colossians
This letter explains to the church at Colossae who they are in Christ.
1 Thessalonians
The church of Thessalonica is setting a great example for other churches, even though they're being persecuted for their faith. Paul encourages them to 'excel still more'.
2 Thessalonians
The affliction just won't let up on the Thessalonian church, so Paul coaches them on standing firm until Jesus return.
1 Timothy
This is Paul's guide to godliness and sound teaching for the young pastor Timothy at Ephesus.
2 Timothy
Paul's death is drawing near, and he charges Timothy to carry on his gospel work.
Titus
Paul had left Titus at Crete to set up order in the churches there. Now he writes Titus instructions for leading a
counter-cultural church.
Philemon
It's a message to Philemon, a leader in the Colossian church.
While Christian Gnostics used the same vocabulary as early mainstream Christians, they held fundamentally different views on God, creation, and the material world:
* The Creator: Mainstream Christians worship God as the benevolent creator of the world. Gnostics believe the physical universe was created by an inferior, flawed deity called the Demiurge.
* The Physical World: Christianity views creation as fundamentally good but fallen. Gnosticism views the physical world as a flawed, illusory trap or spiritual prison.
* Salvation: Christians believe salvation comes from faith (pistis) in Jesus Christ and forgiveness of sins. Gnostics believe salvation comes from inner knowledge (gnosis) that wakes the soul from material ignorance.
UK Prison Demographics: Official Statistics on Sexual Offences by Ethnicity & Faith
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