Paul's mission strategies

• Fulfill a mandate to reach Jews first
• Go to new, unreached territories (v20)
• Capitalize on any existing interest/contacts
• Establish a center in Rome and work from there (v24)
• Work progressively, revisit former works to strengthen and encourage

We have writings that are

• Canonical
• Apocryphal
• Pseudopygrapha

Apocryphal and the pseudopygrapha are historical accounts. Are they accurate? Can the source of information be verified?

2 Tim 4:7,8 Paul wrote that he had accomplished all he set out to do. Does this include his desire to go to Spain? Quite likely.

Romans 15:24 eis thn spanian
Romans 15:28 eis spanian

The definite article specifies the fact of it versus the lack of the article that indicating the quality