Multiple issues unreferenced December 2009 orphan March 2009 POV December 2007 Several New Testament passages contain lists that have come to be labeled Catalogues of Vices and Virtues by scholars. The catalogue form was extremely popular with everyone in 1st century Greek Philosophy Schools of thought in the Hellenistic period and late antiquity Hellenism . Citation needed date April 2007 Plato wrote the earliest catalogue. They could easily be adapted for a range of philosophies and ethics . Philo , a hellenized Jew , also wrote several. There is surprisingly little difference between the Christian and non Christian catalogues. The longest list is in the Epistle to the Galatians and every item is common among pagan catalogues except one. Catalogues vary by size, content, and style. There was, apparently, little interest in Christians for creativity, systemization, or completeness. Their primary function, therefore, was to show that Christian morality should approximately conform to the well accepted morality of Hellenism. Therefore, the catalogues should not be considered creedal or specifically Christian. The lists of vices are disordered and chaotic, compared to the organized order of the virtues, reflecting the multiplicity and haphazardness of evil and the unity of the Holy Spirit . Early Christian Catalogues Epistle to the Romans Romans 1 29 31 Epistle to the Romans Romans 13 13 First Epistle to the Corinthians 1 Corinthians 5 10 First Epistle to the Corinthians 1 Corinthians 6 9 Second Epistle to the Corinthians 2 Corinthians 12 20 Epistle to the Galatians Galatians 5 19 23 Epistle to the Ephesians Ephesians 4 31 Epistle to the Colossians Colossians 3 5, 8 First Epistle to Timothy 1 Timothy 1 9 Second Epistle to Timothy 2 Timothy 3 2 5 Epistle to Titus Titus 3 3 First Epistle of Peter 1 Peter 2 1 First Epistle of Peter 1 Peter 4 3 First Epistle of Peter 1 Peter 4 15 Apocalypse of Peter Didache Letter to Barnabas Resources Hans Dieter Betz , Galatians . Phila ... more details
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