When and where did Paul receive the prison epistles, according to Les?
The prison epistles were a further revelation Paul received, probably while he was imprisoned at Caesarea. This came after the earlier revelations given during his three years in Arabia or near Mount Sinai, which produced the other epistles.
Les explains that the prison epistles are distinct from the other epistles. During Paul’s three years alone in Arabia, likely around Mount Sinai, God poured out the truths that would come from the apostles’ pen in the earlier epistles. The prison epistles, however, are a further revelation, probably given while Paul was in prison at Caesarea. After those three years, Paul went up to Jerusalem to see Peter and stayed fifteen days, seeing no other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.