The New International Greek Testament Commentary
THE PASTORAL
EPISTLES
A Commentary on the Greek Text
by
GEORGE W. KNIGHT III
Professor of New Testament
Knox Theological Seminary
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
WILLIAM B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING COMPANY
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
THE PATERNOSTER PRESS
CARLISLE
Copyright © 1992 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
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All rights reserved
First published 1992 jointly by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. and
The Paternoster Press Ltd.,
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Knight, George W. (George William), 1931–
The Pastoral Epistles: a commentary on the Greek text / by George W. Knight, III.
p. cm.—(The New international Greek Testament commentary)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 0-8028-2395-5
1. Bible. N.T. Pastoral Epistles—Commentaries. I. Title. II. Series: New international Greek Testament commentary (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
BS2735.3.K55 1992
227’.8307—dc20
92–5467
CIP
Paternoster ISBN 0 85364 532 9
Scripture taken from the New American Standard Bible, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 by The Lockman Foundation is used by permission.
To all those who made this work possible
and especially
to my beloved wife, Virginia
SELF-TESTIMONY REGARDING AUTHORSHIP, RECIPIENTS, SETTING, AND PURPOSES
ATTESTATION IN THE EARLY CHURCH
RELATIONSHIP TO ACTS AND THE OTHER EPISTLES
The Release and Second Imprisonment
CRITICAL ARGUMENTS CONCERNING AUTHORSHIP
The Manner of Addressing and Instructing Timothy and Titus
Warnings against False Teaching
The Method of Addressing the Problem
Absence of Basic Pauline Concepts
Terms Used in Non-Pauline Ways
A Different Attitude toward Doctrine
The Use of Different Terms in the PE
The Context of the Differences
The Relationship between Paul and Luke
The Charge, the Goal, and a Description of the False Teachers (1:3–7)
Lawful Use of the Law (1:8–11)
Paul’s Commission and Conversion as an Example of the Truth of the Gospel (1:12–17)
Charge to Timothy Reiterated with the Negative Example of Hymenaeus and Alexander (1:18–20)
PRAYER FOR ALL; CONDUCT OF WOMEN (2:1–15)
Prayer for All Urged and Grounded in the Existence of One God and One Mediator (2:1–8)
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About The Pastoral EpistlesThis commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis that is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, and textual context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these volumes, which contain detailed verse-by-verse commentary preceded by general comments on each section and subsection of the text. An important aim of the NIGTC authors is to interact with the wealth of significant New Testament research published in recent articles and monographs. In this connection the authors make their own scholarly contributions to the ongoing study of the biblical text. The text on which these commentaries are based is the UBS Greek New Testament, edited by Kurt Aland and others. While engaging the major questions of text and interpretation at a scholarly level, the authors keep in mind the needs of the beginning student of Greek as well as the pastor or layperson who may have studied the language at some time but does not now use it on a regular basis. |
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