TIMOTHY
and
TITUS
Philip H. Towner
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K.
© 2006 Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
ISBN-10: 0-8028-2513-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-2513-1
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE: TODAY’S NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION™. TNIV®. Copyright © 2001, 2005 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved worldwide.
For Rev. Dr. Walter McGregor Dunnett,
with gratitude and affection
INTRODUCTION TO THE LETTERS TO TIMOTHY AND TITUS
a. The Letters to Timothy and Titus in the Earliest Centuries
b. Readings of the Letters in the Modern Era: Interpretive Options and the Authorship Question
1. The Traditional Paradigm and Its Status Today (the Minority Interpretation)
2. The Modern Paradigm (the Majority Interpretation)
3. The Search for a Historical Middle-Ground: “Allonymity”
c. Reading the Letters in Historical Context
1. The Literary Character of the Letters to Timothy and Titus
2. Reading the Letters as Letters: The Historical Character of the Letters to Timothy and Titus
3. Unity and Diversity of Theological and Thematic Elements
4. Theological Perspective, Structure and Message in the Letters
d. Paul and the Letters to Timothy and Titus: Defining the Parameters
1. Paul and the Letters to Timothy and Titus
2. Paul’s Letters Within His Mission: Letters to Churches and Letters to Coworkers
3. The Authorship Enigma: Open Questions
4. Farewell to “The Pastoral Epistles”?
i. Ordering and Organizing God’s Household: Part I (1:3–3:16)
A. Regarding False Teachers and False Doctrine (1:3–20)
1. Timothy’s Commission: Engaging the Opponents (1:3–7)
Excursus: Conscience in the Letters to Timothy and Titus
2. The Law and Paul’s Gospel (1:8–11)
3. Paul’s Calling as a Pattern of Conversion (1:12–17)
Excursus: The “Trustworthy Saying” Formula
4. Charge to Timothy Resumed (1:18–20)
B. Regarding Appropriate Prayer in the Church (2:1–7)
Excursus: Godliness and Respectability
C. The Behavior of Men and Women in the Public Worship Assembly (2:8–15)
1. The “Public” Dimension of the Instruction
5. The Presence and Shape of the Heresy
D. Regarding Qualifications of Overseers and Deacons (3:1–13)
1. Qualifications of Overseers (3:1–7)
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About The Letters to Timothy and TitusThe most accessible, most broadly pitched full-length commentary on Timothy and Titus, this NICNT volume explores Paul’s three letters to Timothy and Titus within their historical, religious, and cultural settings. In his introduction, Towner sets out the rationale for his historical approach, questions certain assumptions of recent critical scholarship, and establishes the uniqueness and individuality of each letter. Significantly, Towner’s work displays unprecedented interaction with four recent major commentaries on these Pauline letters. Centered on an outstanding translation of the Greek text and including thorough footnotes and bibliographical citations, Towner’s commentary on Timothy and Titus is sure to become a standard reference for busy pastors, students, and scholars. |
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