the Jewish nature of this teaching. This is supported by a parallel verse, Titus 1:14, where Paul tells Titus to rebuke those who ‘devote themselves [the same verb as here in 1 Timothy 1:4, though a different verbal form] to Jewish myths’. Thus the Jewish character of this teaching (though perhaps with some Greek influence) seems clear. The precise nature of this teaching is more difficult to ascertain, although examining the usage of the terms ‘myths’ and ‘genealogies’ in the larger Graeco-Roman