• They probably spoke of their theology as ‘knowledge’ (1 Tim. 6:20); clearly it was a kind of intellectualism that led to lots of debate and argument (cf. 2 Tim. 2:23; Titus 3:9). • Some of them claimed that ‘the resurrection is past already’ (2 Tim. 2:18). • They are accused of moral licence and even depravity (1 Tim. 1:19; 2 Tim. 3:1–9; Titus 1:15–16). Various explanations of this combination are possible—always assuming that we are dealing with one basic type of people. Some scholars dismiss