JETS 28:2 (June 1985) p. 146 would not at the same time need a detailing of those “ways.” What is needed at this point is to trace the argument of the whole of 1 Timothy to show how it functions as a response to this proposed historical reconstruction. But that would take us in a different direction and is available in my recent commentary.16 Our concern here is to examine what is said about church order in this letter in light of this understanding of the occasion and purpose of the letter. First,