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The Lexham Research Commentary is your starting point for study and research. It surveys all the relevant literature on a passage and brings the summary back to you. This guide summarizes a broad range of views on a particular passage—views you may or may not agree with, but in all cases, views you will encounter as you critically study the text. A complete introduction to each literary unit in...

The main themes of the letter relate to Paul’s goal of persuading Timothy in his ministry commitment. Johnson (2001, 324) sees Timothy’s “character and qualities as a teacher” as a central theological theme. He notes the teaching nature of Timothy’s mission in 1 Cor 4:17 and the emphasis in 2 Timothy on Timothy exercising the role of teacher (2 Tim 2:24; 3:16). A corollary of the teaching role is the cultural expectation that a moral teacher’s actions align with his words. For this reason, Paul emphasizes
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