The Pastoral Epistles have long been regarded as wise instruction for the benefit of the church. But in the last two centuries these texts have often been sidelined in the academy due to suspicions of pseudepigraphal (false) authorship and seemingly negative sentiments toward women. On the other hand, the twenty-first century has seen numerous detailed commentaries that are a harbinger of renewed interest. Technical (Own it) Luke Timothy Johnson (AB) [Authentic].