most delicate situations (1 Thess. 3:1–10; 1 Cor. 4:16–17; Hutson 1997). The same was true for Titus (2 Cor. 8:16–17; Gal. 2:1), who similarly finds his peer group among the “younger men” (Titus 2:6–8). In short, the characterization of Timothy and Titus as youthful in the PE has an air of artificiality about it. Pastoral Paul wrote to them as vehicles through whom to reach any “Timothy” or “Titus” in future generations. Throughout the commentary, I shall point out details that would have resonated