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Much historical-critical work on the opponents in the Pastoral Epistles has resulted in sweeping generalizations concerning their Jewish and/or Gnostic nature. Literary analyses have been somewhat more promising in focusing on the stereotypical nature of the polemic, but either fail to do justice to the urgency of the language in the Pastorals or do not provide a convincing description of the...

INTRODUCTION Speaking of the Pastorals, Dunn (1975: 349) states: Clearly then the vision of charismatic community has faded, ministry and authority have become the prerogative of the few, the experience of the Christ-Spirit has lost its vitality, the preservation of the past has become more important than openness to the present and future. Spirit and charisma have become in effect subordinate to office, to ritual, to tradition—early Catholicism indeed!1 The view that the Pastorals represent an
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