antiquity.62 The final overarching virtue, προθέσει (prothesei), recalls the word’s earlier use in 1:9 of God’s purpose that shapes how Paul understands his apostolate. The impression of this triad, then, is of a comprehensive purview of the person whose tradition Timothy is charged to safeguard and transmit. It is extended by a second triad that gathers together qualities of Christ (cf. 1 Tim 1:14–16; 6:11–15; 2 Tim 1:13) to characterize self-sacrificial service to others. The final triad (3:11)