Paul, the Pastoral Epistles, and the Early Church

Paul, the Pastoral Epistles, and the Early Church
Author: James W. Aageson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2008
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

What happened to Paul after Paul? This book examines the relationships between Paul's undisputed writings, the Pastoral Epistles, and the Pauline legacy adopted and adapted by the early church. Book jacket.

The Pastoral Epistles with Philemon & Jude

The Pastoral Epistles with Philemon & Jude
Author: Risto Saarinen
Publisher: Brazos Press
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1587431548

Pastors and leaders of the classical church--such as Augustine, Calvin, Luther, and Wesley--interpreted the Bible theologically, believing Scripture as a whole witnessed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Modern interpreters of the Bible questioned this premise. But in recent decades, a critical mass of theologians and biblical scholars has begun to reassert the priority of a theological reading of Scripture. The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible enlists leading theologians to read and interpret Scripture for the twenty-first century, just as the church fathers, the Reformers, and other orthodox Christians did for their times and places. This addition to the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible offers a new interpretation of the theology and the narrative context of 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Jude. Risto Saarinen makes three unique claims: 1) the Pastoral Epistles need to be understood in terms of character formation and diagnostic language, 2) the treatment of gifts and giving is a prominent feature of the epistles, and 3) a theological exegesis of these books results in a new view regarding the nature of doctrine. This commentary, like each in the series, is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.

The Problem of the Pastoral Epistles

The Problem of the Pastoral Epistles
Author: P. N. Harrison
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2016-07-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532603614

"This essay is an attempt to show how the language of the Pastoral Epistles can be used as a key to unlock the old secret of their origin. It is not a complete Introduction to these epistles, but only a contribution towards that larger subject. On the other hand, it includes rather more than a series of linguistic studies pure and simple. In the matter before us, language is only one of several factors which are closely interconnected and refuse to be kept in separate water-tight compartments. The full significance of each is only seen in its relation to the rest." --From the preface

The Pastoral Epistles

The Pastoral Epistles
Author: George W. Knight
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 469
Release: 2013-10-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1467423165

This is a thorough, full- scale English commentary on the Greek text of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus. While author George W. Knight gives careful attention to the comments of previous interpreters of the text, both ancient and modern, his emphasis is on exegesis of the Greek text itself and on the flow of the argument in each of these three epistles. Besides providing a detailed look at the meanings and interrelationships of the Greek words as they appear in each context, Knight's commentary includes an introduction that treats at length the question of authorship (he argues for Pauline authorship and proposes, on the basis of stylistic features, that Luke might have been the amanuensis for the Pastoral Epistles), the historical background of these letters, and the personalities and circumstances of the recipients. Knight also provides two special excursuses: the first gathers together the information in the Pastorals and elsewhere in the New Testament on early church offices and leaders; the other excursus examines the motivations for conduct in Titus 2:1-10 with a view to their applicability to present-day situations.

From Apostles to Bishops

From Apostles to Bishops
Author: Francis Aloysius Sullivan
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2001
Genre: Episcopacy
ISBN: 9780809105342

Examines the origins and development of the episcopacy in the early church with an eye toward its implications for current ecumenical issues relating to the episcopacy and apostolic succession.

The Pastoral Epistles

The Pastoral Epistles
Author: Osvaldo Padilla
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2022-11-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 151400674X

In his New Testament letters to Timothy and Titus, the apostle Paul is concerned with church order, defending correct doctrine, and passing on the faith. This Tyndale commentary from Osvaldo Padilla explores the pastoral epistles' historical background, providing a detailed commentary on their content and unpacking their theology.

The Pastoral Epistles

The Pastoral Epistles
Author: Stanley E. Porter
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 1025
Release: 2023-10-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493436880

Leading New Testament scholar Stanley Porter offers a comprehensive commentary on the Pastoral Epistles that features rigorous biblical scholarship and emphasizes Greek language and linguistics. This book breaks new ground in its interpretation of these controversial letters by focusing on the Greek text and utilizing a linguistically informed exegetical method that draws on various elements in contemporary language study. Porter pays attention to the overall argument of the Pastoral Epistles while also analyzing word meanings and grammatical structures to tease out the textual meaning. Porter addresses major exegetical issues that arise in numerous highly disputed passages and--while attentive to the history of scholarship on First Timothy, Second Timothy, and Titus--often takes untraditional or innovative positions to blaze a new path forward rather than adopt settled answers. This commentary will appeal to professors, students, and scholars of the New Testament.

The Pastoral Epistles Through the Centuries

The Pastoral Epistles Through the Centuries
Author: Jay Twomey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2009-03-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781444306217

Drawing on scholarly insights and a comprehensive array of textsfrom the entirety of Christian tradition, The Pastoral EpistlesThrough the Centuries explores the rich legacy of the Pastoralsas it has unfolded over the centuries. Explores the important role of the New Testament letters toTimothy and Titus, known collectively as the Pastoral Epistles, inthe development of early Christianity Surveys the many theological, cultural, literary, political,and artistic uses of the Pastorals, and the broader influence theseletters have had throughout the ages Considers the Pastorals’ complex influence on issues suchas church structure and rites, the roles of women in Christianreligious life, the authority of scripture, and the development ofmonastic orders Examines the many ways in which language and concepts from thePastoral Epistles (such as “fight the good fight” and“the root of all evils”) have filtered into ourcultural vernacular References the works of major theologians and interpreters fromall periods, and places special emphasis on traditionallyunderrepresented interpreters

Entrusted with the Gospel

Entrusted with the Gospel
Author: Andreas J. Köstenberger
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433671115

After a lengthy period during which scholars paid relatively little attention to the Pastoral Epistles, a spate of studies has suddenly appeared in print. However, except for a small number of commentaries, critical scholars have by and large neglected evangelical scholarship on these letters. To fill in this gap, this volume offers a collection of important essays written by evangelicals on 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus. The book aims to inform readers of the history of scholarship on these letters and examine thoroughly Paul’s theology in the Pastoral Epistles. Contributors include several scholars who have done previous advanced work on these letters: I. Howard Marshall (University of Aberdeen, Scotland; Recent Study in the Pastoral Epistles), Andreas Köstenberger (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary[SEBTS]; Hermeneutical and Exegetical Challenges), Terry L. Wilder (B&H Publishing Group; Authorship), F. Alan Tomlinson (Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary [MBTS]; Purpose/Stewardship), Greg Couser (Cedarville University; Doctrine of God), Daniel L. Akin (SEBTS; Christology), Ray van Neste (Union University; Cohesion and Structure of the PE), B. Paul Wolfe (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Use of Scripture), Ben Merkle (SEBTS; Ecclesiology), George Wieland (Carey Baptist College, New Zealand; Soteriology), Thor Madsen (MBTS; Ethics), and Chiao Ek Ho (East Asia School of Theology, Singapore; Missiology).