The Letters to Timothy And Titus 2190605093, 9780802825131, 2006006711, 0802825133, 9781467406390

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The Letters to Timothy And Titus
 2190605093, 9780802825131, 2006006711, 0802825133, 9781467406390

Table of contents :
Table of Contents
I Introduction and agenda 1
II The letters to Timothy and Titus in the earliest centuries 3
III Readings of the letters in the modern era : interpretive options and the authorship question 9
IV Reading the letters in historical context 27
V Paul and the letters to Timothy and Titus : defining the parameters 83
The first letter to Timothy
I Opening greeting (1:1-2) 93
II Body of the letter (1:3-6:21A) 104
III Closing benediction (6:21B) 435
The second letter to Timothy
I Opening greeting (1:1-2) 439
II Body of the letter (1:3-4:18) 444
III Final instructions and personal information (4:9-18) 618
IV Closing greetings, instructions, and blessing (4:19-22) 649
The letter to Titus
I Sources of background information on Crete 659
II Opening greeting (1:1-4) 662
III Body of the letter (1:5-3:11) 676
IV Personal notes and instructions (3:12-14) 799
V Final greetings and benediction (3:15) 804

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