Letters to Timothy and Titus

Name: Letters to Timothy and Titus
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ISBN: 9780802825131

ISBN-10: 0802825133

ISBN-13: 9780802825131

Edition: 2006

Authors: Philip H. Towner

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The newest volume in the acclaimed NICNT series explores Paul's three letters to Timothy and Titus within their historical, religious, and cultural settings. Significantly, Philip Towner treats these texts principally as communications from the apostle to his coworkers as they carried out assignments in the Pauline mission. The introduction, which questions certain untested assumptions of recent critical scholarship, sets out the rationale for this historical approach. It also establishes the uniqueness and individuality of each letter and the importance of this starting point for interpreting their messages. The commentary itself highlights a wealth of new insights. Especially evident in 1…

Book details

List price: $62.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Publication date: 7/12/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 934
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 2.14" tall
Weight: 3.586
Language: English

Philip H.Towner (Ph.D.) is dean of the Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship of the American Bible Society based in New York City. He is also research professor of New Testament at Ewangelikalna Szkola Teologiczna in Wroclaw, Poland. He has previously served on the faculties of Regent College (Vancouver, B.C.) and the University of Aberdeen.




Introduction and agenda



The letters to Timothy and Titus in the earliest centuries



Readings of the letters in the modern era : interpretive options and the authorship question



Reading the letters in historical context



Paul and the letters to Timothy and Titus : defining the parameters


The first letter to Timothy



Opening greeting (1:1-2)



Body of the letter (1:3-6:21A)



Closing benediction (6:21B)


The second letter to Timothy



Opening greeting (1:1-2)



Body of the letter (1:3-4:18)



Final instructions and personal information (4:9-18)



Closing greetings, instructions, and blessing (4:19-22)


The letter to Titus



Sources of background information on Crete



Opening greeting (1:1-4)



Body of the letter (1:5-3:11)



Personal notes and instructions (3:12-14)



Final greetings and benediction (3:15)