1 & 2 Timothy and Titus

by Collins, Raymond F.

• ISBN13: 9780664222475
• ISBN10: 0664222471
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

The Pastoral Epistles present difficult questions for the modern interpreter, including such matters as their authorship, literary characteristics, and social orientations. Raymond Collins carefully leads the reader through the texts of these three documents, attending to the flow of the Pastor's thought and locating it within the Jewish and Hellenistic culture of his day.The New Testament Library offers authoritative commentary on every book and major aspect of the New Testament, as well as classic volumes of scholarship. The commentaries in this series provide fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, offer critical portrayals of the historical world in which the books were created, pay careful attention to their literary design, and present a theologically perceptive exposition of the text.

Author Biography

Raymond F. Collins is Professor of New Testament at The Catholic University of America.

Table of Contents

Preface	x
Acknowledgments	xiii
Abbreviations	xiv
Bibliography	xviii
Introduction to the Pastoral Epistles	1	(14)
1 TIMOTHY	15	(160)
Introduction	17	(24)
The Salutation	21	(3)
The Law	24	(11)
The Thanksgiving	35	(6)
``This Is a Trustworthy Saying''	41	(13)
Prior Examples	47	(4)
Instruction on Prayer	51	(3)
Christians in the World	54	(18)
Men and Women at Prayer	64	(8)
The Pastor's Perspective on Women	72	(21)
Overseers	78	(8)
Servers	86	(7)
Faith	93	(9)
The Church's Great Confession	99	(3)
``The House of God'': Theology and Sociology	102	(12)
Latter Times	112	(2)
The Debate on Marriage and Food	114	(8)
A Charge to Timothy	119	(3)
Godliness	122	(53)
Responsibilities to Men and Women	132	(2)
``Real Widows'' and Other Widows	134	(9)
The Rights of Elders	143	(3)
Pastoral Care of Sinners	146	(5)
Slaves and Masters	151	(3)
False Teaching	154	(6)
Final Exhortation to Timothy	160	(9)
Exhortation for the Wealthy	169	(3)
Epistolary Closing	172	(3)
2 TIMOTHY	175	(120)
Introduction	177	(25)
The Salutation	187	(2)
The Thanksgiving	189	(5)
First Exhortation	194	(8)
The Appearance of Our Saviro Jesus Christ	202	(93)
A Personal Note	214	(4)
Second Exhortation	218	(4)
The Kerygma Reinterpreted	222	(7)
A Pastoral Charge	229	(9)
Third Exhortation	238	(6)
The Final Times	244	(9)
Final Exhortation	253	(12)
Farewell	265	(11)
Postscript	276	(12)
Epistolary Closing	288	(7)
TITUS	295	(82)
Introduction	297	(11)
The Salutation	301	(7)
``Our Savior''	308	(18)
Qualities of an Elder	318	(8)
Church Order	326	(51)
Those Who Need Correction	332	(4)
The Christian Household	336	(12)
Salvation	348	(7)
Pastoral Exhortation	355	(4)
A Baptismal Hymn	359	(7)
Final Exhortation	366	(4)
Final Remarks and Farewell	370	(7)
Index of Ancient Sources	377	(30)
Index of Subjects	407