NEW TESTAMENT
PAUL’S PASTORAL EPISTLES
INTRODUCTION
§ 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus known as the Pastoral Epistles
§ Provide _______________ material to _______________
§ Provide vital instructions regarding _______________ for church leaders and emphasize
the importance of _______________ doctrine
§ The letters are basically instructions to Paul’s special _______________ (Timothy and
Titus) at the closing of the apostolic era
AUTHORSHIP
§ External Evidence - good external evidence from early church fathers
§ One Issue - _______________ (AD 200) which includes Paul's letters does not
include the Pastorals
§ Internal Evidence – Modern doubts
§ _______________ Issues – The epistles do not seem to fit with any data supplied
by Acts
§ _______________ Issues – complex style and rare vocabulary
§ 306 words not found in other Pauline epistles and 175 words not found
elsewhere in NT
§ _______________ Issues
§ Soteriology - emphasis on fixed tradition “the faith” rather than “faith in
Christ”
§ Ecclesiology - hierarchy of bishops, elders, deacons seem later than Paul
AUTHORSHIP - PROPOSALS
§ Pseudonymous - a second-century churchman _______________ Paul for a later church
setting
§ Historical reconstruction behind a forgery is difficult to imagine
§ Pseudonymous writings common with apocalyptic genre but rare with letters
§ Early church did not accept pseudonymous writings
§ Authorial - Paul dictated the letter in his normal manner, and the differences from other
letters are _______________
§ Secretarial – an _______________ composes Paul’s ideas, but with more than normal
freedom (Best Option)
AUDIENCE – 1 & 2 TIMOTHY
§ Timothy the Man
§ Had a Gentile father and _______________ mother (Acts 16:1)
§ Joined Paul on his 2MJ and helped evangelize Macedonia and Achaia after being
circumcised by Paul (Acts 16:3f)
§ Associated with Paul during his stay in _______________ (Acts 19:22)
§ Served as Paul’s emissary to Thessalonica, Corinth, and Philippi
, § With Paul during his _______________ Roman imprisonment (Phil 1:2; Col 1:1;
Plmn 1:1)
§ Spent time in prison himself (Heb 13.23)
§ Timothy in Ephesus – “As I urge you when I went into Macedonia, remain in Ephesus” (1
Tim 1:3)
§ No indication in 2 Timothy for a _______________ location for Timothy’s
ministry
AUDIENCE - TITUS
§ Titus the Man
§ Trusted associate of Paul who went with him to _______________ to discuss
Paul’s gospel
§ He was a _______________ who was not compelled to be circumcised (Gal 2:3-
5)
§ Not mentioned in _______________, but surfaces repeatedly in Paul’s letters as
a member of the Pauline missionary team (2 Cor, Gal, 2 Tim)
§ Titus was to meet Paul in _______________ (Titus 3:12) and was there, in the
region of Dalmatia, when Paul wrote 2 Timothy (2 Tim 4:10)
§ Titus in Crete
§ Left on the island of Crete by Paul to finish some unfinished business and
appoint _______________ in every town
DATE & PROVENANCE
§ Early Date – Assuming the letters fit _______________ the Acts chronology
§ 1 Timothy written on Paul’s 3MJ - 1Tim 1:3 = Acts 20:1 (AD 55/56); Titus written
on Paul’s way to Jerusalem (AD 57/58); 2 Timothy written from Caesarea (AD 58-
60)
§ Late Date – Assuming the letters were written _______________ Acts (Best Option)
§ Eusebius - mentioned that Paul suffered _______________ imprisonments in
Rome
§ 1 Timothy – (AD 62-64) Written after Paul’s release from 1st Roman
imprisonment probably from _______________ (1Tim 1.3) and possibly Laodicea
(several manuscripts)
§ Titus – (AD 62-64) written after Paul's release from 1st Roman imprisonment
possibly from _______________ in Macedonia (several manuscripts) or Corinth
§ 2 Timothy – (AD 64-68) Written shortly before Paul’s death as his last will and
testament from _______________ (several manuscripts)
OCCASION & PURPOSE – 1 TIMOTHY & TITUS
§ Occasion - Paul released from Roman prison and takes Timothy back with him to
_______________ after leaving Titus on _______________
§ Timothy encounters _______________ in Ephesus and Titus encounters them on
Crete
PAUL’S PASTORAL EPISTLES
INTRODUCTION
§ 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus known as the Pastoral Epistles
§ Provide _______________ material to _______________
§ Provide vital instructions regarding _______________ for church leaders and emphasize
the importance of _______________ doctrine
§ The letters are basically instructions to Paul’s special _______________ (Timothy and
Titus) at the closing of the apostolic era
AUTHORSHIP
§ External Evidence - good external evidence from early church fathers
§ One Issue - _______________ (AD 200) which includes Paul's letters does not
include the Pastorals
§ Internal Evidence – Modern doubts
§ _______________ Issues – The epistles do not seem to fit with any data supplied
by Acts
§ _______________ Issues – complex style and rare vocabulary
§ 306 words not found in other Pauline epistles and 175 words not found
elsewhere in NT
§ _______________ Issues
§ Soteriology - emphasis on fixed tradition “the faith” rather than “faith in
Christ”
§ Ecclesiology - hierarchy of bishops, elders, deacons seem later than Paul
AUTHORSHIP - PROPOSALS
§ Pseudonymous - a second-century churchman _______________ Paul for a later church
setting
§ Historical reconstruction behind a forgery is difficult to imagine
§ Pseudonymous writings common with apocalyptic genre but rare with letters
§ Early church did not accept pseudonymous writings
§ Authorial - Paul dictated the letter in his normal manner, and the differences from other
letters are _______________
§ Secretarial – an _______________ composes Paul’s ideas, but with more than normal
freedom (Best Option)
AUDIENCE – 1 & 2 TIMOTHY
§ Timothy the Man
§ Had a Gentile father and _______________ mother (Acts 16:1)
§ Joined Paul on his 2MJ and helped evangelize Macedonia and Achaia after being
circumcised by Paul (Acts 16:3f)
§ Associated with Paul during his stay in _______________ (Acts 19:22)
§ Served as Paul’s emissary to Thessalonica, Corinth, and Philippi
, § With Paul during his _______________ Roman imprisonment (Phil 1:2; Col 1:1;
Plmn 1:1)
§ Spent time in prison himself (Heb 13.23)
§ Timothy in Ephesus – “As I urge you when I went into Macedonia, remain in Ephesus” (1
Tim 1:3)
§ No indication in 2 Timothy for a _______________ location for Timothy’s
ministry
AUDIENCE - TITUS
§ Titus the Man
§ Trusted associate of Paul who went with him to _______________ to discuss
Paul’s gospel
§ He was a _______________ who was not compelled to be circumcised (Gal 2:3-
5)
§ Not mentioned in _______________, but surfaces repeatedly in Paul’s letters as
a member of the Pauline missionary team (2 Cor, Gal, 2 Tim)
§ Titus was to meet Paul in _______________ (Titus 3:12) and was there, in the
region of Dalmatia, when Paul wrote 2 Timothy (2 Tim 4:10)
§ Titus in Crete
§ Left on the island of Crete by Paul to finish some unfinished business and
appoint _______________ in every town
DATE & PROVENANCE
§ Early Date – Assuming the letters fit _______________ the Acts chronology
§ 1 Timothy written on Paul’s 3MJ - 1Tim 1:3 = Acts 20:1 (AD 55/56); Titus written
on Paul’s way to Jerusalem (AD 57/58); 2 Timothy written from Caesarea (AD 58-
60)
§ Late Date – Assuming the letters were written _______________ Acts (Best Option)
§ Eusebius - mentioned that Paul suffered _______________ imprisonments in
Rome
§ 1 Timothy – (AD 62-64) Written after Paul’s release from 1st Roman
imprisonment probably from _______________ (1Tim 1.3) and possibly Laodicea
(several manuscripts)
§ Titus – (AD 62-64) written after Paul's release from 1st Roman imprisonment
possibly from _______________ in Macedonia (several manuscripts) or Corinth
§ 2 Timothy – (AD 64-68) Written shortly before Paul’s death as his last will and
testament from _______________ (several manuscripts)
OCCASION & PURPOSE – 1 TIMOTHY & TITUS
§ Occasion - Paul released from Roman prison and takes Timothy back with him to
_______________ after leaving Titus on _______________
§ Timothy encounters _______________ in Ephesus and Titus encounters them on
Crete
