Author's Preface |
3 |
I. Methodology and Interpretive Approach |
5 |
II. Literary Character of the Letters |
8 |
1. Testamantary Letters |
8 |
2. Church Order Epistles |
9 |
3. Exhortation Letters |
12 |
III. Historical Background |
14 |
1. Jewish/ Jewish- Christian Opponents |
14 |
2. Authorship |
15 |
3. Date |
19 |
IV. Hortatory Strategy and Content |
21 |
1. Examplary Figures |
21 |
2. Christology |
21 |
3. Soteriology |
22 |
General Bibliography |
23 |
Introduction and outline |
27 |
1. Greeting (1,1-2) |
31 |
2. Reminder and Appeal; False Teachers (1,3-11) |
39 |
3. Thanksgiving; Mercy; Timothy's Task (1,12-20) |
48 |
4. Church Order: Community Prayer (2,1-7) |
56 |
5. Rules for Men and Women (2,8-15) |
64 |
6. Qualities of Leadership candidates: Overseer/ Bishop (3,1-7) |
73 |
7. Qualities of Leadership candidates: Assistants/ Deacons (3,8-13) |
80 |
8. Credal Summary (3,14-16) |
83 |
9. False Teaching; Asceticism; Exhortation to Timothy (4,1-16) |
88 |
10. Dealing with the Elderly; Care for Widows (5,1-16) |
100 |
11. Presbyters; Public Corretion (5,17-25) |
110 |
12. Slaves; False Teaching; contentment (6,1-8) |
115 |
13. On Riches; Final Charge to Timothy; Conclusion (6,9-21) |
120 |
Introduction and Outline |
131 |
1. Greeting; Timothy's Faith; Salvation (1,1-10) |
133 |
2. Paul as Exampler; Support in Prison (1,11-18) |
142 |
3. Designated Teachers; Credal Summary (2,1-13) |
146 |
4. False Teachers; God's Household (2,14-23) |
156 |
5. Strategy for Correction (2,24-26) |
163 |
6. Vices of False Teachers; Paul's Virtues; Timothy's Teaching (3,1-17) |
165 |
7. Charge to Timothy; Paul's End Foreseen (4,1-8) |
176 |
8. Final Requests, Support and Abandonment; Closing Greetings (4,9-22) |
182 |
Introduction and Outline |
193 |
1. Greeting; Choosing Elders on Crete (1,1-9) |
195 |
2. False Teachers (1,10-16) |
203 |
3. Sound Teaching; Rules for the Household; Salvation in Christ (2,1-15) |
208 |
4. Community Profile: Virtuous, Made Righteous, Engaded in God Works (3,1-11) |
216 |
5. Travel Notices; Letter Closing (3,12-15) |
225 |
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings |
229 |
Index of Authors |
247 |
Index of Subjects |
250 |