Conspicuously absent from this particular early manuscript, which was dated to about 200 CE, was any of the so-called Pastoral Epistles (1 and 2 Timothy, and Titus). Accordingly, the discovery of ...

1 Timothy is the first of the Pastoral Epistles, which include 1 Tim, 2 Tim and Titus. Paul's authorship of the Pastoral Epistles is hotly contested, but the arguments against his authorship are ...

By around the first quarter of the second century, Paul’s letters were well enough known to inspire imitators and mimics in the form of the pastoral epistles. Before the ’90s or so, Paul’s letters ...

PORTER, STANLEY E. 1995. Pauline Authorship and the Pastoral Epistles: Implications for Canon. Bulletin for Biblical Research, Vol. 5, Issue. 1, p. 105.

8:19). And again, consecration for ministry by hand is assumed in the pastoral epistles. Timothy is told not to neglect the gift given to him “when the council of elders laid their hands on you” (1 ...

The 13 Pauline Epistles make up the most books contributed by a single author to the New Testament — although scholars ...

The young friend in this poem is Andrew Hunter Aiken (d. 1831), the son of Robert Aiken (to whom The Cotter's Saturday Night is dedicated). Andrew eventually became a merchant in Liverpool before ...

“Living the truth” and “belonging to the truth” are John’s recurring themes in his Epistles. He writes from first-hand experience, having known that Jesus was and is the embodiment of ...

The witness theme is developed in a sustained way in John, Acts and Revelation, and is also used in the Synoptic Gospels, the Pastoral and General Epistles, and Hebrews. In contexts of persecution and ...

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Pursuing a Master of Pastoral Studies degree allows students to gain specific competencies in the focus ...

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Johnson. We will continue to defend the church, legacy and pastoral selection process from baseless attacks by a disgruntled few who simply refuse to accept the results of a fair election." ...