The letters of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus have been grouped together and referred to as the “Pastoral Epistles” because they are addressed to individuals charged with the oversight of certain churches and, therefore, share common subject matter.
These letters give us an intriguing glimpse into events in the life of the Apostle Paul and the early church that is found nowhere else in the New Testament. As such, they offer the possibility of increasing our knowledge of the history of Paul’s life and ministry and the early history of Christianity in general.
W. Hulitt Gloer was David E. Garland Professor of Preaching and Scriptures and Director of the Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. He is the author of As You Go: An Honest Look at Jesus’ First Disciples and Reading Paul’s Letters to Individuals: A Literary and Theological Commentary on Paul’s Letters to Philemon, Titus, and Timothy (with Perry L. Stepp).
The letters of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus have been grouped together and referred to as the “Pastoral Epistles” because they are addressed to individuals charged with the oversight of certain churches and, therefore, share common subject matter.
These letters give us an intriguing glimpse into events in the life of the Apostle Paul and the early church that is found nowhere else in the New Testament. As such, they offer the possibility of increasing our knowledge of the history of Paul’s life and ministry and the early history of Christianity in general.
W. Hulitt Gloer was David E. Garland Professor of Preaching and Scriptures and Director of the Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. He is the author of As You Go: An Honest Look at Jesus’ First Disciples and Reading Paul’s Letters to Individuals: A Literary and Theological Commentary on Paul’s Letters to Philemon, Titus, and Timothy (with Perry L. Stepp).
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