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Entrusted with the Gospel: Paul’s Theology in the Pastoral Epistles

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, 2010
ISBN: 9781433671111
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After a lengthy period during which scholars paid relatively little attention to the Pastoral Epistles, a spate of studies has suddenly appeared in print. However, except for a small number of commentaries, critical scholars have by and large neglected evangelical scholarship on these letters. To fill in this gap, this volume offers a collection of important essays written by evangelicals on 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus. The book aims to inform readers of the history of scholarship on these letters and examine thoroughly Paul’s theology in the Pastoral Epistles.

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  • Presents a collection of important essays written by evangelicals on 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus
  • Explores the ethics, theology, and structure of the Pastoral Epistles
  • Features contributions from scholars who have done previous advanced work on these letters

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“On the basis of this evidence it seems doubtful that the early church would have been prepared knowingly to accept pseudonymous letters into the Christian canon.” (Page 6)

“Scholars who hold to the inauthenticity of the Pastorals stress that the vocabulary and style of these letters differ from the other Pauline epistles.” (Page 29)

“The errant teaching at Ephesus does not ‘exhibit’ (or ‘promote,’ Gk. παρέχει] ‘a stewardship in trust from God’ (1:4). On the contrary, the opponents’ myths and endless genealogies,’ (μύθοις καὶ γενεαλογίαις ἀπεράντοις) gives rise to contentious, competing speculations (ἐκζητήσεις, 1:4) which lead to unhealthy debates and wrangling (cf. 6:4, μηδὲν ἐπιστάμενος, ἀλλὰ νοσῶν περὶ ζητήσεις καὶ λογομαχίας). Their excessive focus on such topics draws attention away from ‘the faith’ and does not display appropriate loving relationships within the household (cf. 1:5, the goal of the παραγγελία is love).” (Pages 57–58)

“To sum up: the internal evidence strongly suggests the Pauline authorship of the Pastorals, and all views positing pseudonymity or allonymity face considerable difficulties.28 Contrary to widespread assertions or insinuations, it is not true that it is more scholarly and ‘enlightened’ to attribute the Pastorals to someone other than Paul, nor is such a position backed up by the best historical or literary evidence.” (Page 8)

“Carson and Moo is apt: ‘The Pastorals are much more akin to the accepted letters of Paul than they are to the known pseudonymous documents that circulated in the early church.’” (Page 8)

  • Chapter One: ""Hermeneutical and Exegetical Challenges in Interpreting the Pastoral Epistles" (Andreas J. Köstenberger)
  • Chapter Two: “Pseudonymity, the New Testament, and the Pastoral Epistles” (Terry L. Wilder)
  • Chapter Three: “The Purpose and Stewardship Theme within the Pastoral Epistles” (F. Alan Tomlinson)
  • Chapter Four: “Cohesion and Structure in the Pastoral Epistles” (Ray Van Neste)
  • Chapter Five: “The Sovereign Savior of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus” (Greg A. Couser)
  • Chapter Six: “The Mystery of Godliness Is Great: Christology in the Pastoral Epistles” (Daniel L. Akin)
  • Chapter Seven: “The Function of Salvation in the Letters to Timothy and Titus” (George M. Wieland)
  • Chapter Eight: “Ecclesiology in the Pastoral Epistles” (Benjamin L. Merkle)
  • Chapter Nine: “The Sagacious Use of Scripture” (B. Paul Wolfe)
  • Chapter Ten: “The Ethics of the Pastoral Epistles” (Thorvald B. Madsen II)
  • Chapter Eleven: “Mission in the Pastoral Epistles” (Chiao Ek Ho)
  • Chapter Twelve: “The Pastoral Epistles in Recent Study” (I. Howard Marshall)

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