A Handbook on Paul’s First Letter to Timothy
Overview
This set of detailed commentaries provides valuable exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the original text. Over the years this series has been instrumental in shedding light on the Scriptures so that translators all over the world could complete the important task of putting God’s Word into the many languages spoken in the world today. Over the years church leaders and Bible readers have found the UBS Handbooks to be useful for their own study, since many of the issues Bible translators must address when trying to communicate the Bible’s message to modern readers are the ones Bible students must address when approaching the Bible text as a part of their own private study and devotions.
Top Highlights
“But more than these, there is evidence in the literature of that time that connected the behavior of women with the way they dressed. It was believed that the more a woman wore attractive clothes and elaborate jewelry, the more she lived a loose sexual life and the less she submitted to her husband.” (Page 56)
“The word apostle literally means one who is sent with a message and a mission and who can therefore act on behalf of the sender.” (Page 8)
“The two words qualifying life, namely quiet and peaceable, are synonyms, both referring to a life that is calm, serene, orderly, peaceful, and free from any kind of danger or trouble.” (Page 47)
“Childbearing in this verse refers primarily to Mary giving birth to Jesus Christ; women are therefore saved spiritually through Jesus’ birth, which has undone the effects of Eve’s disobedience.” (Page 61)
“In the Pastorals ‘godliness’ refers primarily to devotion to and reverence for God (compare TEV).” (Page 47)
- Title: A Handbook on Paul’s First Letter to Timothy
- Authors: Paul Ellingworth, Howard A. Hatton
- Series: United Bible Societies’ Handbooks
- Publisher: United Bible Societies
- Print Publication Date: 1995
- Logos Release Date: 2003
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. 1 Timothy › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. 1 Timothy › Translating
- Resource ID: LLS:29.59.9
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T18:57:21Z