The Pastoral Epistles (New Cambridge Bible Commentary)
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
In the church tradition three letters, now known as the Pastoral Epistles, are attributed to the apostle Paul. They are unlike any other letters by Paul. They are written to two of his closest companions, Timothy and Titus, and they instruct those two leaders how to lead gathered Christians in Ephesus and in Crete. The letters contain plenty of instruction for how church leaders at that time, and in those places, were to function. In this commentary, Scot McKnight seeks to explain the major themes of the Pastoral Epistles—church order, false teaching, and failing Christians—and their foundational vision for how Christians could make a good impression in public life. These three brief letters express a view of how Christians were to live in the Roman empire in a way that does not offend public sensibilities. They prescribe a way of public behavior best translated as ‘civilized religion.’
- Explores the major themes of the Pastoral Epistles
- Examines the foundational vision for how Christians could make a good impression in public life
- Title: The Pastoral Epistles (New Cambridge Bible Commentary)
- Author: Scot McKnight
- Series: New Cambridge Bible Commentary
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Pages: 258
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Resource ID: LLS:NCAMBCPASTORALEP
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-07T16:04:53Z
Scot McKnight (M.Div. Ph.D.) is a theologian who has focused most of his writings on the New Testament and the historical Jesus. He is currently a professor of New Testament at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, IL. He earned a B.A. degree from Grand Rapids Baptist College (now Cornerstone University), an M.A. degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham.
McKnight is a member of the Society Biblical Literature and the Society for New Testament Studies. He has written and edited many award-winning books. He has over 25 books to his name, including Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, the volumes on Galatians and 1 Peter in the NIV Application Commentary, and A New Vision for Israel: The Teaching of Jesus in National Context.