In his letters to Timothy and Titus, the apostle Paul is concerned with church order, defending correct doctrine and passing on the faith. Donald Guthrie's introduction to the volume, along with a helpful appendix, provides a strong defence of Pauline authorship of the Pastoral Epistles, setting them in the distinct historical context of Paul's later ministry. Guthrie's commentary bears out the idea of faith seeking understanding: he has drunk deeply from the pastoral wisdom in these letters, and in turn he offers us a deeper understanding of Paul's message to the church.

Donald Guthrie

Tyndale New Testament Commentaries

The Pastoral Epistles

General preface

Author’S Preface To The First Edition

Author’S Preface To The Second Edition

Chief Abbreviations

Select Bibliography

Commentaries

Other works

Introduction

1. The designation and character of the Epistles

2. The Epistles in the ancient church

3. The Epistles in the modern church

4. The problem of the historical allusions

5. The ecclesiastical situation

6. The heresies reflected in the Epistles

7. The doctrinal problem

8. The linguistic problem

9. The problem of authorship

10. The message of the Epistles

1 Timothy: Analysis

1. THE APOSTLE AND TIMOTHY (1:1–20)

2. WORSHIP AND ORDER IN THE CHURCH (2:1–4:16)

3. DISCIPLINE AND RESPONSIBILITY (5:1–6:2)

4. MISCELLANEOUS INJUNCTIONS (6:3–21)

1 Timothy: Commentary

1. The Apostle And Timothy (1:1–20)

a. Salutation (1:1–2)

b. The contrast between the gospel and its counterfeits (1:3–11)

c. The apostle's personal experience of the gospel (1:12–17)

d. The apostle's charge to Timothy (1:18–20)

2. Worship And Order In The Church (2:1–4:16)

a. The importance and scope of public prayer (2:1–8)

b. The status and demeanour of Christian women (2:9–15)

c. The qualifications of church officials (3:1–13)

d. The character of the church (3:14–16)

e. Threats to the safety of the church (4:1–16)

3. Discipline And Responsibility (5:1–6:2)

a. Various age groups (5:1–2)

b. Widows (5:3–16)

c. Elders (5:17–20)

d. Timothy's own behaviour (5:21–25)

e. Servants and masters (6:1–2)

4. Miscellaneous Injunctions (6:3–21)

a. More about false teachers (6:3–5)

b. The perils of wealth (6:6–10)

c. A charge to a man of God (6:11–16)

d. Advice to wealthy men (6:17–19)

e. Final admonition to Timothy (6:20–21)

2 Timothy: Analysis

1. SALUTATION (1:1–2)

2. THANKSGIVING (1:3–5)

3. ENCOURAGEMENT FROM EXPERIENCE (1:6–14)

4. PAUL AND HIS ASSOCIATES (1:15–2:2)

5. DIRECTIONS TO TIMOTHY (2:3–26)

6. PREDICTIONS OF THE LAST DAYS (3:1–9)

7. FURTHER EXHORTATIONS TO TIMOTHY (3:10–17)

8. PAUL'S FAREWELL MESSAGE (4:1–18)

9. CONCLUDING SALUTATIONS (4:19–22)

2 Timothy: Commentary

1. Salutation (1:1–2)

2. Thanksgiving (1:3–5)

3. Encouragement From Experience (1:6–14)

a. The gift of God (1:6–10)

b. The testimony of Paul (1:11–12)

c. The charge to Timothy (1:13–14)

4. Paul And His Associates (1:15–2:2)

a. The Asiatics (1:15)

b. Onesiphorus (1:16–18)

c. Timothy (2:1–2)

5. Directions To Timothy (2:3–26)

a. The basis of encouragement and exhortation (2:3–13)

b. Methods of dealing with false teachers (2:14–26)

6. Predictions Of The Last Days (3:1–9)

7. Further Exhortations To Timothy (3:10–17)

a. An historical reminder (3:10–12)

b. An exhortation to steadfastness (3:13–17)

8. Paul’s Farewell Message (4:1–18)

a. The final charge (4:1–5)

b. A triumphal confession (4:6–8)

c. Some personal requests (4:9–13)

d. A particular warning (4:14–15)

e. The first defence (4:16–17)

f. The forward look (4:18)

9. Concluding Salutations (4:19–22)

Titus: Analysis

1. SALUTATION (1:1–4)

2. QUALIFICATIONS OF CHURCH OFFICIALS (1:5–9)

3. THE CRETAN FALSE TEACHERS (1:10–16)

4. REGULATIONS FOR CHRISTIAN BEHAVIOUR (2:1–10)

5. THE THEOLOGICAL BASIS FOR CHRISTIAN LIVING (2:11–3:7)

6. CLOSING ADMONITIONS (3:8–11)

7. PERSONALIA AND CONCLUSION (3:12–15)

Titus: Commentary

1. Salutation (1:1–4)

2. Qualifications Of Church Officials (1:5–9)

3. The Cretan False Teachers (1:10–16)

4. Regulations For Christian Behaviour (2:1–10)

a. The aged people (2:1–3)

Donald Guthrie offers comment on the pastoral epistles.

The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries have long been a trusted resource for Bible study. Written by some of the world's most distinguished evangelical scholars, these twenty volumes offer clear, reliable, and relevant explanations of every book in the New Testament.These Tyndale volumes are designed to help readers understand what the Bible actually says and what it means. The introduction to each volume gives a concise but thorough description of the authorship, date, and historical background of the biblical book under consideration. The commentary itself examines the text section by section, drawing out its main themes. It also comments on individual verses and deals with problems of interpretation. The aim throughout is to get at the true meaning of the Bible and to make its message plain to readers today.The original, unrevised text of this volume has been completely retypeset and printed in a larger, more attractive format with the new cover design for the series.

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