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Order Group Letters To church in: Continent Date: A.D
1st Early Galatians Province of Galatia Asia Minor 48
2nd Early 1 Thessalonians City of Thessalonica Europe 51
3rd Early 2 Thessalonians City of Thessalonica Europe 51
4th Major I Corinthians City of Corinth Europe 54 / 55
5th Major 2 Corinthians City of Corinth Europe 55 / 56
6th Major Romans City of Rome Europe 55 / 56
7th Prison Ephesians City of Ephesus Asia Minor 61
8th Prison Colossians City of Colossae Asia Minor 61
9th Prison Philemon (Friend – Philemon) --- 61
10th Prison Philippians City of Philippi Europe 62
11th Pastoral 1 Timothy (Co-worker – Timothy) Asia Minor 62
12th Pastoral Titus (Co-worker – Titus) Europe 63
13th Pastoral 2 Timothy (Co-worker – Timothy) Asia Minor 64
Overall : Paul’s Letters
Why are these called the Pastoral Epistles?
Written to Pastors about Pastoral Work
To Pastors – fellow missionaries who were commissioned by Paul to pastor & build up the churches of that place.
Also – to be read to entire congregations = 1 Timothy & Titus Clue = final greeting – last verse = ‘you’ plural
Deal with - Pastoral work church ORDER +
DISCIPLINE
Address – problems in the churches Key Concern – Health of the churches
+ Right Teaching
What was the situation?
• From Rome – Freed• To Crete• Placed Titus - Crete Church • To - Ephesus • Placed Timothy – Ephesus• To – Macedonia - letters• To : Spain • To: Asia Minor• To: Troas• To: Macedonia• Arrested• To: Rome - On Trial• Imprisoned - letter• Executed
5th Journey
+ Paul’s trip to Spain
Paul’s Situation : part 1
Paul’s Situation : part 2
1st Imprisonment 2nd ImprisonmentAccused by the JEWS of
HERESY & seditionAccused by the ROMANS of
sedition
GOOD living conditions in a rented house (Acts 28:30-31)
POOR living conditions in a cold dark cell
Many friends visited Few friends visited
Had many opportunities to witness
Had few opportunities to witness
Expected FREEDOM (Phil. 1:24-26)
Expected EXECUTION (2 Tim. 4:6)
Comparing Paul’s 1st >> 2nd Imprisonment in Rome
Letter From To Style Theme
1 Timothy Paul 5th Mission Journey
Timothy in Ephesus
Official Orders
Proper Leadership, Ministry & Teaching
Titus Paul 5th Mission Journey
Titus in Crete
Official Orders Godliness
2 TimothyPaul
Final Imprisonment (Rome)
Timothy in
EphesusPersonal Sharing Perseverance
Summary : Paul’s Pastoral Letters
Situation After the Book of Acts
After Paul’s 1st Imprisonment in Rome
Paul’s 5th Mission Journey : wrote 1 Timothy & Titus
Timothy – sent to Ephesus - build church + Resolve False Teaching
Titus – sent to Island of Crete – to Build church
Churches - intensity of false teaching (heresy) - growing large – need for
delegation & organising
Final Imprisonment in Rome : wrote 2 Timothy
Content Deal with – intensity of heresy (false teaching) in
the churches
Development – Sound Doctrine + Teaching
Growing Large – need for delegation & organising – elders + deacons
How do these Pastoral Epistles differ ?
To Individual + Church
Congregation 1 Timothy Titus 2 Timothy
1 Timothy
Titus
Approach Official
Personal 1 Timothy Titus
2 Timothy
Central Themes 1 Timothy
Titus
2 Timothy Perseverance
Proper Teaching, Ministry & Leadership
Letter From To Style Theme
1 Timothy Paul 5th Mission Journey
Timothy in Ephesus
Official Orders
Proper Teaching, Ministry & Leadership
Titus Paul 5th Mission Journey
Titus in Crete
Official Orders Godliness
2 TimothyPaul
Final Imprisonment (Rome)
Timothy in
EphesusPersonal Sharing Perseverance
Summary : Paul’s Pastoral Letters