The Pastoral Epistles

by I. Howard Marshall

This addition to the ICC series is an introduction to the Epistles to Timothy and Titus, treating their structure, origin and character, followed by a detailed investigation of the texts. Professor Marshall concludes that the composition is not as unstructured as some commentators have suggested, but rather is carefully conceived. Each section of the Epistles is discussed on the basis of the Greek text. Scholars and students will find the commentary particularly helpful with its lexical information on the Greek words and its careful discussion of the syntactical problems. This is a fresh and comprehensive commentary on the Pastoral Epistles from a scholar of international renown.

Genres: Theology, Reference, New Testament, Scripture

Hardcover

First published November 1, 2000

About the author

Ian Howard Marshall (12 January 1934 – 12 December 2015) was a Scottish New Testament scholar.[1] He was Professor Emeritus of New Testament Exegesis at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He was formerly the chair of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research; he was also president of the British New Testament Society and chair of the Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians. Marshall identified as an Evangelical Methodist. He was the author of numerous publications, including 2005 Gold Medallion Book Award winner New Testament Theology.[2] He died of pancreatic cancer in 2015.[3]

Reviews

[laurenpie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Marshall doesn't adhere to Pauline authorship

imho: The apostle Paul claims authorship of 1 Timothy (vs 1:1). I personally believe this is true, that Paul did author 1 Timothy. Howard Marshall doesn't. Well, okay.. if Paul didn't write 1 Timothy, then that entire epistle is a manipulative lie. So my question is.. if one doesn't believe Paul wrote it, why bother writing hundreds of pages of commentary on the details of a useless fake?

[Nicholas Quient · Rating 5 out of 5]

A substantial commentary that is erudite and well versed in the scholarly literature. IHM tried to bridge the gap between Pauline/Dueteropauline authorship, takes a more egalitarian reading of 1 Tim. 2:12 and believes that Jesus is called God in Titus 2:13. All in all, a fascinating commentary from a man who blessed the church and the academy with his service and mind and heart.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

A thorough, moderately conservative commentary on the Pastorals. For the scholar, but useful for the serious layman.