Kindle Notes & Highlights
to a section where he sets forth instructions for the church, in keeping with his purpose cited in 3:14–15:
Timothy is to set himself apart by giving close attention both to his personal life and to his doctrine, thus
An adjudication of Paul’s teaching on these issues in the Pastorals is needed all the more as the relevant passages present several major exegetical challenges, which is part of the reason why issues related to church government continue to be hotly debated and disputed today.
Prior notes that the Pastoral Epistles were written to individuals rather than to church communities. For him, these qualities account for the differences often pointed out between the Pastoral Epistles and the other Paulines.