The Pastoral Epistles: First Timothy, Second Timothy, Titus

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Liturgical Press, 2007 - 253 pagine

First and Second Timothy and Titus have for many years borne the collective title The Pastoral Epistles." Both their style and their content make it difficult to locate them within the corpus of Pauline letters, and recent scholarship most often considers them pseudonymous, works that imitate Paul's letters but apply the apostle's teaching to the concerns of a later time, two or more decades after Paul's death.

The Pastorals differ from Paul's own letters in being addressed to single individuals, coworkers of Paul who have been placed in charge of particular churches 'Timothy apparently in Ephesus, Titus in Crete. They provide instruction for community leaders, both the individual addressees and other leaders whom they will appoint. The specification of certain offices within the local churches is one of the features that appear to locate these works in a later phase of church development.

In this commentary Benjamin Fiore, SJ, places the Pastorals in their historical and literary context. The reader will find here a solid introduction to parallel literary forms in Latin and Greek literature and particular descriptions of the way in which these documents use ancient rhetorical forms to achieve their paraenetic and hortatory purpose. Drawing on his parish experience as well as his academic training, Fiore also provides reflections on the contemporary pastoral application of these books, giving readers a renewed appreciation for the "pastoral" label these epistles bear.

Benjamin Fiore, SJ, is president and professor of religious studies at Campion College at the University of Regina (Canada).

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Sommario

Authors Preface
3
Historical Background
14
Hortatory Strategy and Content
21
Translation Notes Interpretation
31
311
47
1220
55
Community Prayer 217
63
815
69
1725
111
921
125
Translation Notes Interpretation
133
110
141
113
153
1423
161
117
171
18
177

OverseerBishop 317
75
AssistantsDeacons 3813
81
1416
87
General Bibliography
94
116
95
116
105
922
185
Introduction and Outline
193
1016
203
1215
225
Index of Authors
247
Copyright

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Benjamin Fiore, SJ, is president and professor of religious studies at Campion College at the University of Regina (Canada).

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