Page 5 - Pastoral Epistles I & 2 Timothy, Titus

2 Thessalonians 1:1-2. Paul, Silas,and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in

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God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ.
 2 Thessalonians was written to a church.
1 Timothy 1:1-2. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and
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of Christ Jesus our hope, to Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God
the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
 1 Timothy was written to a pastor – Timothy.

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2 Timothy 1:1-2. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in keeping with the
promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, to Timothy, my dear son: Grace, mercy, and peace from
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God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
 2 Timothy was written to a pastor.

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Titus 1:1-4. Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of
God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness— in the hope of eternal life,
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which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, and which now at his
appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the
command of God our Savior, to Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from
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God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
 Titus was written to a pastor.
Philemon 1:1-3. Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon
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our dear friend and fellow worker— also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—
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and to the church that meets in your home: Grace and peace to youfrom God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ.
 Philemon was written to Philemon … and to the church.
Paul wrote 13 letters/books of the New Testament.
John wrote five books of the New Testament.

But neither Paul nor John wrote the majority of the New Testament.
Luke wrote two books of the New Testament: Luke and Acts. However, Luke’s two books, by volume, contain
more of the New Testament than any other writer.
For this class, we will study the three books in our New Testament that are referred to as the Pastoral Epistles. 1
Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus.

The Pastoral Epistles contain 13 chapters. 1 Timothy has six chapters. 2 Timothy has four chapters. Titus has
three chapters.

Although it is difficult to be exact, most evangelical scholars would agree that these three
letters were written between AD 64-69; 1 Timothy AD 64; Titus AD 64; 2 Timothy AD 67-68.
These three letters seem to have been written not long before Paul’s death,
perhaps during the years between Paul’s first and second Roman
imprisonments – or while he was in prison the second time.

Even though it is difficult to determine the exact timetable of all that
happened at the end of Paul’s life … it appears 2 Timothy was written at a
time when Paul’s death was imminent.

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