REL 415 - Pauline Literature III
The Prison and Pastoral Epistles of Paul
Study Topics and Assignments
Week 13 - The First Epistle to Timothy
Scripture Readings
- Acts 16:1-10
- Acts 17:13-15
- Acts 18:1-5
- Acts 19:21-22
- Acts 20:2-6
- 1 Corinthians 4:17
- 1 Corinthians 16:10-11
- Philippians 2:19-24
- 1 Thessalonians 3:1-7
- 1 Timothy (whole epistle)
Textbook Resources
- pages 444-477 : 1 Timothy
- Note : the textbook takes the view that Paul was released from prison in Rome, then travelled around the Mediterranean, before being imprisoned once again and then executed. By this time scheme, 1 Timothy was written during the time between imprisonments, during a missionary journey which took place after the last records of the Book of Acts.
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This Week's Assignment : Ten Questions
Apart from questions 4, 5, and 6, your answers to each should be half to one page in length
- Some scholars believe that 1 Timothy was written by a later disciple of Paul's rather than by Paul himself. Discuss the reasons for and against this view
- Some scholars believe that 1 Timothy was written after Paul had been released from his first imprisonment in Rome, and before a final imprisonment. Discuss the reasons for and against this view
- From your Scripture and Textbook readings, discuss the character and ministry of Timothy
- According to the textbook, what were three reasons for writing this epistle
- According to the textbook, comment box on page 448, what results of false teaching help one to know if a teacher is false
- Where was Timothy at the time of this Epistle, and why was he there
- Discuss the guidelines for the conduct of worship given in 1 Timothy
- Discuss the guidelines for the choice of Overseers (Bishops) or Pastors and Church Workers (Deacons) given in 1 Timothy
- From 1 Timothy, chapter 4, how is a pastor to prepare himself for his ministry
- From 1 Timothy, chapter 6, what actions and attitudes should we try to avoid, and what actions and attitudes should we cultivate
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