Book contents
- The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Map
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Part I Paul, Letters and Communities
- Part II The Pauline Letter Collection
- 4 The Thessalonian and Corinthian Letters
- 5 Galatians and Romans
- 6 Philippians and Philemon
- 7 Colossians and Ephesians
- 8 The Pastoral Epistles
- Part III Paul’s Theological Discourse
- Bibliography
- Index of Biblical and Ancient Writings
- Index of Modern Scholars
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
8 - The Pastoral Epistles
from Part II - The Pauline Letter Collection
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 June 2020
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Book contents
- The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Map
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Part I Paul, Letters and Communities
- Part II The Pauline Letter Collection
- 4 The Thessalonian and Corinthian Letters
- 5 Galatians and Romans
- 6 Philippians and Philemon
- 7 Colossians and Ephesians
- 8 The Pastoral Epistles
- Part III Paul’s Theological Discourse
- Bibliography
- Index of Biblical and Ancient Writings
- Index of Modern Scholars
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
The Pastoral Epistles, read individually or together, give us glimpses into the way the church was developing institutionally and the way the Christian message was to be understood and handled in the period beyond Paul’s death. They represent a particular way of thinking about the church and exercising leadership in a church that was moving from a charismatic movement to an institutional reality prepared for life in the Greco-Roman imperial world. In short, the Pastoral letters represent an important hinge point in the development of early Christianity and, as such, they are fascinating both historically and theologically and deserve attention in their own right.
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- The New Cambridge Companion to St. Paul , pp. 152 - 168Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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