PAUL'S LETTER: PERSONAL OR PASTORAL? Most of Paul’s letters were written to churches. That is not the case with the letters to Timothy and Titus. These letters – long identified as Pastoral Epistles – serve as a quasi-church manual for ministers in a local church setting. I am becoming more and more convinced that this... Continue Reading →
Polytheism in Ephesus: Is 1 Timothy a Model for Engaging with a Pluralistic Culture?
STILL A LACK OF CONSENSUS Biblical scholars have yet to agree on what actually took place in the church at Ephesus that motivated Paul to write his first letter to Timothy. What issues or false teachings did Paul address? Since Paul did not state the problem clearly many speculate about the trouble in Ephesus. In... Continue Reading →