First Epistle to Timothy

The First Epistle to Timothy^[a] is one of three letters in the New Testament of the Bible often grouped together as the pastoral epistles, along with Second Timothy and Titus. The letter, traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, consists mainly of counsels to his younger colleague and delegate Timothy regarding his ministry in Ephesus (1:3). These counsels include instructions on the organization of the Church and the responsibilities resting on certain groups of leaders therein as well as exhortations to faithfulness in maintaining the truth amid surrounding errors.

Most modern scholars consider the pastoral epistles to have been written after Paul's death, although "a small and declining number of scholars still argue for Pauline authorship".^[3]

^ ESV Pew Bible. Wheaton, IL: Crossway. 2018. p. 991. ISBN 978-1-4335-6343-0. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
^ "Bible Book Abbreviations". Logos Bible Software. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^ Drury, C., 73. The Pastoral Epistles, in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001), [The Oxford Bible Commentary], p. 1220

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[1] ESV Pew Bible. Wheaton, IL: Crossway. 2018. p. 991. ISBN 978-1-4335-6343-0. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.

[2] "Bible Book Abbreviations". Logos Bible Software. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

[4] Drury, C., 73. The Pastoral Epistles, in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001), [The Oxford Bible Commentary], p. 1220

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