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Subject Guide: Pastoral Epistles
Pastoral Epistles
The Pastoral Epistles are three New Testament letters—1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus—traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul and addressed to his protégés, Timothy and Titus. These letters are distinctive because, unlike Paul’s other epistles addressed to entire congregations, they are directed to individuals entrusted with pastoral leadership. Written near the end of Paul’s ministry, they offer practical guidance on church organization, leadership, and the maintenance of sound doctrine
Journal Articles
- Keener, Craig S. “Was Paul for or Against Women in Ministry?”
Dissertations
Pastoral Epistles Resources
Gordon D. Fee
ProQuest Ebook Central
Exegetical and theological study
Pauline Writings
- (ProQuest) Porter, Stanley E. Paul’s World
- (ProQuest) Porter, Stanley E. The Apostle Paul: His Life, Thought, and Letters
- (ProQuest) Debanne, Marc. Enthymemes in the Letters of Paul (Enthymemes = three-part deductive argumentation).
- (ProQuest) Stanley E. Porter and David Yoon. Paul and Gnosis
- (ProQuest) Schutz, John Howard. Paul and the Anatomy of Apostlic Authority
- (Library) Porter, Stanley E. Paul: Jew, Greek, and Roman
- (Library) Fitzmyer, Joseph A. Pauline Theology: A Brief Sketch
- (Library) Fee, Gordon D. Paul, the Spirt, and the People of God
1 & 2 Timothy Commentaries
Raymond F. Collins
ProQuest Ebook Central
The Pastoral Epistles present difficult questions for the modern interpreter, including such matters as their authorship, literary characteristics, and social orientations.
More 1 & 2 Timothy
- (Library) Fee, Gordon D. 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus: New International Bible Commentary
- (ProQuest) Doriani, Daniel M. 2 Timothy & Titus: Reformed Expository Commentary
- (Library) Arrington, French L. Maintaining the Foundations: A Study of 1 Timothy
- (ProQuest) Collins, Raymond F. 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus: A Commentary
Titus Commentaries
Raymond F. Collins
ProQuest Ebook Central
The Pastoral Epistles present difficult questions for the modern interpreter, including such matters as their authorship, literary characteristics, and social orientations.
Philemon Commentaries
Cousar, Charles B.
ProQuest Ebook Central
The short letter to Philemon tells the story of a Christian slave named Onesimus. Paul illustrates how the moral vision of social hierarchies, such as the one between slave owner and slave, are dismantled in Christ.
More Philemon
- (ProQuest) Jeal, Roy R. Exploring Philemon: Freedom, Brotherhood, and Partnership in the New Society
- (ProQuest) Multiple Authors. Philemon in Perspective: Interpreting a Pauline Letter
- (Library) Wright, N. T. Epistles of Paul to the Colossians and to Philemon: An Introduction and Commentary.
- (ProQuest) Cousar, Charles B. Philippians and Philemon (2009): A Commentary. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009.
- (ProQuest) Tolmie, D. Francois, ed. Philemon in Perspective: Interpreting a Pauline Letter. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, Inc., 2010.