The First and Second Letters to Timothy (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries)

Introduction To The Pastoral Epistles -- The Text Of 1 And 2 Timothy -- Establishing The Text -- The Significance Of Papyrus Evidence -- Text And History Of Interpretation -- History Of Interpretation Of 1 And 2 Timothy -- Earliest Interpretation -- Patristic Commentaries -- Medieval Commentaries -- Commentaries In The Sixteenth To Eighteenth Centuries -- The Decisive And Divisive Nineteenth Century -- Assessing The Authorship Of The Pastoral Letters -- Tendencies In The Debate -- The Power Of Construal -- The Search For A Usable Apostle -- Authenticity And Worth -- Quality Of The Criteria -- The Meaning Of Authorship -- The Meaning Of Style -- The Framework Of Paul's Ministry -- Consistency In Theme -- The Consequences Of Grouping -- Considering The Evidence -- The Letters And Paul's Ministry -- Style -- The Identity Of Opponents -- The Organization Of The Church -- Consistency In Teaching -- The Conventional Solution -- Problems With The Conventional Solution -- Selective Use Of Evidence -- Comparison Between Composites -- Assumptions About Pseudonymity -- Circumstances Of Composition -- Variety Among The Letters -- Another Approach To Paul's Letters To His Delegates -- The Shape Of Paul's Ministry -- The Character Of Paul's Ministry -- The Role Of Paul's Delegates -- The Literary Form Of The Letters -- The Approach Of This Commentary -- First Timothy: An Introduction -- Placement In Paul's Ministry -- Literary Genre -- The Situation In The Ephesian Church -- The Problem Of False Teaching -- Theological Perspectives -- Hearing The Voice Of 1 Timothy -- First Timothy: Translation, Notes, And Comments -- The Greeting (1:1-2) -- The Opening Commission (1:3-11) -- Thanks For Empowering Mercy (1:12-17) -- The Charge Repeated (1:18-20) -- Instructions On Prayer (2:1-7) -- Gender Roles In Worship (2:8-15) -- Qualifications Of The Supervisor (3:1-7) -- Behavior In The Household Of God (3:8-16) -- Opposition To Healthy Teaching (4:1-7a) -- Modeling Healthy Teaching (4:7b-16) -- Crisis In The Care Of Widows (5:1-16) -- More Community Directives (5:17-6:2a) -- Cravings For Wealth (6:2b-10) -- Closing Commission (6:11-21) -- Second Timothy: An Introduction -- Literary Genre -- Theological Perspectives -- Approaching 2 Timothy -- Second Timothy: Translation, Notes, And Comments -- Greeting (1:1-2) -- Thanksgiving (1:3-5) -- Paul As A Model Of Patient Suffering (1:6-14) -- The Example Set By Onesiphorus (1:15-18) -- More Examples For Imitation (2:1-7) -- Jesus As Exemplar (2:8-13) -- The Delegate As Proven Workman (2:14-21) -- The Character Of The Lord's Servant (2:22-3:9) -- The Living Tradition (3:10-17) -- Final Exhortation (4:1-8) -- Paul's Network Of Communication (4:9-20). Luke Timothy Johnson. First Yale University Press Impression 2008--title Page Verso. Originally Published: New York : Doubleday, 2001. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 103-131) And Indexes.