Publication Date

November 2007

School

School of Religion

Major

Religion: Pastoral Ministries

Primary Subject Area

Religion, Biblical Studies

Keywords

authorship, pastoral episitles, canonicity

Abstract

This thesis discusses issues related to the authorship of the epistles of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus. The authenticity of the Pastoral Epistles has become the subject of much debate in the last two centuries, and the writer explores the major positions on authorship. Along with the traditional view that the Pastorals were written by Paul the apostle, contemporary theories on pseudonymity and the implications of such a view on canonicity are considered. The historical evidence, theological content, and literary style and diction of the epistles are examined in defense of Pauline authorship.

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