Order Group Letters To church in: Continent Date: A.D

1st Early Galatians Province of Galatia Asia Minor 48

2nd Early 1 Thessalonians City of Thessalonica Europe 51

3rd Early 2 Thessalonians City of Thessalonica Europe 51

4th Major I Corinthians City of Corinth Europe 54 / 55

5th Major 2 Corinthians City of Corinth Europe 55 / 56

6th Major Romans City of Rome Europe 55 / 56

7th Prison Ephesians City of Ephesus Asia Minor 61

8th Prison Colossians City of Colossae Asia Minor 61

9th Prison Philemon (Friend – Philemon) --- 61

10th Prison Philippians City of Philippi Europe 62

11th Pastoral 1 Timothy (Co-worker – Timothy) Asia Minor 62

12th Pastoral Titus (Co-worker – Titus) Europe 63

13th Pastoral 2 Timothy (Co-worker – Timothy) Asia Minor 64

Overall : Paul’s Letters

Why are these called the Pastoral Epistles?

Written to Pastors about Pastoral Work

To Pastors – fellow missionaries who were commissioned by Paul to pastor & build up the churches of that place.

Also – to be read to entire congregations = 1 Timothy & Titus Clue = final greeting – last verse = ‘you’ plural

Deal with - Pastoral work church ORDER +

DISCIPLINE

Address – problems in the churches Key Concern – Health of the churches

+ Right Teaching

What was the situation?

• From Rome – Freed• To Crete• Placed Titus - Crete Church • To - Ephesus • Placed Timothy – Ephesus• To – Macedonia - letters• To : Spain • To: Asia Minor• To: Troas• To: Macedonia• Arrested• To: Rome - On Trial• Imprisoned - letter• Executed

5th Journey

+ Paul’s trip to Spain

Paul’s Situation : part 1

Paul’s Situation : part 2

1st Imprisonment 2nd ImprisonmentAccused by the JEWS of

HERESY & seditionAccused by the ROMANS of

sedition

GOOD living conditions in a rented house (Acts 28:30-31)

POOR living conditions in a cold dark cell

Many friends visited Few friends visited

Had many opportunities to witness

Had few opportunities to witness

Expected FREEDOM (Phil. 1:24-26)

Expected EXECUTION (2 Tim. 4:6)

Comparing Paul’s 1st >> 2nd Imprisonment in Rome

Letter From To Style Theme

1 Timothy Paul 5th Mission Journey

Timothy in Ephesus

Official Orders

Proper Leadership, Ministry & Teaching

Titus Paul 5th Mission Journey

Titus in Crete

Official Orders Godliness

2 TimothyPaul

Final Imprisonment (Rome)

Timothy in

EphesusPersonal Sharing Perseverance

Summary : Paul’s Pastoral Letters

Situation After the Book of Acts

After Paul’s 1st Imprisonment in Rome

Paul’s 5th Mission Journey : wrote 1 Timothy & Titus

Timothy – sent to Ephesus - build church + Resolve False Teaching

Titus – sent to Island of Crete – to Build church

Churches - intensity of false teaching (heresy) - growing large – need for

delegation & organising

Final Imprisonment in Rome : wrote 2 Timothy

Content Deal with – intensity of heresy (false teaching) in

the churches

Development – Sound Doctrine + Teaching

Growing Large – need for delegation & organising – elders + deacons

How do these Pastoral Epistles differ ?

To Individual + Church

Congregation 1 Timothy Titus 2 Timothy

1 Timothy

Titus

Approach Official

Personal 1 Timothy Titus

2 Timothy

Central Themes 1 Timothy

Titus

2 Timothy Perseverance

Proper Teaching, Ministry & Leadership

Letter From To Style Theme

1 Timothy Paul 5th Mission Journey

Timothy in Ephesus

Official Orders

Proper Teaching, Ministry & Leadership

Titus Paul 5th Mission Journey

Titus in Crete

Official Orders Godliness

2 TimothyPaul

Final Imprisonment (Rome)

Timothy in

EphesusPersonal Sharing Perseverance

Summary : Paul’s Pastoral Letters