{"product_id":"pastoral-epistles-first-timothy-second-timothy-and-titus-sacra-pagina-series-9780814658147","title":"Pastoral Epistles: First Timothy  Second Timothy  and Titus (Sacra Pagina series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst and Second Timothy and Titus have for many years borne the collective title The Pastoral Epistles.\" Both their style and their content make it difficult to locate them within the corpus of Pauline letters  and recent scholarship most often considers them pseudonymous  works that imitate Pauls letters but apply the apostles teaching to the concerns of a later time  two or more decades after Pauls death. The Pastorals differ from Pauls own letters in being addressed to single individuals  coworkers of Paul who have been placed in charge of particular churches Timothy apparently in Ephesus  Titus in Crete. They provide instruction for community leaders  both the individual addressees and other leaders whom they will appoint. The specification of certain offices within the local churches is one of the features that appear to locate these works in a later phase of church development. In this commentary Benjamin Fiore  SJ  places the Pastorals in their historical and literary context. The reader will find here a solid introduction to parallel literary forms in Latin and Greek literature and particular descriptions of the way in which these documents use ancient rhetorical forms to achieve their paraenetic and hortatory purpose. Drawing on his parish experience as well as his academic training  Fiore also provides reflections on the contemporary pastoral application of these books  giving readers a renewed appreciation for the \"pastoral\" label these epistles bear. Benjamin Fiore  SJ  is president and professor of religious studies at Campion College at the University of Regina (Canada).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67680983384117,"sku":"ByrdShop_0814658148","price":49.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780814658147.jpg?v=1792072430","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/pastoral-epistles-first-timothy-second-timothy-and-titus-sacra-pagina-series-9780814658147","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}