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| 1 Timothy 3 | |
|---|---|
 Fragments showing First Epistle to Timothy 3:15–16 on Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (Scrivener Facsimile), from ca. AD 450. | |
| Book | First Epistle to Timothy |
| Category | Pauline epistles |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 15 |
1 Timothy 3 is the third chapter of the First Epistle to Timothy in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author was traditionally identified as Paul the Apostle since as early as AD 180,[1][2] although most modern scholars consider the letter pseudepigraphical,[3] perhaps written as late as the first half of the second century AD.[4]
This chapter refers to the offices of bishop (or overseer) and deacon, a note about Paul's travel plans, and a formulaic presentation of "the mystery of our religion".[5]
- ^ See the arguments on composition of the epistle.
- ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ^ David E. Aune, ed., The Blackwell Companion to The New Testament (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), 9: "While seven of the letters attributed to Paul are almost universally accepted as authentic (Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, Philemon), four are just as widely judged to be pseudepigraphical, i.e. written by unknown authors under Paul's name: Ephesians and the Pastorals (1 and 2 Timothy and Titus)."
- ^ Stephen L. Harris, The New Testament: A Student's Introduction, 4th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001), 366.
- ^ Drury 2007, p. 1225.
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