Table of Contents

Table of Contents 

1. Chapter: Introduction 3
2. Authorship 3
3. Place and time of writing 5
4. Receiver 6
5. Outline 7
6. Sources 9
7. Application 10
8. Chapter: Thematic Overview of the Pastoral Epistles 11
9. Intention of the 1.Timothy letter 11
10. Intention of the Letter to Titus 13
11. Intention of the 2.Timothy letter 13
12. The stewardship of God (ἢ οἰκονομίαν θεοῦ). 14
13. Sources 16
14. Application 17
15. Chapter: The Entrusted Good – The Gospel of the Trinity 18
16. The father 18
17. The son 19
18. The Holy Spirit 21
19. Source 22
20. Application 23
21. Chapter: The entrusted property – misunderstandings about the gospel 24
22. The Gospel and the Law of God 24
23. Gospel and Creation 25
24. Sources 27
25. Application 28
26. Chapter: The Steward of God – A Servant of the Word 29
27. The Administrator as God’s Redeemed and Empowered One 29
28. The caretaker as preacher and protector of the gospel 30
29. Sources 33
30. Application 34
31. Chapter: The Steward of God – A Proven Character 35
32. Endure suffering for the sake of the gospel 35
33. Love 36
34. Gentleness & patience 36
35. Satisfaction 37
36. Sexual purity 38
37. Sources 39
38. Application 40
39. Chapter: The Administration of the House of God – the Offices 41
40. How many offices? 41
41. Living by the truth for church leaders 42
42. Sources 50
43. Application 51
44. Chapter: The Administration of the House of God – Living According to the Truth for All 52
45. Marriage and family 52
46. Older people 54
47. Young people 54
48. Masters & Slaves 55
49. Sources 56
50. Application 57
51. Appendix A: TOPICAL GROUPING OF ESTATE STEWARDSHIP TERMS IN LUKE AND MATTHEW (Alan Tomlinson). 58
52. Appendix B: Gospel-Centered Exchange 59
53. Bibliography 61