THE PASTORAL EPISTLES

An Introduction and Commentary

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In contrast with other Pauline epistles addressed to churches, the pastoral epistles were written to individuals and were very personal. Yet in their personal nature, they were communicating information to the communities to which Timothy and Titus were ministering, says Donald Guthrie. "They are the natural and human expressions of the apostle's own reflections about the future of the work he is obliged to delegate to others. They reveal, therefore, as much about their author's reactions to the situations he faced as contemporary conditions in the church."The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries have long been a trusted resource for Bible study. Written by some of the world's most distinguished evangelical scholars, these twenty volumes offer clear, reliable, and relevant explanations of every book in the New Testament.These Tyndale volumes are designed to help readers understand what the Bible actually says and what it means. The introduction to each volume gives a concise but thorough description of the authorship, date, and historical background of the biblical book under consideration. The commentary itself examines the text section by section, drawing out its main themes. It also comments on individual verses and deals with problems of interpretation. The aim throughout is to get at the true meaning of the Bible and to make its message plain to readers today.