Literary Devices in The Pastoral Epistles (1-2 Timothy, Titus)
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Israel. Rome. Macedonia. Greece. Biblical settings can be rich, majestic, and beautiful and add layers of meaning and understanding to our knowledge of the ancient texts.The Pastoral Epistles don't...
Genre
The Epistles to Timothy and Titus are exactly what they say they are: epistles, or letters. In fact, because these three are so similar in content, they're often grouped together and called "The Pa...
What's Up With the Title?
The authors of New Testament books didn't title their works. Maybe they thought that was a little too fancy. But later generations of Christians, who liked fancy names, needed something to help the...
Trivia
Fourteen books of the Bible are attributed to Paul, even though scholars think he only actually for sure wrote seven of those: Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessa...
Sex, Drugs, and Violence Rating
Overall, these letters are pretty tame. The Pastor mentions sex and drinking, but only to strongly advise everyone to keep things on the up and up. No sex outside of marriage or kinky stuff like so...
Allusions
Paradise Lost by John MiltonThis epic Christian poem references 2 Timothy 4:7, when it proclaims, "Well hast thou fought the better fight." The story also follows the Pastor's thinking about a...