Pastoral Epistles
Subtitle: The International Theological Commentary
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 616
ISBN-13: 9780567334190
Subjects: Bible, commentaries, n. t. pastoral epistles
Description: "This commentary offers a verse-by-verse theological interpretation of the First and Second epistles to Timothy and Titus. Bray reads the letters as authoritative scripture, moving beyond questions of whether they are pseudonymous, and of whether or not they are post-apostolic, instead looking closely at how they have been understood in the life of the Church. Bray engages with the history of commentary surrounding these letters, ranging from the Fathers to contemporary theology and exegesis. He reads the epistles as the authoritative word from God to his people, and through his engagement with the history of interpretation shows the constant thread of witness and confession that unites believers across the ages. In so doing, Bray shows why the Pastoral Epistles have survived the passage of time and have retained the canonical authority that they have always enjoyed"--