Corpus-Paul

[Jack Kilmon <jkilmon AT historian.net>]

Christopher Hutson wrote:
> 
> >From: "Stephen Nelson" <stephen_nelson AT hotmail.com>
> >
> >In his last few postings, Jim West has boldly asserted (perhaps on
> one
> >occasion with toungue-in-cheek) that the Pastoral Epistles are
> >non-Pauline, secondary, pseudenonemous or whatever predicate comes to
> 
> >hand.
> >
> >It seems to me that the balance of evidence need not necessarily lead
> 
> >to this conclusion.
> >
> >Perhaps Jim would be so kind as to provide some compelling reasons
> for
> >doubting their Pauline authorship?
> >
> 
> Stephen,
> 
> A couple of weeks ago James Harding asked pretty much the same
> question, and I offered my own explanation in a semi-lengthy post.  No
> one responded then, so I'll try again.  I do not hereby intend to
> preempt Jim West's response to your question.  I'm sure he'll offer
> additional considerations.
> 
> Although when I began my research on the Pastorals I was careful to
> remain noncommital on authorship--always supposing both ways--in the
> end I was forced to concluded that the PE are pseudonymous.  Here's
> why:
> 
> For me, the kicker with the PE was the way the letters are oriented
> toward "youthful" readers.  The author says to "flee youthful lusts"
> (2 Tim 2:22) and "let no one despise your youth" (1 Tim 4:12).  These
> are the most explicit passages, but in a variety of ways, the author
> identifies the addressees as "youthful."  These are manifestly letters
> from an older mentor to younger proteges.

<Excellent summary snipped to save space>

Given that Tim I & II and Titus reflect church structures not in place
till long after Paul's death...and used by Theophilus of Antioch,
Irenaeus of Lyon, and the Muratorian list..I have always suspected
Polycarp.

Jack

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