1st and 2nd Timothy

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1.Written by whom?

The Apostle Paul. Early tradition says so as well as the letteritself in verse one of chapter one

2.Written when and where?

Probably between 63-65 AD, before his final imprisonment in Rome

3.Written to whom?

To his protégé, a young pastor named Timothy who Paul had left in charge of the church in Ephesus.

4.What form?

A letter to a friend and student.

5.What’s it about?

Encouragement for Timothy, giving him advice on how to care for the Ephesian church.

6.Written for what purpose?

To spur Timothy on to develop his abilities, to fight against false teachings, to give advice on how to appoint qualified church leaders. Timothy had a big problem in his church –there were competing philosophies creeping into his church -a three-way combination heresy that was equal parts of:
Gnosticism: Spirit = Good, Matter = Evil, Christ was a spirit (not human). Escape from the body (evil) is what saves, not Christ. Since the body is bad, immoral behavior doesn’t make it any worse
Decadent Judaism: ignorant teaching of Jewish laws, mythology, genealogies
Asceticism: the body is bad and must be neglected or mistreated to elevate the spirit