RELIGST 2HH3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Asceticism, Gnosticism, Pastoral Epistles

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2HH3
• Professor: Stephen Westerholm

Document Summary

Pastorale music depicting idyllic life of shepherd in countryside. Pastorale epistles epistle written for shepherds: pastor metaphorical shepherd caring for sheep. Directed to individual rather than a church. These three letters directed to leaders of church, share common concerns, distinctive vocabulary. Titus: titus has been left in crete to organize churches there; will later join paul in nicopolis (nw of corinth, greek (not a jew, trusted worker of paul. Galatians 2 paul and barnabus go to jerusalem, bring titus issue of gentile circumcision is discussed even though titus was a greek, he was not compelled to be circumcised in jerusalem. Includes timothy as a co-author for a number of letters; was with paul at the time of writing. Acts 19-20 paul left ephesus and macedonia; but in acts, it says that he had sent timothy ahead of him, rather than been left behind in ephesus.