Setting the Boundaries
Reading 1 Timothy and Titus as Community Charters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21453417 |
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| Authors | Adam G White (0000-0002-0640-0932, Adam G. White, PhD (Macquarie University) is a Senior Lecturer at Alphacrucis University College, Sydney. He is the author of Paul, Community, and Discipline: Establishing Boundaries and Dealing with the Disorderly (Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2021) and Where is the Wise Man? Graeco-Roman Education as a Background to the Divisions in 1 Corinthians 1–4 (T&T Clark, 2015). He can be reached via email at: ., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 242-252 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Biblical Theology Bulletin Journal of Bible and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0146-1079 • E-ISSN: 1945-7596 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/01461079221133447 |
| OpenAlex | W4312050393 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
Those attempting to interpret 1 Timothy and Titus face a myriad of uncertainties. No less amongst these is determining the type of the literature that they are. While they are clearly framed as epistles, they do not resemble anything that is known from the Hellenistic literary theorists. What is generally agreed, however, is that the purpose of the two letters is community formation. That is, 1 Timothy and Titus were written to instruct the recipients on various matters of community structure and organisation. Building on this assumption, it is my contention that the two letters share many of the same characteristics as community charters found in similar, contemporary groups. In what follows, 1 Timothy and Titus will be compared side by side with formal charters found in associations as well as in the Essene community, noting the many similarities between them
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Timothy
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Associations, Christ groups, and their place in the Polis
Forms of Commensality in Greco-Roman Associations
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