Project Gutenberg 2012-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 77 Plummer, Alfred 1841 1926 Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir 1851 1923 Clear, Claudius Nicoll, William Robertson, Sir Wace, Walter E. The Expositor's Bible: The Pastoral Epistles Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Marcia Brooks, Colin Bell, Nigel Blower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Expositor's Bible: The Pastoral Epistles" by Alfred Plummer is a theological commentary written in the late 19th century. This work examines the three epistles attributed to Paul—the letters to Timothy and Titus—focusing on their authenticity, doctrinal significance, and their implications for pastoral care in the early church. Plummer analyzes the issues of authorship and the historical context of these letters while offering insights into their teachings regarding church leadership, ethics, and the challenges faced by early Christians. The opening of the text sets the stage for a rigorous examination of the authenticity of the Pastoral Epistles, discussing the long-standing belief in their Pauline authorship and addressing modern scholarly skepticism. It begins by questioning whether these letters are truly the last messages of Paul to his followers or merely imitations crafted by later authors. Plummer lays out the significance of these epistles in addressing pastoral duties, church governance, and doctrinal integrity, emphasizing their dual nature as both personal correspondence and guidance for the early church's leaders. The introductory discussion thus serves as a foundation for the subsequent chapters that will delve into specific theological and ethical discussions influenced by these texts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bible. Pastoral Epistles -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. BS Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 866975 866976 2024-10-16T16:01:54.903722 2023-09-17T09:38:52.686705 text/html text/html 859912 2012-05-05T08:43:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 302629 2012-05-05T08:44:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 413275 2024-10-16T16:02:09.363699 application/epub+zip 419876 2024-10-16T16:01:59.423700 application/epub+zip 403972 2024-10-16T16:01:57.587734 application/epub+zip 797387 2024-10-16T16:02:17.029639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716665 2024-10-16T16:02:07.891693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610553 2022-09-18T07:20:52.980933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 753871 2024-10-16T16:01:53.304755 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 755191 2012-05-05T08:43:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 280929 2012-05-05T08:44:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 753701 2012-05-05T08:44:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 278842 2012-05-05T08:44:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 753699 2012-05-05T08:44:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278682 2012-05-05T08:44:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23162 2024-10-16T16:02:17.551655 application/rdf+xml 20673 2024-10-16T16:01:58.192687 image/jpeg 4488 2024-10-16T16:01:57.891727 image/jpeg 383979 2024-10-16T16:01:54.971722 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog