by Bible Story Graphics | Jan 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Title This epistle is named for its recipient, Titus, who is mentioned by name 13 times in the NT (1:4; Gal 2:1, 3; 2Ti 4:10; for the 9 times in 2 Corinthians, see Background and Setting). The title in the Greek NT literally reads “To Titus.” Along with 1, 2 Timothy,...
by Bible Story Graphics | Jan 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Title This epistle is the second of two inspired letters Paul the apostle wrote to his son in the faith, Timothy (1:2; 2:1). For biographical information on Timothy, see Introduction to 1 Timothy: Title. It is titled, as are the other personal letters of Paul to...
by Bible Story Graphics | Jan 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Title This is the first of two inspired letters Paul wrote to his beloved son in the faith. Timothy received his name, which means “one who honors God,” from his mother (Eunice) and grandmother (Lois), devout Jews who became believers in the Lord Jesus Christ (2Ti...
by Bible Story Graphics | Jan 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Title In the Greek NT, 2 Thessalonians is listed as “To the Thessalonians.” This represents the Apostle Paul’s second canonical correspondence to the fellowship of believers in the city of Thessalonica (cf. 1:1). Author and Date Paul, as in 1 Thessalonians, identified...
by Bible Story Graphics | Jan 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Title In the Greek NT, 1 Thessalonians is listed literally as “To the Thessalonians.” This represents the Apostle Paul’s first canonical correspondence to the church in the city of Thessalonica (cf. 1:1). Author and Date The Apostle Paul identified himself twice as...
by Bible Story Graphics | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Title Colossians is named for the city of Colosse, where the church it was addressed to was located. It was also to be read in the neighboring church at Laodicea (4:16). Author and Date Paul is identified as author at the beginning (1:1; cf. v. 23; 4:18), as...
by Bible Story Graphics | Jan 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Title Philippians derives its name from the Greek city where the church to which it was addressed was located. Philippi was the first town in Macedonia where Paul established a church. Author and Date The unanimous testimony of the early church was that the Apostle...
by Bible Story Graphics | Jan 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Title The letter is addressed to the church in the city of Ephesus, capital of the Roman province of Asia (Asia Minor, modern Turkey). Because the name Ephesus is not mentioned in every early manuscript, some scholars believe the letter was an encyclical, intended to...
by Bible Story Graphics | Jan 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Title Galatians derives its title (pros Galatas) from the region in Asia Minor (modern Turkey) where the churches addressed were located. It is the only one of Paul’s epistles specifically addressed to churches in more than one city (1:2; cf. 3:1; 1Co 16:1). Author...
by Bible Story Graphics | Dec 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Title This is the second NT epistle the Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in the city of Corinth (see Introduction to 1 Corinthians). Author and Date That the Apostle Paul wrote 2 Corinthians is uncontested; the lack of any motive for a forger to write this highly...
