2 Timothy
Author: Paul
Paul always started off his epistles with his name.
Confirmed by Eusebius in Book 3, Chapter 25, Verse 2, of Ecclesiastical History.
Date: 62-64 A.D. (1)
Language: Greek
Place: Rome
Purpose: Encouraging Timothy to carry on with ministry work!
What kind of book?: A letter to an individual, Timothy.
Reflection: The pinnacle verse of 2 Timothy 3:16 states how Scripture is inspired. Yet I note now the verse before it, a verse which likewise is crucial:
"...the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus" (2 Timothy 3:15 NIV).
Faith in Jesus is the way for salvation, which is revealed in the holy Scriptures!!!
Hunter Irvine
(1) Craig S. Keener, The IVP Bible Background Commentary, New Testament (Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 1993).
