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LETTER TO TITUS

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Bible dictionary descriptions & other resources

Letter to Titus (scholars generally believe that this letter was written pseudonymously in Paul's name early in the 2nd century A.D.)
- Bible dictionary explanations of this book of the Bible at http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/tit.htm.
- Topical index of other resources for this book of the Bible at http://www.bibletexts.com/topical.htm#tit.

Chapter 1

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To further explore "Divorce as understood by Jesus and the earliest Christians," browse http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/divorce.htm.
To further explore many topics regarding "marriage," browse http://www.bibletexts.com/topics/marriage.htm.

Tit 1:8 - a/r: GOOD MEN or: good
Tit 1:10 - Gr: polloi [kai, English: also] - See TCGNT p. x. {C}
- With strong support from very early ancient manuscripts, the ESV [book review] omits the UBS4's bracketed wording as not having been part of the original text. The removal of that wording has virtually no impact on the meaning of the verse, as shown below in the comparison with the NRSV [book review] (which rarely uses brackets, even when it retains the UBS4's bracketed wording) and the NAB [book review] ( which consistently retains all of the UBS4's bracketed wording within parentheses, even though not in this verse).
  - ESV - 10 For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.
  - NRSV - 10 There are also many rebellious people, idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision;
  - NAB - 10 For there are also many rebels, idle talkers and deceivers, especially the Jewish Christians.

Chapter 2

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Tit 2:4-5 - "train the younger women... to be good housewives who submit themselves to their husbands"

This commentary is intended specifically to address questions that may arise from reading the entire TEV paragraph above, which includes Tit 2:1-10.
It should be noted that most scholars do not believe that Paul wrote "Pastoral Epistles," which include 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus.

For dictionary descriptions of authorship of Titus, browse http://www.bibletexts.com/glossary/tit.htm
For a description of the impact of misrepresenting Paul's teachings on women, browse http://www.bibletexts.com/qa/qa078.htm. That webpage has five sections:

The Christian standand: Jesus' non-descriminatory treatment of women
An illustration of repeated need for correction of an early church leader
Paul (a champion of women's participation) and later writings attributed to him that misrepresented him
Conclusion regarding the fallibility of early church leaders
What we can do to make things right

To explore the active leadership roles of women in the first century Christian church, browse http://www.bibletexts.com/women.htm.

Chapter 3

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Chapter 4

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