Titus

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CHAPTER 1

Paul gives some guy named Titus advice on how to run a church. It’s pretty similar to Timothy I, and both are widely considered by pretty much all Biblical scholars to be written by someone other than the real Paul.  Issues of how to run churches in the long haul was an issue after Paul.  During his time, people (especially) Paul expected Christ to return soon.

This letter writer tells Titus to act in appropriate manner, and especially be careful of doctrinal differences of Jewish Christians.  Hey!  That’s the James Christ Gang from Jerusalem.  And you better believe that was Paul’s main opponents. 

One weird thing: the letter begins with Paul saying how he left Titus in Crete.  Huh?  Nowhere in Acts of the Apostles does it ever say Paul went to Crete.

CHAPTER 2

This is more general teachings of how people should act in their day-to-day life.  For at least the third time (and I believe at least fourth time overall) we get a Paul letter telling slaves being good slaves.

CHAPTER 3

More general advice.  Don’t slander anyone.  Avoid foolish arguments.  Sound stuff, but nothing massively memorable.

CONCLUDING THOUGHTS

Yawn.  This is a very forgettable letter.

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