The Letter to Titus (The Anchor Yale Bible | AYBC)
Overview
The letter to Titus, one of the three “Pastoral Epistles” of the New Testament, has over the last 20 years become the ground of intense controversy—theologically, sociologically, even politically. For this letter (like its companions, I and II Timothy) dates to a time when the apostles are gone and a new church leadership is evolving. In Titus we read instruction that is of continuing importance to the Christian faithful, touching on issues that are with us yet—leadership in the church and qualifications for authority; propriety of worship; the roles of women; the demands of the Christian ethic upon individuals; the relationship of the new followers of Christ with their Jewish contemporaries.
Jerome D. Quinn guides us ably through the shoals of contemporary controversy among scholars, dealing definitively with issues of authorship, place of origin, original audience, and the purpose of the Pastorals. More than this, he sets before us his integrated vision of these letters as the earliest anthology on the subject of pastoral leadership. The crowning achievement of a lifetime of admirable work in biblical studies, these translations and commentaries will stand as Quinn’s monument for generations to come.
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- Offers original translations, including alternative translations, annotations, and variants
- Provides verse-by-verse commentary on the text
- Presents the reader with historical background, including analysis of authorship and dating
- Features an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary literature
- An Apostle’s Greeting (1:1–4)
- The Apostolic Commission to Titus (1:5–3:11)
- For Ministry and Magisterium (1:5–16)
- The Appointment of Ministers (1:5–9)
- True and False Teaching (1:10–16)
- For the People of God (2:1–3:11)
- Teaching for Diverse Groups of Believers (2:1–10)
- The Faith, Matrix of Christian Living (2:11–14)
- The Baptismal Life (2:15–3:11)
- For Ministry and Magisterium (1:5–16)
- Personal Notes (3:12–15a)
- Decisions and Directives (3:12–14)
- Greetings (3:15a)
- Final Prayer (3:15b)
Top Highlights
“The years from about 70 to 100 c.e. offer a time frame that allows for post-Pauline” (Page 18)
“This commentary favors 80–85 for the letters as we have them.” (Page 19)
“Godliness is useful for everything, because it contains the promise of a life that is now and that is going to be.’ This is the Christian message, meant to be believed and worth welcoming wholeheartedly’ (1 Tim 4:8–9).” (Page 22)
“The original order of the letters within the collection is probably that in which Titus leads off, followed by 1 Tim and then 2 Tim.” (Page 19)
“coin about half a dozen terms (N. Turner, ‘NT Vocab.,’ pp. 149–150) and use some terms in a quite unusual sense” (Page 4)
- Title: Letter to Titus
- Author: Jerome D. Quinn
- Series: Anchor Yale Bible (AYB)
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Publication Date: 2005
- Pages: 384
Jerome D. Quinn, who died in the final stages of preparation of this book, had a long and fruitful life in biblical scholarship. Since 1961, he was professor of Old and New Testament and the Hebrew Language at Saint Paul Seminary in Minnesota, after he had received his degree from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. He was a past president of the Catholic Biblical Association and one of the editors of the Catholic Biblical Quarterly. Monsignor Quinn was active in ecumenical affairs, particularly the Lutheran-Catholic dialogue. His lifelong area of study and writing was the Pastoral Epistles of Paul. In addition to The Letter to Titus, Quinn is also coauthor of The First and Second Letters to Timothy, vol. 1 and 2 in the Eerdmans Critical Commentary Series (4 vols.).