Die Briefe des Paulus an Timotheus und Titus
by Jens Herzer
Paul’s pastoral letters to his coworkers are not among the central texts of the Pauline tradition, but that is precisely what makes them so interesting. Their literary form, their relationship to each other, and again and again the question of authorship challenge the interpretation. The commentary offers a unique perspective on the so-called Pastoral Epistles. Beyond the classical positions that regard them either as a pseudonymous corpus pastorale or all three letters as authentic, the Epistle to Titus and the Second Epistle to Timothy are situated and interpreted as letters of the Apostle in the context of his biography, while the First Epistle to Timothy is interpreted as a congregational document of the Pauline tradition of the second century.
German description: Die pastoralen Schreiben des Paulus an seine Mitarbeiter gehoren zwar nicht zu den zentralen Texten der Paulusuberlieferung, aber genau das macht sie so interessant. Ihre literarische Gestalt, ihr Verhaltnis zueinander und immer wieder die Frage nach der Verfasserschaft lassen die Auslegung zu einer Herausforderung werden. Der Kommentar bietet eine bislang einzigartige Perspektive auf die sog. Pastoralbriefe. Jenseits der klassischen Positionen, die sie entweder als pseudonymes Corpus pastorale oder alle drei Briefe als authentisch ansehen, werden allein der Titus- und der zweite Timotheusbrief als Schreiben des Apostels im Kontext seiner Biographie verortet und interpretiert, wahrend der erste Timotheusbrief als ein gemeindeleitendes Dokument der Paulustradition des 2. Jahrhunderts ausgelegt wird. English summary: Paul’s pastoral letters to his co-workers are not among the central texts of the Pauline tradition, but that is precisely what makes them so interesting. Their literary form, their relationship to each other, and again and again the question of authorship challenge the interpretation. The commentary offers a unique perspective on the so-called Pastoral Epistles. Beyond the classical positions that regard them either as a pseudonymous corpus pastorale or all three letters as authentic, the Epistle to Titus and the Second Epistle to Timothy are situated and interpreted as letters of the Apostle in the context of his biography, while the First Epistle to Timothy is interpreted as a congregational document of the Pauline tradition of the second century.
- By (author) Jens Herzer
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