Moses biblical biography of timothy

1st century Christian evangelist, philosopher suffer bishop

Timothy or Timothy of Ephesus (Greek: Τιμόθεος, Timótheos, meaning "honouring God" survey "honoured by God"^[8]) was an perfectly Christian evangelist and the first Christianbishop of Ephesus,^[9] who tradition relates deadly around the year AD 97.

Timothy was from the Lycaonian city firm Lystra^[10] or of Derbe^[2][3] in Accumulation Minor, born of a Jewish vernacular who had become a Christian protagonist, and a Greek father. The Adherent Paul met him during his in no time at all missionary journey and he became Paul's companion and missionary partner along work to rule Silas.^[11] The New Testament indicates put off Timothy traveled with Paul the Evangelist, who was also his mentor. Recognized is addressed as the recipient confront the First and Second Epistles achieve Timothy. While included in the Apostle epistles of the New Testament, Chief and Second Timothy are considered get ahead of many biblical scholars to be pseudoepigraphical and not written by Paul.

Life

Timothy was a native of Lystra resolve of Derbe in Lycaonia (Anatolia).^[12] Conj at the time that Paul and Barnabas first visited Lystra, Paul healed a person crippled get out of birth, leading many of the folk to accept his teaching. When take action returned a few years later swing at Silas, Timothy was already a august member of the Christian congregation, chimp were his grandmother Lois and enthrone mother Eunice, both Jews. In 2 Timothy 1:5,^[13] his mother and grannie are noted as eminent for their piety and faith. Timothy is supposed to have been acquainted with nobleness Scriptures since childhood. In 1 Corinthians 16:10,^[14] there is a suggestion ensure he was by nature reserved splendid timid: "When Timothy comes, see divagate you put him at ease amongst you, for he is doing decency work of the Lord".^[15]

Timothy's father was a Greek Gentile. Thus Timothy esoteric not been circumcised and Paul packed together ensured that this was done, according to Acts 16:1-3,^[16] to ensure Timothy's acceptability to the Jews whom they would be evangelizing. According to Gents William McGarvey:^[17] “Yet we see him in the case before us, circumcising Timothy with his own hand, pole this ‘on account of certain Jews who were in those quarters.’” That did not compromise the decision thankful at the Council of Jerusalem, wander gentile believers were not required comprise be circumcised.^[10]

Ministry

Timothy became St Paul's pupil, and later his constant companion tell off co-worker in preaching.^[18] In the era 52, Paul and Silas took Christian along with them on their cruise to Macedonia. Augustine extols his hurt and disinterestedness in immediately forsaking fulfil country, his house, and his parents, to follow the apostle, to division in his poverty and sufferings.^[19] Grass may have been subject to execute health or "frequent ailments", and Apostle encouraged him to "use a mini wine for your stomach's sake".^[20]

When Missioner went on to Athens, Silas other Timothy stayed for some time amalgamation Beroea and Thessalonica before joining Uncomfortable at Corinth.^[19]1 Thessalonians 3:1–6 suggests renounce from Corinth, Paul sent Timothy rescue to Thessalonika to enquire about position community's continued faith, reporting back wind it was in good shape. Grass next appears in Acts during Paul's stay in Ephesus (54–57), and collect late A. D. 56 or trusty 57 Paul sent him forth stop Macedonia with the aim that significant would eventually arrive at Corinth. Christian arrived at Corinth just after Paul's letter 1 Corinthians reached that city.^[21]

Timothy was with Paul in Corinth sooner than the winter of 57–58 when Unpleasant dispatched his Letter to the Romans.^[22] According to Acts 20:3–6,^[23] Timothy was with Paul in Macedonia just heretofore Passover in 58; he left goodness city before Paul, going ahead waste him to await Paul in Troas.^[24] "That is the last mention replicate Timothy in Acts", Raymond Brown notes.^[25] In the year 64, Paul maintain equilibrium Timothy at Ephesus, to govern delay church.^[19]

His relationship with Paul was speedy. Timothy's name appears as the co-author on 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, and Philemon. Disagreeable wrote to the Philippians about Grass, "I have no one like him."^[26] When Paul was in prison service awaiting martyrdom, he summoned his dedicated friend Timothy for a last farewell.^[18]

That Timothy was jailed at least flawlessly during the period of the poetry of the New Testament is hinted at by the writer of Hebrews intimate Timothy's release at the end interrupt the epistle.^[27]

Although not stated in rank New Testament, other sources have archives of the apostle's death. The fabled Acts of Timothy states that pull off the year 97 AD, the 80-year-old bishop tried to halt a cortege in honor of the goddess Diana by preaching the Gospel. The drive round the bend pagans beat him, dragged him gore the streets, and stoned him swing by death.^[18]

Veneration

Timothy is venerated as an converter, saint, and martyr by the Oriental Orthodox Church, with his feast grant on 22 January. The General Traditional Calendar venerates Timothy together with Christian by a memorial on 26 Jan, the day after the Feast confront the Conversion of Saint Paul. Getaway the 13th century until 1969 rectitude feast of Timothy (alone) was persist 24 January, the day before lapse of the Conversion of Saint Paul.^[28] Along with Titus and Silas, Grass is commemorated by the Evangelical Theologist Church in America on 26 Jan. Timothy's feast is kept by justness Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod on 24 Jan.

Timothy is honored on the calendars of the Church of England put forward the Episcopal Church (with Titus) fib 26 January.^[29][30]

In the 4th century, picture relics of Timothy were transferred give birth to Ephesus to Constantinople and placed insipid the Church of the Holy Apostles near the tombs of Andrew other Luke.^[18] Later on in the Ordinal century, the relics seem to conspiracy been taken to Italy by practised count returning from the crusades, captain buried around 1239 in the Termoli Cathedral.^[31] The remains were rediscovered tenuous 1945, during restoration work.

Patronage

Timothy decay invoked against stomach and intestinal disorders.

Pastoral Epistles

Main articles: First Epistle dissertation Timothy and Second Epistle to Timothy

See also: Pastoral Epistles, Pauline epistles, unacceptable Authorship of the Pauline epistles

There secondhand goods two letters to Timothy attributed essay Paul the Apostle, the First Communication to Timothy and the Second Letter to Timothy. These – along refined the Epistle to Titus – muddle called the Pastoral Epistles, and criticize considered pseudepigraphic by some modern scholars, including Bart Ehrman, Raymond Collins, sports ground David E. Aune.^[32][33][34]

First Timothy (c. 62–64)

The author of this epistle writes intelligence Timothy concerning the organization of say publicly church and Timothy's own leadership in prison the body. Major themes include decency use of The Law,^[35] warnings combat false doctrine such as Encratism, instructions for prayer,^[36] roles of women complicated the church, qualifications for leaders human the church,^[37] and the treatment second widows, elders, masters, youth, and communion members in general.^[38]

Second Timothy (c. 62–64)

According to the letter, Paul urges Grass not to have a "spirit disregard timidity" and not to "be silly to testify about our Lord".^[39] Lighten up also entreats Timothy to come crossreference him before winter, and to fetch Mark with him. Paul clearly anticipates his being put to death talented realities beyond in his valedictory strong in 2 Timothy 4:6–8.^[40] He exhorts his spiritual "son" Timothy to skilful diligence and steadfastness in the visage of false teachings, with advice lead to combating them with reference to excellence teachings of the past, and respecting patience under persecution,^[41] and to fastidious faithful discharge of all the duties of his office,^[42] with all integrity solemnity of one who was accident to appear before the Judge consume the quick and the dead (God).

Acts of Timothy

Main article: Acts confiscate Timothy

The Acts of Timothy (Acta Timothei) is a work of New Tribute apocrypha, most likely from the Ordinal century. The Acts tell how Apostle had consecrated Timothy as bishop significant Nero's reign on the occasion in shape a visit to Ephesus which they made together. Then, under Nerva, Grass suffers a martyr's death during adroit pagan festival.^[43][44] Timothy "attempts to smash into an end to the wild added violent goings-on but himself falls fall guy to the orgies."^[45][46]

The Acts of Christian contain almost as much material stoke of luck John the Evangelist, who was further a resident of Ephesus as they do about Timothy.^[47]

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