Titus
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Titus is a New Testament pastoral epistle traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, offering guidance on church leadership, sound doctrine, and Christian living.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament epistle
ⓘ
biblical book ⓘ pastoral epistle ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Titus (companion of Paul) ⓘ |
| addressesAudience |
Christian congregations in Crete
ⓘ
church leaders ⓘ |
| approximateDateProposedByScholars | late 1st century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Epistle to Titus
ⓘ
surface form:
Pastoral Epistles
|
| attributedAuthor |
Apostle Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul the Apostle
|
| biblicalCanon |
Roman Catholic biblical canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Bible
Eastern Orthodox canon ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Bible
Protestant Bible ⓘ |
| canonicalOrder |
after 2 Timothy
ⓘ
before Philemon ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 3 ⓘ |
| contains |
ethical exhortations
ⓘ
household instructions ⓘ warnings against false teachers ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
church order
ⓘ
godly conduct ⓘ sound teaching ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
appointment of elders
ⓘ
good works as fruit of faith ⓘ qualifications of church leaders ⓘ refutation of false teaching ⓘ |
| genre |
epistle
ⓘ
pastoral letter ⓘ |
| groupedWith |
First Epistle to Timothy
ⓘ
surface form:
1 Timothy
Second Epistle to Timothy ⓘ
surface form:
2 Timothy
|
| hasDoctrinalTheme |
Christian witness in society
ⓘ
church discipline ⓘ role of elders and overseers ⓘ |
| includedIn | most Christian lectionaries ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| mentionsLocation | Crete ⓘ |
| partOf | New Testament ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
Christian living
ⓘ
church leadership ⓘ sound doctrine ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | Christian communities in Crete ⓘ |
| teachesAbout |
role of good works
ⓘ
salvation by grace ⓘ |
| testament | New Testament ⓘ |
| testifiesTo | grace of God ⓘ |
| textualTradition |
New Testament manuscripts
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek New Testament manuscripts
|
| traditionalAuthor |
Apostle Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul the Apostle
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.