Second Epistle to Timothy
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The Second Epistle to Timothy is a New Testament pastoral letter offering personal encouragement and final instructions to Timothy, traditionally regarded as the Apostle Paul’s last written work before his martyrdom.
Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament epistle
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canonical scripture → pastoral epistle → |
| addressee |
Timothy
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| addressesTopic |
Scripture use in teaching
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apostasy → church leadership → sound doctrine → suffering for Christ → |
| approximateDateTraditional |
mid-60s CE
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| canonicalStatus |
universally accepted in major Christian traditions
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| chapterCount |
4
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| closingContains |
final benediction
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personal greetings → travel instructions → |
| containsTheme |
Scripture and inspiration
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endurance in ministry → faithfulness to the gospel → final exhortations → perseverance in suffering → warning against false teaching → |
| follows |
First Epistle to Timothy
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| genre |
letter
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paranetic literature → |
| hasCanonicalOrder |
16
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| includedInCanonOf |
Eastern Orthodox Church
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Protestant churches → Roman Catholic Church → |
| keyVerse |
2 Timothy 3:16
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2 Timothy 4:7 → |
| language |
Koine Greek
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| literaryForm |
personal letter
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| locationInBible |
between First Epistle to Timothy and Epistle to Titus
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| mentionsPerson |
Demas
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Luke → Mark → Onesiphorus → Timothy → |
| openingFormula |
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus
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| partOf |
Christian Bible
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New Testament → Pastoral Epistles → |
| precedes |
Epistle to Titus
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| settingTraditional |
Roman imprisonment of Paul
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| testament |
New Testament
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| traditionalAuthor |
Paul the Apostle
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| traditionalView |
last letter of Paul before martyrdom
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Epistle to Titus
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Titus ("2 Timothy") → |
groupedWith |
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Homilies on the Epistles of Paul
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commentaryOn |
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New Testament
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contains |
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Commentaries on the Bible
("2 Timothy")
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coversBook |
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Apostle Paul
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disputedAuthorshipOf |
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Roman Catholic biblical canon
("2 Timothy")
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includesBook |
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Second Epistle to Timothy
("2 Timothy 4:7")
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keyVerse |
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Timothy
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mentionedIn |
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Codex Vaticanus
("2 Timothy")
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missingContent |
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Saint Timothy
("Second Epistle to Timothy (recipient)")
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notableWork |
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Timothy
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subjectOf |
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Apostle Paul
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wrote |