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.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament epistle
canonical scripture
pastoral epistle
addressee Timothy
addressesTopic Scripture use in teaching
apostasy
church leadership
sound doctrine
suffering for Christ
approximateDateTraditional mid-60s CE
canonicalStatus universally accepted in major Christian traditions
chapterCount 4
closingContains final benediction
personal greetings
travel instructions
containsTheme Scripture and inspiration
endurance in ministry
faithfulness to the gospel
final exhortations
perseverance in suffering
warning against false teaching
follows First Epistle to Timothy
genre letter
paranetic literature
hasCanonicalOrder 16
includedInCanonOf Eastern Orthodox Church
Protestant churches
Roman Catholic Church
keyVerse 2 Timothy 3:16
2 Timothy 4:7
language Koine Greek
literaryForm personal letter
locationInBible between First Epistle to Timothy and Epistle to Titus
mentionsPerson Demas
Luke
Mark
Onesiphorus
Timothy
openingFormula Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus
partOf Christian Bible
New Testament
Pastoral Epistles
precedes Epistle to Titus
religiousTradition Christianity
settingTraditional Roman imprisonment of Paul
testament New Testament
traditionalAuthor Paul the Apostle
traditionalView last letter of Paul before martyrdom


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