The Pastoral Epistles and Church Leadership (BN3909T)

Content

The pastoral epistles are a rich source of pastoral wisdom and understanding of leadership within the early church. In this unit students will examine and exegete the three pastoral epistles (1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus) to consider their impact upon the church. Special consideration will be given to applying leadership insights from the epistles to the modern church environment.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

PreReq: Introduction to the New Testament.

Pedagogy

Face to face lectures, and online forums and activities. In person and online tutorials.

Indicative Bibliography

• Aageson, James W. Paul, the Pastoral Epistles, and the Early Church. Library of Pauline Studies. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2008.

• Barentsen, Jack. Emerging Leadership in the Pauline Mission: A Social Identity Perspective on Local Leadership Development in Corinth and Ephesus. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2011.

• Fiore, Benjamin. The Function of Personal Example in the Socratic and Pastoral Epistles. Vol. 105. Analecta Biblica. Rome: Biblical Institute Press, 1986.

• Haslam, S. Alexander, Stephen D. Reicher, and Michael J. Platow. The New Psychology of Leadership: Identity, Influence and Power. Hove, UK: Psychology Press, 2011.

• Mappes, David A. “Moral Virtues Associated with Eldership.” Bibliotheca Sacra 160 (2003): 202–18.

• Marshall, I. Howard, and Philip H. Towner. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1999.

• Pietersen, Lloyd K. The Polemic of the Pastorals: A Sociological Examination of the Development of Pauline Christianity. Vol. 264. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series. London and New York: T&T Clark, 2004.

• Porter, Christopher Alan. “Pastoral Epistles (1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus).” In T & T Clark Commentary on Social Identity in the New Testament, edited by J. Brian Tucker and Aaron Kuecker. London: T&T Clark, 2019.

• Westfall, Cynthia Long. Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle’s Vision for Men and Women in Christ. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2016.

• Young, Frances. The Theology of the Pastoral Letters. New Testament Theology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1994.

Assessment