Biblical Reading and Reflections: June 16th (Ezekiel 35 & Acts 15:36—16:5)
Alastair's Adversaria
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Circumcising Timothy in Paul's Missionary Ministry
Timothy is not a gentile, but a jew of ambiguous origins. Paul's concern is not circumcision, but the cause of the mission. Circumcising timothy will help them to accomplish this. Timothy wild come to be immensely important in paul's later ministry. He acts as paul's personal emissary and represents him where paul himself cannot be. As such he comes to participate in the exercise of paul's apostolic ministry.
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