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Genre Shift To Mentoring
- Paul shifts genre from letters to churches to personal mentoring when writing 1 Timothy.
- That shift creates a candid, directive tone aimed at training church leadership.
Timothy: Paul's Trusted Protege
- Timothy is introduced as a half-Jewish, half-Greek protege Paul invested in during his missionary journey.
- Paul trained him over a decade so Timothy matured into a reliable church leader.
Fixing Ephesus To Witness Well
- Paul sends Timothy to Ephesus to confront false teaching and social arrogance undermining witness.
- The goal is to reshape the church so it lives as salt and light in its community.