Do the pastoral epistles focus mainly on deep theological matters?

Answer 1

A:No, the pastoral epistles (1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus) are focussed on pastoral matters that were becoming important to the Church in the middle of the second century. In other words, they provide instructions to the bishops now being appointed to the growing Church, and require the obedience of Christians to the bishop. "Paul" spells out in detail what he expects, demands, allows and disallows regarding the behaviour of overseers (bishops), deacons, widows, women, elders, young men and the slaves in a congregation. By using the name of Paul, the author created a marvelous fiction in order to place a church manual of discipline for the mid-second century in the very beginning of the apostolic tradition.