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According to John MacArthur 1 Timothy was written by Peter "after his first release from Roman imprisonment (ca. AD 62-64)". Since in 1Timothy Peter called Timothy a youth, and in jewish culture a person was not considered a man until he reached 30 years old, it means Timothy was born about 30 years before Paul wrote the book of 1 Timothy.

1 Timothy 4

12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

This means Timothy would have been born approximately 32AD, or to put it another way, he would have been born roughly when Christ died.

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