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Christian scholars refer to Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus as the 'pastorals' because they offer instruction for the overseers of Christian congregations in a second-century context. They say the attribution to Paul is clearly fictional, for their language, style and thought are thoroughly un-Pauline, and the 'personal' references to particular occasions in the lives of Timothy, Titus, and Paul do not fit with reconstructions of that history taken from the authentic letters of Paul.

The letter says that Titus had been commissioned as overseer of congregations and that Paul was writing to remind him of his instructions. For the author of Titus, conversations with people who did not agree on the 'truth' of the gospel entrusted to the apostles were dangerous. Christians should learn to obey the instructions of their overseer. Spelt out in detail are what 'Paul' expects, demands, allows and disallows regarding the behaviour of overseers, deacons, widows, women, elders, young men and the slaves in a congregation.

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