The Pastoral Epistles

This commentary offers verse-by-verse theological interpretation of first and second Timothy. Bray reads the letters as authoritative scripture, moving beyond questions of whether they are pseudonymous, and of whether or not they are post-apostolic, and looking closely at how they have been understood in the life of the Church.Bray engages with the history of commentary, from the fathers to contemporary theology and exegesis. He reads the epistles as the authoritative word from God to his people, and through his engagement with the history of interpretation shows the constant thread of witness and confession that unites believers across the ages. So-doing, Bray shows why the Pastoral Epistles have survived the passage of time and have retained the canonical authority that they have always enjoyed