Books Flashcards
Subtitle: Conduct in the Church
1 Timothy
1 Timothy Author
Paul
1 Timothy Recipient
Timothy
Content: Contains extensive instructions on proper church conduct
1 Timothy
Date: Between Paul’s 1st and 2nd imprisonments
1 Timothy
Classification: 1st of Paul’s Pastoral Epistles
1 Timothy
Subtitle: Setting the Church in Order
Titus
Titus Author
Paul
Titus Recipient
Titus
Content: A Conduct Manual for Church Living
Titus
Key Word: Church Organization
Titus
Date: Between Paul’s 1st and 2nd imprisonments, just after the writing of 1 Timothy
Titus
Subtitle: Paul’s Final Commission
2 Timothy
2 Timothy Author
Paul
Content: Paul “passes the baton”
2 Timothy
Key Word: Discipleship
2 Timothy
Theme: Faithfulness in Ministry
2 Timothy
Purpose: To encourage the recipient to continue in, carry out, and pass on the Work of the Gospel Ministry
2 Timothy
Subtitle: The Superiority of Christ and Christianity ; A Call to Faithfulness
Hebrews
Hebrews Author
Does not name himself; Likely Paul
Recipients: A group of Jewish believers under persecution for their acceptance of the Christian faith and now tempted to turn back from Christianity to Judaism.
Hebrews
Key Word: Better (used 13 times)
Hebrews
Hebrews Key Chapter
Hebrews 11 - the great Faith chapter; containing the Great Hall of Faith
Theme: The Superiority of Christ, Christianity, and the New Covenant
Hebrews
Purpose: To Prevent his readers from abandoning their faith in Christ
Hebrews
Has been called the 5th Gospel; Describes what Christ is doing in Heaven
Hebrews
1 Peter Author
Simon Peter
Recipients: Jewish and Gentile Christians scattered throughout five Roman provinces of Asia Minor
1 Peter
Background and Occasion of Writing: Penned in response to the news of the growing persecution of Christians in Asia Minor.
1 Peter
Content: A message of hope and encouragement to suffering Saints.
1 Peter
Key Words: Suffering, used 16 times.
1 Peter
Purpose: To enable believers to have hope and joy in the midst of suffering by looking at the eternal perspective, by trusting in the Grace of God, and by submission to His will during suffering.
1 Peter
Theme: The Proper Response to Christian Suffering.
1 Peter
Date: Approximately AD 64, somewhere around the time of the outbreak of persecution under Emperor Nero.
1 Peter
Subtitle: Strength for Suffering
1 Peter
Subtitle: A Challenge to Spiritual Growth
2 Peter
2 Peter Author
Simon Peter
Background and Occasion of Writing:
His readers now faced a far more dangerous enemy, one that attacked from within.
2 Peter
Content: A challenge to stand against false teachers and teachings through personal spiritual growth. It is a call to battle spiritual error with spiritual truth.
2 Peter
Theme: Spiritual Growth
2 Peter
Date: Written after his arrest, just before his execution around AD 67.
2 Peter
Jude Author
Jude; bother of James; half-brother of Jesus
Background and Occasion of Writing: Written as a defense against an early form of libertine Gnosticism.
These heretics believed that they were more spiritual than ordinary believers and that they possessed a special knowledge (“GNOSIS”) which made them superior to “unenlightened” pastors.
Jude
Content: A battle cry, a call to arms, a commission to defend the Faith!
Jude
Key Word: Contend for the Faith
Jude
Theme: Defense against Apostasy
Jude
