The Pastoral Epistles
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How the New Testament Canon was Formed
www.churchhistory101.comHis Pauline citations/allusions include all three “Pastoral” epistles (1 and 2 Timothy and Titus). The other general New Testament letters get scant recognition and a few are totally absent (Philemon, 2 Peter, 3 John, and Jude). He also refers to a few non-New Testament documents as “inspired” (1 Clement and The Shepherd of Hermas).
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Cycle C
www.scborromeo.orgactualized in pastoral guidance and instruction. Hierarchy means holy government and sacred order. It is not a human order – Our Lord established in the Church an order which should not degenerate into tyranny but the authority is a call to serve all members of the body for the common good (see also Romans 12:5-6).
1 PETER: BACKGROUND - University of Rochester
www.pas.rochester.edutaken this to be the case. For instance, 1 Peter is the only of the general epistles Eusebius classifies as “undisputed.” However, “despite [the] strongly attested claim of authorship, a significant number— perhaps even a majority—of contemporary scholars …