General Resources for 2 Timothy
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

• Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
  • 2 Timothy at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
  • Introduction to the Book of 2 Timothy, New American Bible.
  • Pastoral Epistles, Wikipedia.
  • 2 Timothy: Introduction and Outline by Professor Barry D. Smith, Atlantic Baptist University, in Religious Studies 1023: The New Testament and Its Context.
  • Outline of 2 Timothy by David Meyer at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Pauline Literature, L. Gregory Bloomquist, 2003.
  • Epistles to Timothy and Titus, the Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • The Book of 2 Timothy in the World Wide Study Bible.
  • Bible Basics (2 Timothy) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
  • Walking Through the Bible: 2 Timothy.
  • Biblenotes summary: 2 Timothy.
• Commentary, Exegesis, Studies, etc.:
  • 2 Timothy, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
  • 2 Timothy, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
  • 2 Timothy, John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament.
  • 2 Timothy, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
  • 2 Timothy, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
  • 2 Timothy, People's New Testament, 1891.
  • 2 Timothy, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
  • 2 Timothy, John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
  • 2 Timothy, Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament.
  • 2 Timothy: Call to Completion, Dwight Edwards, bible.org.
  • Second Letter to Timothy, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
  • 2 Timothy, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
  • Free Bible Commentary, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Dr. Bob Utley, Professor of Hermeneutics, East Texas Baptist University.
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  • Couser, Greg A., "God and Christian Existence in the Pastoral Epistles: Toward Theological Method and Meaning," Novum Testamentum, 2000.
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  • D'Angelo, Mary R., "EUSEBEIA: Roman Imperial Family Values and the Sexual Politics of 4 Maccabees and the Pastorals," Biblical Interpretation, 2003.
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  • Downs, David J., "'Early Catholicism' and Apocalypticism in the Pastoral Epistles," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2005.
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  • Fitzmyer, Joseph A., S.J., "The Structured Ministry of the Church in the Pastoral Epistles," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
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  • MaGee, Gregory S., "Paul's Response to the Shame and Pain of Imprisonment in 2 Timothy," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2008.
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• Reviews:
  • 2001:
    • Johnson, Luke Timothy, The First and Second Letters to Timothy: a New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Doubleday, 2001.
      • Review by E Randolph Richards in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003.
      • Review by Robert W Yarbrough, Trinity Journal, 2002.
  • 2002:
    • Collins, Raymond F., I & II Timothy and Titus: A Commentary. (Westminster John Knox, 2002)
      • Review by Daniel C. Arichea, Jr., at SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
      • Review by Patricia M McDonald in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003.
      • Review by Greg A Couser in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003.
      • Review by Edgar Krentz in Currents in Theology and Mission, 2005.
    • Richards, William A, Difference and Distance in Post-Pauline Christianity: An Epistolary Analysis of the Pastorals. Lang, 2002. Review by Dean P Bechard in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003.
  • 2004:
    • Merz, Annette, Die fiktive Selbstauslegung des Paulus: Intertextuelle Studien zur Intention und Rezeption der Patoralbriefe. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2004. Review by Henry Sturcke at SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. Review is in English.
    • Pietersen, Lloyd K., The Polemic of the Pastorals: A Sociological Examination of the Development of Pauline Christianity. T&T Clark, 2004. Review by David Downs, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
    • Van, Ray, Cohesion and Structure in the Pastoral Epistles. T&T Clark, 2004. Review by Tobias Nicklas, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
  • 2005:
    • Keegan, Terrence J., First and Second Timothy, Titus, Philemon. (New Collegeville Bible Commentary) Liturgical Press, 2005. Review by I. Howard Marshall, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • 2006:
    • Towner, Phillip, The Letters to Timothy and Titus. Grand Rapids, 2006. Review by Raymond F. Collins, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
    • Witherington III, Ben. Letters and Homilies for Hellenized Christians: Volume 1: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on Titus, 1-2 Timothy and 1-3 John. InterVarsity Press, 2006. Review by Raymond F. Collins, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
• General resources and Links about Paul and the Pauline Epistles.