2 Timothy
New Testament · Pauline Letters · 4 chapters
Paul’s last letter, written near the end of his life, urging Timothy to guard the gospel and endure hardship.
DiscipleshipFaithSuffering
Context
- Genre
- Letter
- Authorship
- Traditionally attributed to PaulThe pastoral letters (1–2 Timothy, Titus) are debated: some attribute them to Paul, others to a disciple.
- Audience
- Timothy.
- Setting
- Prison setting
- Original language
- Greek
- In the original
- παραθήκηparathēkē — deposit, trust
- Related texts
- 1 Timothy 1–6 · the earlier letter to TimothyActs 16 · Timothy joins Paul