Reading for November 30th

Read Titus 2.1-15. In 2.1-3.11: Teachings on appropriate behavior. In 2.1-15: Private behavior. The letter explains appropriate behavior and its motivation and gives a general reminder of Titus' authority. In verses 2-10: A domestic code: admonitions to older men (v. 2), older women (v. 3), younger women (vv. 4-5), younger men including Titus (vv. 6-8), and slaves (vv. 9-10). Absent is any admonition to masters. In verse 2: Prudent is related lingistically to word that are translated self-controlled in vv. 5, 6, 12. In verse 12: Wordly passions, see 3.3. In verse 13: The writer speaks not about the "coming" of Jesus, but about his manifestation or "appearing," words used to describe the apearance of an earthly ruler. In verse 15: Let no one look down on you (perhaps because of age, vv. 6, 7), see 1 Tim 4.12. Comments or Questions..