West of Mpls MN about 50 miles on Hwy 12 | Interesting, I did not know about the debate 1st and 2nd Timothy (and Titus) being forgeries...so I asked AI...
AI Overview
Many New Testament scholars argue that 1 & 2 Timothy, part of the Pastoral Epistles, are pseudepigraphical (forgeries), written by someone impersonating Paul after his death to address later church issues, citing different vocabulary, developed church structures (bishops, deacons), and theological concepts (Gnosticism) not present in Paul's undisputed letters, though some evidence, like undesigned coincidences and early church tradition, supports Pauline authorship. |