Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Why would the Pastor choose to write as someone else? Was he not a good enough messenger for Jesus?
- How about Timothy and Titus? Why did he pick them to be his lucky (faux) recipients?
- Do you think good behavior is tied to leadership? Are moral people better at being in charge?
- How does Paul's background make him a good candidate for apostleship?
- Why does the Pastor want to keep order so badly?
- What do you think of the Pastor's advice for men and women?
- Take a look at the story of Adam and Eve back in Genesis. Do you agree with the way the Pastor interprets the story in 1 Timothy 2?
- Why don't these letters focus on the end of the world as much as some other books of the Bible?
- Why do you think the Pastor includes all kinds of little biographical details about Paul, Timothy, and Titus?
- In 2 Timothy, the Pastor says Paul is writing from prison. Can you think of other books written from prison? How does being behind bars affect an author?
- Why does the Pastor see Paul as the ultimate authority on Christianity? Why not Peter or James? Why not Jesus?
- What do you think of Paul's opponents? Do they have good points, or are they just a bunch of heretics?
- Why is the Pastor so obsessed with the idea of Christians fitting into Greco-Roman society? What are the consequences if they don't?
- Why were these letters written as letters? Why not poems? Or fables?