tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post4963699954870268364..comments2024-01-25T00:50:10.679-05:00Comments on Thoughts from a Sandwich: Was Timothy and Titus the same person?DagoodShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04557451438888314932noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-60504330080366673982023-06-15T13:16:05.294-04:002023-06-15T13:16:05.294-04:00Anonymous, Gal 2:3-5 says that Titus was not compe...Anonymous, Gal 2:3-5 says that Titus was not compelled to be circumcised by the Jerusalem church leaders, but [he was circumcised] because of the false brothers who sneaked in to spy... . We have compatible information about "Timothy". He was uncircumcised at the time when Paul went to Jerusalem, and he was later circumcised after people found out that he was uncircumcised. I have written more about this in my 2018 article in Biblica, "Paul, Timothy, Jerusalem and the confusion in Galatia."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-9860751243910264802023-06-15T10:16:05.902-04:002023-06-15T10:16:05.902-04:00There can be no doubt they are 2 different people ...There can be no doubt they are 2 different people Paul had Timothy circumcised Acts 16 Titus was not circumcised Gal 2:3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-32191913452757465792019-04-03T11:39:23.772-04:002019-04-03T11:39:23.772-04:00I can add to what I said before. Paul says at 2 Co...I can add to what I said before. Paul says at 2 Cor 1:24 that he and his co-sender (Timothy) are not lording it over the Corinthians. In such a context it makes sense that he would avoid using Timothy's honorific name (Timothy), but use instead Timothy's praenomen (Titus). Praenomina were used in more intimate contexts and carried less authority. In the genuine letters the name Titus appears only where we would expect references to Timothy and only where we would expect Paul to use Timothy's praenomen.<br /><br />I discuss Titus-Timothy in my very recent article in Biblica.Richard Fellowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777460488456330838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-22101525402612100382019-04-03T11:31:51.637-04:002019-04-03T11:31:51.637-04:002 Tim was not written by Paul and is therefore unr...2 Tim was not written by Paul and is therefore unreliable.Richard Fellowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777460488456330838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-87689420847639120302019-04-03T08:46:26.240-04:002019-04-03T08:46:26.240-04:00Different people. 2 tim 4:9-10 basically answers t...Different people. 2 tim 4:9-10 basically answers the questionT.J.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808147947448652856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20896717.post-26975373982297516222010-09-20T03:30:45.130-04:002010-09-20T03:30:45.130-04:00Thanks for engaging with the Titus-Timothy questio...Thanks for engaging with the Titus-Timothy question.<br /><br />I have recently completed a series of blog posts on Titus-Timothy and there is a user-friendly (I hope) summary <a href="http://paulandco-workers.blogspot.com/2010/09/summary-of-titus-timothy-hypothesis.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />The Titus-Timothy hypothesis matters because it a) confirms the pseudonymity of the the PE, b) sorts out Paul's interactions with the Corinthians, c) removes the need to partition 2 Corinthians, d) demonstrates the accuracy of e.g. Acts 19:22.<br /><br />You ask why he is called "Titus" where he is in 2 Corinthians. In Paul's Aegean period the name "Titus" appears only in connection with trips to organize the collection. Paul did not publicly reveal the identities of any of those who helped with the collection, so it seems to me that Paul called him "Titus" precisely because it was not the name by which he was commonly known. See my blog for details.Richard Fellowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777460488456330838noreply@blogger.com