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1 Timothy: Intended Readership

The first letter to Timothy is one of the “pastoral letters”. These letters, according to the opening, are directed to Paul’s close co-workers: Timothy and Titus. But these letters always have teachers of the generation after Paul in mind. This is apparent from the subjects that are dealt with in the letters.

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