1 and 2 Timothy and Titus. These three letters are called “pastoral” because they express a pastoral concern for the addressees and exhibit a concern for the orderly pastoral care of Christian congregations. See Timothy, The First Letter of Paul to; Timothy, The Second Letter of Paul to; Titus, The Letter of Paul to.
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Powell, Mark Allan, ed. HarperCollins Bible Dictionary. Abridged Edition. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2009.
