2 Timothy is a deeply personal letter. Paul is imprisoned in Rome for the second time (1:17). His first imprisonment apparently ended with his release (Acts 28:30). But now under the Emperor Nero ...

Salutation (Second Timothy 1:1-2) The author identifies himself as Paul, the apostle of Jesus, and uses the familiar Pauline greeting of grace and peace as all the authentic Pauline epistles do.

1 Timothy is the first of the Pastoral Epistles, which include 1 Tim, 2 Tim and Titus. Paul's authorship of the Pastoral Epistles is hotly contested, but the arguments against his authorship are ...