Contents
Preface.....................................................................................................................................7
Introduction: Method and Purpose............................................................................................................11
Chapter I: Tolerance in the Old Testament, Judaism, and the Greco-Roman World at the Time of the New Testament Writings.....................29
1. Tolerance in the Old Testament and in Judaism............................................................................................29
2. Tolerance in the Greco-Roman World.......................................................................................................40
3. The Persecution of Christians by the Romans as a Test Case of Tolerance and Intolerance..................................................43
Chapter II: The Second Letter to the Thessalonians..........................................................................................59
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................59
2. Translation and Analysis of 2 Thessalonians..............................................................................................61
3. Intolerance and the Gospel in 2 Thessalonians............................................................................................75
Chapter III: The Second and Third Letters of John...........................................................................................83
1.Introduction.............................................................................................................................83
2. Translation and Analysis of 2 John.......................................................................................................86
3. Translation and Analysis of 3 John.......................................................................................................94
4. Intolerance and the Gospel in 2 and 3 John...............................................................................................97
Chapter IV: The First and Second Letters to Timothy, and the Letter to Titus................................................................109
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................109
2. Translation and Analysis of 1 Timothy....................................................................................................114
3. Translation and Analysis of 2 Timothy....................................................................................................134
4. Translation and Analysis of Titus........................................................................................................148
5. Intolerance and the Gospel in the Pastoral Epistles......................................................................................157
Chapter V: The Letter of Jude and the Second Letter of Peter................................................................................169
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................................169
2. Translation and Analysis of Jude.........................................................................................................173
3. Translation and Analysis of 2 Peter......................................................................................................183
4. Intolerance and the Gospel in Jude and 2 Peter...........................................................................................196
Epilogue: Intolerance, Gospel, Church.......................................................................................................205
Appendix 1: Gnostic Excerpts as a Frame of Reference for New Testament Polemics.............................................................213
Appendix 2: Lusting After Martyrdom: Bishop Ignatius of Antioch.............................................................................229
Appendix 3: The Problem of False Attributions In New Testament Writings.....................................................................233
Appendix 4: The Third Letter To The Corinthians: Translation And Commentary.................................................................243
Appendix 5: The Intolerant Gospel...........................................................................................................257
Select Bibliography.........................................................................................................................261
Index of Biblical Passages..................................................................................................................269
Index of Modern Authors.....................................................................................................................279
