othy+--Timothy. Time and Place. Purpose.
Principal Divisions and Chief Points.

+The Epistle to Titus+--Titus. Purpose. Time and Place. Principal
Divisions and Chief Points.

+The Second Epistle to Timothy+--The Last Words of Paul. Time and
Place of Writing. Purpose. Principal Divisions and Chief Points.

III. PAUL'S WRITINGS

STUDY X

PASTORAL AND PERSONAL

FOURTH GROUP OF EPISTLES

FIRST TIMOTHY. TITUS. SECOND TIMOTHY.

THE PLACE OF THE EPISTLES

+When Written.+--It is generally agreed among scholars that no place
can be found for the writing of First Timothy, Titus, and Second
Timothy in the period covered by Luke in his narrative in Acts.

Agreeing with the tradition of the church, however, the opinion of many
eminent scholars is that Paul was released from the first Roman
imprisonment (Acts 28:16, 30), that he again took up his missionary
work, and at the end of a few years of such work, he was a second time
imprisoned and suffered martyrdom under the Roman Emperor Nero.

It was during this period between the first and second imprisonments
that First Timothy and Titus were written. Second Timothy was written
during the second imprisonment at Rome, and at the time when Paul was
expecting his sentence of death. Eusebius (H. E. 2:22-2) says, that
"at the end of the two years of imprisonment, according to tradition,
Paul went forth again upon the ministry of preaching; and in a second
visit to the city ended his life by martyrdom under Nero, and that
during his imprisonment he wrote the Second Epistle to Timothy."

PAUL'S FOURTH MISSIONARY JOURNEY

+Notices and Time.+--From the notices given in the Epistles and other
sources the probable course of the missionary travels of Paul from
63-67 A.D. has been reconstructed.

+The First Trip Eastward.+--When Paul wrote to the church at Philippi
(2:24) and to Philemon at Colossae (22 v.) he evidently expected to be
released from his imprisonment very soon and to see his beloved
Philippian church and Philemon. He was so sure of speedily visiting
Colossae that he asked that a lodging be prepared for him. With Paul to
plan was to act and it is quite possible that he undertook this trip
immediately upon his release from prison. He probably also visited
Ephesus and a number of other cities.

+The Trip Westward to Spain.+--In the Epistle to the Romans Paul
declared his intention to visit Spain (Rom. 15:24, 28). It is probable
that he, up