William Haynes

The Epistle to Titus William Haynes

AUTHORSHIP: Paul is the author. He is nearing the end of his ministry. Paul is now in his sixties and is at freedom after his first imprisonment in Rome. DATE OF EPISTLE: Many scholars have different estimations as to when it was written. The opinions range from 59 AD to 68 AD it is most likely between the years 64 AD and 66 AD. WRITTEN FROM: Many believe the epistle was written from Nicopolis in Macedonia. Other scholars believe it was Corinth in Greece (3:12). TITUS: He was a Greek, according to Galatians 2:3. He probably had never been circumcised and had not been of the Jewish faith. Titus was converted under Paul's ministry. It appears that Titus assisted Paul on many occasions (2 Cor. 8:23). It seems possible that Titus spent time with Paul while in Rome (2 Tim. 4:10). Titus' main work, as given by Paul in this epistle, is to take the oversight of the Christian work on the island of Crete. Tradition holds that Titus lived until he was quite old. Some believe that he was in his nineties when he died. Tradition is, however, not necessarily fact. Scriptures referring to Titus are numerous (See: 2 Cor. 2:13; 7:6,13,14; 8:6,16,23;1218; Gal. 2:1,3; 2 Tim.4:10 and Titus 1:4).