Was Titus Timothy?

It is proposed that the name 'Titus' in 2 Corinthians and Galatians is nothing more than an informal name used by Timothy. 1 Cor. 4.17, 16.10, 2 Cor. 2.13, 7.6, 13-14, 12.18 and Acts 19.22 all refer to the same journey of Titus-Timothy. The 'tearful' letter was written before I C...

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Published inJournal for the study of the New Testament Vol. 23; no. 81; pp. 33 - 58
Main Author Fellows, Richard G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2001
Sheffield Academic Press
Subjects
Epistles
Exegesis and biblical criticism
History and sciences of religions
New Testament
St Paul
Epistles
Timothy
Paul
New Testament
Bible
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Summary:It is proposed that the name 'Titus' in 2 Corinthians and Galatians is nothing more than an informal name used by Timothy. 1 Cor. 4.17, 16.10, 2 Cor. 2.13, 7.6, 13-14, 12.18 and Acts 19.22 all refer to the same journey of Titus-Timothy. The 'tearful' letter was written before I Corinthians and was carried by Titus-Timothy, who took the land route to Corinth via the Troad and Macedonia. He was delayed on his way to Corinth and this caused Paul to cancel his own planned visit to that city. Paul gave his revised plan in 1 Corinthians, which arrived before Titus-Timothy and the 'tearful' letter.
ISSN:0142-064X
1745-5294
DOI:10.1177/0142064X0102308102