Outline of 2 Timothy
I've found 2 Timothy to be the most personal of all the Pauline epistles, yet not as moving as 2 Conrinthians. Paul relates his suffering, his expectation of death and you can feel his physical discomfort when he asks that Timothy bring his cloak. I've done a brief outline, mainly because I couldn't get my hands on Witherington's new commentary just published on November 30, 2006. So I hope you find it useful. Let me know if you have questions or additions about it.
2 Timothy
1:1-2 - Epistolary Prescript
1:3-7 - Exordium
1:8-3:17 - Narratio
1:8-11 - Paul's testimony and teaching
2:1-7 - Suffering: soldier, athlete, farmer
2:8-13 - The word of God is not bound
2:14-19 - End quarrels; the apostates
2:20-21 - Vessels: honorable and dishonorable
2:22-26 - Flee passions and quarrels
3:1-9 - Men who oppose the truth
3:10-19 - Hold fast; Scripture
4:1-8 - Exhortatio
4:1-5 - Preach and keep on preaching
4:6-8 - Paul's faithful witness
4:9-21 - Closing Instructions
4:22 - Benediction
I've found 2 Timothy to be the most personal of all the Pauline epistles, yet not as moving as 2 Conrinthians. Paul relates his suffering, his expectation of death and you can feel his physical discomfort when he asks that Timothy bring his cloak. I've done a brief outline, mainly because I couldn't get my hands on Witherington's new commentary just published on November 30, 2006. So I hope you find it useful. Let me know if you have questions or additions about it.
2 Timothy
1:1-2 - Epistolary Prescript
1:3-7 - Exordium
1:8-3:17 - Narratio
1:8-11 - Paul's testimony and teaching
2:1-7 - Suffering: soldier, athlete, farmer
2:8-13 - The word of God is not bound
2:14-19 - End quarrels; the apostates
2:20-21 - Vessels: honorable and dishonorable
2:22-26 - Flee passions and quarrels
3:1-9 - Men who oppose the truth
3:10-19 - Hold fast; Scripture
4:1-8 - Exhortatio
4:1-5 - Preach and keep on preaching
4:6-8 - Paul's faithful witness
4:9-21 - Closing Instructions
4:22 - Benediction
