Who is Timothy?

[Mimi]

riverhillsonline.org/resources/documents/sermons/2timothy1_4-5.htm

Hi! I was reading at the above web site today and found it v interesting, but since it’s not Catholic, I thought I’d check it out further. The author states that Timothy was a teen at the time Paul wrote to him - is that verifiable?

Thank you for any responses, especially with reference to authoritative scholarly work!

These detailed backgrounds into who’s who in the Bible are what make Bible study so interesting and probably why some Catholics attend Bible study outside the CHurch (or their parish).

Blessings,
Mimi

 

[stbruno]

Got this from my commentary on Timothy:
RECIPIENT: Timothy, Paul’s “true son in the faith” (1:2,18). We are
first introduced to Timothy in Ac 16:1-3, where we learn that his
mother was Jewish (cf. also 2 Ti 1:5; 3:14-15) and his father Greek.
Well spoken of by the brethren at Lystra and Iconium, Paul desired that
the young disciple travel with him and therefore had him circumcised to
accommodate Jews they would seek to evangelize. This began a long
relationship of service together in the work of the Lord, in which
Timothy served Paul as a son would his father (Ph 2:19-24). Such
service included not only traveling with Paul, but remaining with new
congregations when Paul had to leave suddenly (Ac 17:13-14), going back
to encourage such congregations (1 Th 3:1-3), and serving as Paul’s
personal emissary (1 Co 16:10-11; Ph 2:19-24). He had the honor of
joining Paul in the salutation of several epistles written by Paul (2
Co 1:1; Ph 1:1; Co 1:1; 1 Th 1:1; 2 Th 1:1), and from such epistles we
learn that Timothy had been with Paul during his imprisonment at Rome.
Such faithful service helps us to appreciate why Paul would leave him
in Ephesus (1:3)

 

[anawim]

riverhillsonline.org/resources/documents/sermons/2timothy1_4-5.htm

Hi! I was reading at the above web site today and found it v interesting, but since it’s not Catholic, I thought I’d check it out further. The author states that Timothy was a teen at the time Paul wrote to him - is that verifiable?

Thank you for any responses, especially with reference to authoritative scholarly work!

These detailed backgrounds into who’s who in the Bible are what make Bible study so interesting and probably why some Catholics attend Bible study outside the CHurch (or their parish).

Blessings,
Mimi

Since we first encounter Timothy in Acts 16, which most scholars place sometime in the early 40’s AD. The First Epistle to Timothy was written during Paul’s imprisonment toward the end of the book of Acts, which is in the early 60’s. Timothy was probably quite young when he first started to travel with Paul, but by the time of his epistles to him, he would not have been.

 

[Sirach14]

In 2 Timothy 3:15 ( check it out to be sure I am correct) the Apostle Paul refers to the Scriptures which Timothy was taught in his infancy.
I guesss timothy was an adult.