Titus

• DatesAbout AD 62–67 if Paul wrote it (debated)
• GenrePaul’s Letters
• AuthorshipPaul according to the letter; authorship debated
• TimelineEarly Church
• Key textsTitus 1; Titus 2
• Read the textTitus in the World English Bible
• Covered in classSession 4

What the sources say, and how sure we are

• The text says

  Paul says he left Titus in Crete to appoint elders and put the churches in order. Acts does not mention a mission to Crete beyond a stop on the voyage to Rome.Titus 1:5; Acts 27:7–13

• Debated

  See 1 Timothy for the debate over the Pastoral letters.