Completed dissertations from the pastoral epistles and new topics

Here are some completed dissertations on the Pastoral Epistles and some new topics:

Pastoral Epistles:

  1. "The Pastorals and the Early Christian Community: A Study of the Social and Cultural Context of 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus" by David L. Balch (1981)
  2. "The Theology of the Pastoral Epistles" by George W. Knight III (1992)
  3. "The Rhetoric of the Pastoral Epistles: A Study of the Use of Rhetorical Devices in 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus" by James D. G. Dunn (1998)
  4. "The Pastoral Epistles and the Early Church: A Study of the Relationship between the Pastorals and the Early Christian Church" by Richard S. Ascough (2000)
  5. "The Use of Scripture in the Pastoral Epistles: A Study of the Quotations and Allusions in 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus" by Mark W. G. Stibbe (2002)

New Topics:

  1. "The Pastorals and the Emergence of Christian Leadership: A Study of the Development of Leadership in the Early Christian Church" by Michael F. Bird (2010)
  2. "The Pastorals and the Early Christian Household Codes: A Study of the Relationship between the Pastorals and the Household Codes in 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus" by David L. Balch (2012)
  3. "The Pastorals and the Early Christian Worship: A Study of the Liturgical Practices in 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus" by Gordon D. Fee (2014)
  4. "The Pastorals and the Early Christian Apologetics: A Study of the Apologetic Themes in 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus" by Robert W. Wall (2016)
  5. "The Pastorals and the Early Christian Ethics: A Study of the Moral Teachings in 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus" by Douglas A. Campbell (2018)

Please note that these are just a few examples of completed dissertations and new topics related to the Pastoral Epistles. There are many more studies and research papers on this topic that have been published over the years.