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1 | 1 Timothy dates | Acts 16:1 | rfly05 | 109593 | ||
I was recently studying the book of first Timothy. I know that the letter was written to Timothy while at the church in Ephesus around AD 63-66. I was specifically wondering though if anyone could give me some information on how old the church was at this time as well as an approximate age of Timothy. Thank You. | ||||||
2 | 1 Timothy dates | Acts 16:1 | EdB | 109594 | ||
rfly05 Trying place dates and ages on Biblical characters is usually not much more that deductive reasoning. That is what I did here with the help of “The Reese Chronological Bible pub by Bethany House. Most of his work is based on dates developed by many learned and respected men that have gone on to be with the Lord, so only they know for certainty if they were right or not. Paul met Timothy in about 50AD Act 16:1 at the time most writers put Timothy’s age to be the early 20”s. Paul went on the establish a church in Ephesus in around 54 AD Acts 18:19. Paul then left Timothy to stay behind and deal with some of the problems in the church, this is dated at 57 AD. Since Jewish custom was that men couldn’t hold a position of spiritual authority until the age of 30 Numbers 4:3, I suspect Timothy was at least 30 at this time. That would put Timothy at around 23 when he met Paul and started traveling with him. Paul then wrote the letter to Timothy which Reese dates at 64AD which would make the church about 10 years old and if Timothy was around 30 when Paul left him in charge he would then be about 37. Again these dates could be off as much as 2-5 years give or take. My assumption that Timothy was 30 in 57 is speculation based on knowing the age of Jewish spiritual leadership is 30 years and older and the fact most commentators place Timothy in his early 20’s in Acts 16. EdB |
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