1 Timothy

Reformed Expository Commentary

by Philip Graham Ryken

A exposição bíblica que deu ensejo a este livro foi originalmente pregada durante os cultos de domingo à noite ao longo dos primeiros anos do meu ministério pastoral na Tenth Presbyterian Church da Filadélfia. Pregar com base em 1Timóteo foi útil tanto para mim quanto para os meus ouvintes. A exemplo de Timóteo, por meio da leitura e pregação das Escrituras eu dava os primeiros passos no meu aprendizado de pastorear a igreja, da defesa da sã doutrina, de uma liderança piedosa e de atenção espiritual a todos os membros da casa de Deus. O estudo desta carta me fez sentir como se estivesse ao lado de Timóteo enquanto ele estagiava junto ao melhor de todos os mestres, o apóstolo Paulo. Sou grato a Deus pela oportunidade de retornar a 1Timóteo e, por meio da presente obra, contribuir para essa coleção. O rascunho original foi consideravelmente aprimorado pelas sugestões de Rick Phillips, Iain Duguid e Dan Doriani, que se esforçaram muito para assegurarem-se de que minha exegese estivesse em conformidade com a melhor e mais recente erudição. Também sou especialmente grato ao Conselho e à congregação da Tenth Church pelas orações, pelo apoio e pelo período de licença concedido para que eu pudesse terminar a revisão final do manuscrito; e à Lisa e aos nossos filhos, pela fé resoluta e amor fiel. Somos todos membros da casa de Deus, e juntos confessamos o "mistério da piedade" (1Tm 3.16).

Genres: Theology, New Testament

328 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2007

About the author

Philip Graham Ryken is Senior Minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, where he has preached since 1995. He is Bible Teacher for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, speaking nationally on the radio program Every Last Word. Dr. Ryken was educated at Wheaton College (IL), Westminster Theological Seminary (PA) and the University of Oxford (UK), from which he received his doctorate in historical theology. He lives with his wife (Lisa) and children (Joshua, Kirsten, Jack, Kathryn, and Karoline) in Center City, Philadelphia. When he is not preaching or spending time with his family, he likes to read books, play sports, and ponder the relationship between Christian faith and American culture. He has written or edited more than twenty books, including Bible commentaries on Exodus, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Galatians.

Reviews

[Rodney Tripp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great commentary...highly recommended

[Earl Rodgers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This commentary is theologically sound and enriching to the soul. I would definitely recommend it to anyone else who would want more understanding of the book of the Bible itself.

[Greg Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I approached this commentary like a calf approaches a new gate. I chose that country metaphor because to me Philip Graham Ryken is big city. He dwells in heights beyond my intelligence. Recently installed as the president of Wheaton College, Ryken holds a D.Phil. from Oxford. He was for many years the senior minister of Philadelphia’s historic Tenth Presbyterian Church, as well as an author and editor. He is the coeditor of the Reformed Expository Commentary series. I’m not any of those.

My not holding to Reformed or Covenant Theology, especially accounted for my hesitation. However, there was no reason to fear. This is simply the best commentary I have ever read. Not having (yet) read any of the other commentaries in the series, I can’t vouch for the editors’ goal of each commentary in the series being accessible to both pastors and lay readers, but this one certainly is. Ryken does a masterful job of getting the point across in a nontechnical, yet scholarly way. His experience as a pastor made him particularly suited to write this commentary. He had a way of getting into Paul, Timothy and my head.