Jensens survey of the old testament adam 546
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deep gratitude. Paul is not despondent; he
does not despair. Only a sure hope could
give birth to such an exclamation as, “In the
future there is laid up for me the crown of
righteousness” (4:8).
XIX. SURVEY OF 2 TIMOTHY
A. FIRST READING
1. First mark your Bible to show segment
divisions beginning at the following verses:
1:1, 3; 2:1; 3:1; 4:1, 6, 9, 22. Then read the
letter through, aloud if possible, in one
sitting for rst impressions. Be aware of the
segment units as you read.
2. What atmosphere do you sense in the
letter?
3. What key words and phrases stand out
prominently?
B. SEGMENTS
1. Read the letter again, segment by
segment. Assign segment titles. Try to
identify a main subject of each segment. Are
you beginning to see di erences of content
of the segments?
2. Do the same for the paragraphs of the
epistle, using this set of paragraph divisions:
1:1, 3, 6, 11, 15; 2:1, 8, 14, 20; 3:1, 10, 13,
14; 4:1, 6, 9, 19, 22.
3. Record on paper any new observations
and impressions.
C. STRUCTURE
Because this letter is very personal, we are
not surprised that it does not have an
elaborate organization such as does a
doctrinal book like Romans. At the same
time, we observe that the master author
Paul did not put together the letter in a
haphazard way. You probably sensed a
togetherness of the composition in the
readings you have already made.
1. What would you identify to be the
introduction and conclusion of the letter?
2. Review the main subjects that you
assigned to the segments. Do any
combinations of segments cover any general
area of subject? For example, is there a
concentrated section of exhortations and
warnings?
3. Look more at the paragraphs, and note
the ow of Paul’s thinking as he writes to
Timothy.
4. Identify each segment for its emphasis
of any one of the three time elements of
past, present, future.
5. Try to arrive at a basic outline for this
epistle.
D. SURVEY CHART
Study carefully Chart 101. Note the
following:
1. The parting words of 4:6-8 are the
climax of the epistle.
2. Study the outline beginning with
thanksgiving for Timothy. Scan the chapters
and account for each part of this outline.
3. Note the three-part major outline, past
— present — future. Check this out by
scanning the epistle again. Do these three
time
references
represent
the general
emphasis of each particular section?
4. The topical outline on the bottom of
the chart lists the references to God’s Word
as these appear throughout the epistle.
