Jensens survey of the old testament adam 540
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Titus’s parents were Greek. Their residence
may have been in a city such as Antioch of
Syria (cf. Gal. 1:21; 2:1).
2 . Conversion. Titus may have been
converted through the ministry of Paul, as
suggested by Titus 1:4. (Cf. 1 Cor. 4:15.)
CHART 98: THE MEN TIMOTHY AND TITUS
COMPARED
3 . Ministry as Paul’s assistant. Titus does
not appear by name in the book of Acts, but
his rst contacts with Paul were during
those years. The following is a summary of
his ministries with the apostle.
a. He accompanied Paul and Barnabas to
the Jerusalem Council of Acts 15. (Read
Galatians 2:1-4.)
b. He was Paul’s representative at the
Corinthian church during Paul’s third
missionary journey (1) to alleviate tension
there (2 Cor. 7:6, 13-14); and (2) to collect
money for the poor (2 Cor. 8:6, 16, 23).
c. He was Paul’s representative at the
Cretan churches after Paul’s release from the
first Roman imprisonment (Titus 1:4-5).
d. He had a ministry at Dalmatia (2 Tim.
4:10).
4 . Timothy and Titus compared. Likenesses
and di erences of the two men are
summarized in Chart 98.
5 . Character. Titus was a consecrated
Christian of strong a ection, courage, and
zeal. He was wise and practical in his
dealings with others, commanding their
respect. “He knew how to handle the
quarrelsome Corinthians, the mendacious
Cretans, and the pugnacious Dalmatians.”17
B. THE EPISTLE TO TITUS
1 . Date and place written. Paul wrote to
Titus soon after writing 1 Timothy, probably
while the apostle was in Macedonia, enroute
to Nicopolis (3:12), in A.D. 62.
2. Island of Crete. Paul had left Titus in the
Roman province of Crete, just as he had left
Timothy at Ephesus (1:5). This mountainous
island is located southeast of Greece (see
Map W, p. 376); its dimensions are 160
miles by 35 miles. The accompanying Map X
shows where its numerous coastal towns
were located in Titus’s day.
