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Titus
Titus (1st century), bishop. A disciple of Paul, who later became his companion and secretary, Titus was of gentile birth and for that reason was not circumcized when he became a Christian. He took part in the council of Jerusalem, was sent to Corinth on a difficult mission, and was later left by Paul to organize the church in Crete. Later still he was sent to Dalmatia, but he was believed to have returned ultimately to Crete, where he died and where he is venerated as its first bishop. Paul's epistle to Titus, whose authenticity has been much discussed, instructed him to ordain presbyters and to govern firmly the Cretans, whom Paul did not esteem highly.
Titus' body was supposed to be buried at Gortyna (Crete), until the head was taken to Venice in 823. His cult was mainly eastern: the Greeks and Syriacs keep his feast on 25 August; in the West he is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 4 January, but since Pius IX his feast was on 6 February; in the 1970 revision of the Roman Calendar Titus and Timothy share a feast on 26 January. Bibliography Commentaries on the Pastoral Epistles by C. Spicq (Études Bibliques, 2 vols. 1969), J. N. D. Kelly (1963) and C. K. Barrett (1963); AA.SS. Ian. I (1643), 163–4. |
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DAVID HUGH FARMER. "Titus." The Oxford Dictionary of Saints. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID HUGH FARMER. "Titus." The Oxford Dictionary of Saints. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O100-Titus.html DAVID HUGH FARMER. "Titus." The Oxford Dictionary of Saints. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O100-Titus.html |
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Titus
Titus. An important associate of Paul. He accompanied Paul on his second journey to Jerusalem, served as his emissary to Corinth, and was designated by him to oversee the collection of contributions for the church in Jerusalem. Paul refers to Titus as his “partner and co-worker” (2 Cor. 8.23). Although Titus was a Gentile, he was not required to be circumcised, despite the opinions of some Jewish Christian leaders. Titus thus symbolizes the growing separation of Christianity from Judaism, as Gentile Christians like Titus were not bound to observe many aspects of Jewish Law.
Titus is the addressee of the letter to Titus, one of the Pastoral Letters; for further discussion, see Timothy. Michael D. Coogan |
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BRUCE M. METZGER and MICHAEL D. COOGAN. "Titus." The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. BRUCE M. METZGER and MICHAEL D. COOGAN. "Titus." The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O97-Titus.html BRUCE M. METZGER and MICHAEL D. COOGAN. "Titus." The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O97-Titus.html |
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