I Timothy 3:2, DIDAKTIKON

Mr. Gary S. Dykes yhwh3in1 at lightspeed.net
Thu Apr 6 16:17:50 EDT 2000


As opposed to "teachable" one may prefer "able to teach". This is well 
presented in G. W. Knight III's book on THE PASTORAL EPISTLES, pages 159f. 
He supports this with references to other Pauline passages which clarify 
the term(s):

II Tim 2:24 and 2:25
Titus 1:9

However, a reflexive notion may be correct here ("teachable") as several 
other terms seem to posit that notion: "respectable" and "hospitable". So 
you have the immediate context and the far context(s) and they appear not 
to agree. I find "teachable" very attractive. Good of you to note this 
subtle nuance, hope others can further assist.

Mr. Gary S. Dykes
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