Overview
A letter from Paul to his co-worker Titus, whom he had left on the island of Crete. It directs the appointment of elders in every town and sets out their qualifications, warns against false teachers, and urges instruction in good works befitting grace.
Theme Sound doctrine and the good works that accord with it
Historical background
Crete was a large Mediterranean island whose inhabitants had an unfavourable reputation well known in antiquity (Titus 1:12). Titus was a Gentile co-worker of Paul who had also served in restoring relations with the ekklesia (church) at Corinth. Paul states his intention to spend the winter at Nicopolis (Titus 3:12).