Esp. on use of term 'faith'
Perhaps on issue of women' roles in the church
Those who hold with the authenticity of the pastorals often argue that Paul was not executed on first trip to Rome, went on to Spain, & was executed later after a second arrest
Might explain language and even some theological shift
Might explain Acts ending prior to Paul's trial (esp. if there was a third volume originally)
Other New Testament books for which pseudonymity is often argued:
James, 1 & 2 Peter, Jude
Hebrews does not claim Pauline authorship and therefore would not be pseudepigraphic
Traditional attribution does not constitute pseudonymity:
Matthew, John, Hebrews (ascribed to Paul), Revelation (ascribed to John the apostle), etc.
Pseudepigraphy was not uncommon in Greco-Roman world
Apocalyptic literature
Student exercises included aping famous authors
Reference to spurious letters in 2 Thes 2:2, 3:17 (as well as in extra-biblical literature)
Women in earliest Christianity
Pauline communities
'Being silent' and 'praying & prophesying' in 1 Corinthians
Forbidden to teach, but with qualifications for deacons in 1 Timothy
Biblical background to Catholic position on women priests
'Neither male nor female' in Galatians 3:28
Women as leaders
Phoebe as deacon (Romans 16)
Junia(?) as apostle (Romans 16)
Pricilla/Prisca prominent leader (various)
Phillip's daughters
Other early Christian communities
Not much known about Jewish Christian views in this area
Likely to be more conservative in the direction of prevailing Jewish thought
Women appear to have had a larger role in some forms of Gnosticism (2nd c. & later)
Resurgence of women prophets in Montanist movement (late 2nd c.)
Appear to be marginalized in protoOrthodox communities by mid 2nd c.
Women do appear as heroines in Christian stories from this period
This does not indicate that they had authoritative roles in the emerging church hierarchy
Idealized women in these stories may not tell us much about roles or treatment of real women in the church
