Writer: Paul

1. What persecution flared up in Rome about 64 C.E., and for what apparent reason?

ONCE again Paul was a prisoner in Rome. However, the circumstances of this second imprisonment were much more severe than those of the first. It was approximately 65 C.E.

Writing under the shadow of death, Paul styles himself “an apostle of Christ Jesus through God’s will according to the promise of the life that is in union with Christ Jesus.” (1:1) Paul knew that life in union with Christ awaited him. He had preached in many of the chief cities of the known world, from Jerusalem to Rome, and perhaps even as far as Spain. (Rom. 15:24, 28) He had run the course faithfully to the finish.​—2 Tim. 4:6-8.

3. When was Second Timothy written, and how has it benefited Christians through the ages?

³ The letter was probably written about 65 C.E., immediately prior to Paul’s martyrdom.