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Keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called. 

In ancient Greek society, philosophers regularly argued points of contrasting doctrines in the search for wisdom. One source interprets their deliberations as “the pointless discussions and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge.” (In the verse from First Timothy, science is translated from the Greek word gnōsis, meaning knowledge.) 

Parathēkē, the noun rendered “that which is committed to thy trust,” is a legal term for something entrusted to someone’s safekeeping. Here it refers to true wisdom—the gospel of Christ.  

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Resources cited in this issue

RR: International Standard Version®, copyright © 1996-forever by The ISV Foundation. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. Used by permission. 

Cit. 1: Sakenfeld, Katharine Doob, et al., eds. The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible. Vol. 2. Nashville: Abingdon, 2006–09.

Cit. 7: Knowles, Andrew. The Bible Guide. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 2001.

Cit. 10: Keck, Leander E., et al., eds. The New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary. Vol. 3, Introduction to Hebrew Poetry, Job, Psalms, Introduction to Wisdom Literature, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs. Nashville: Abingdon, 2015.

Cit. 21: Waltke, Bruce K., James Macintosh Houston, and Erika Moore, The Psalms as Christian Lament: A Historical Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2014; Arnold, Clinton E. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002.

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