In the last section we ended with the older women’s task of admonishing the young women, or to cultivate good judgment and a sensibility. It is done through encouragement. So, let’s look at the further development of what this sound mind looks like. By the way, the cultural setting of the book of Titus is a pagan society (Gnosticism) where women and their intellect were held in high esteem. The cultural setting is not a bunch of oppressed women, who need to stay in subservient roles.
