 The earliest books in the New Testament are St. Paul's letters to the Thessalonians. Now, back to these pastoral epistles. Well, they're different language, and they don't seem like Paul's early writing. Well, you have 20 years in the ministry. Paul is facing his trial. You change. You grow. You soften some positions and, well, strengthen others. When I write a letter to one person, I write it in a certain way. When I write it to another person, I write it another way. The pastoral epistles.