 
 <translate> Give a stream of consciousness and then the final answer. Secular historians generally place its composition some time in the late 1st century or first half of the 2nd century AD, with a wide margin of uncertainty. The text seems to be contending against nascent Gnosticism (1 Tim 1: 4, 1 Tim 4: 3) (see Encratism), which would suggest a later date due to Gnosticism developing primarily in the latter 1st century. The term Gnosis ("knowledge") itself occurs in 1 Timothy 6: 20. If the parallels between 1 Timothy and Polycarp's epistle are understood as a literary dependence by the latter on the former, as is generally accepted, this would constitute a terminus ante quem of AD 130 -- 155. However, Irenaeus (writing c.AD 180) is the earliest author to clearly and unequivocally describe the Pastorals.

Answer this question: when was the book of 1 timothy written? <hau> Ka ba da rafi na sani sannan ka ba da amsa ta ƙarshe. Masana tarihi na yau da kullun suna sanya abun da ya ƙunsa a wani lokaci a ƙarshen ƙarni na 1 ko farkon rabin ƙarni na 2 AD, tare da iyakar rashin tabbas. Rubutun ya bayyana yana gwagwarmaya da Gnosticism mai tasowa (1 Tim 1: 4, 1 Tim 4: 3) (duba Encratism), wanda zai ba da shawarar kwanan wata daga baya saboda Gnosticism yana haɓaka da farko a ƙarshen ƙarni na 1. Kalmar nan Gnosis ("ilimi") kanta ta bayyana a 1 Timothawus 6:20. Idan aka fahimci kwatancen da ke tsakanin 1 Timothawus da wasiƙar Polycarp a matsayin dogaro na adabi da na biyun ya yi da na farkon, kamar yadda aka yarda da shi gaba ɗaya, wannan zai zama ƙarshen ƙarshen AD 130 - 155. Duk da haka, Irenaeus (rubuta c. AD 180) shine marubucin farko don bayyanawa a fili kuma ba tare da wata ma'ana ba.  Ka amsa wannan tambayar: Yaushe ne aka rubuta littafin 1 Timothawus? 