Faith in Jesus 89 pisteu,w. Four of them specify christ as the object, with the preposi- tion evn (eph 1,13), with the preposition evpi, (1 tim 1,16), with a dative (2 tim 1,12), and with christ as the subject of the verb in the passive voice (1 tim 3,16). there are two examples of the verb being used without specifying the object of faith (eph 1,19; 2 thess 1,10); in one case the object of faith is the testimony (2 thess 1,10), in one case “what is false” (2 thess 2,11), in one case the truth (2 thess 2,12), and in one case God (tit 3,8). on two occasions, the verb is used in the passive voice, meaning “to be entrusted” (1 tim 1,11; tit 1,3). the disputed paulines also count 51 occurrences of the noun pi,stij, 44 of them without an object (eph 2,8; 3,12.17; 4,5.13; 6,16.23; col 1,23; 2,7; 2 thess 1,3.4.11; 3,2; 1 tim 1,2.4.5.14.19 [2x]; 2,7.15; 3,9; 4,1.6.12; 5,8.12; 6,10.11.12.21; 2 tim 1,5.13; 2,18.22; 3,8.10; 4,7; tit 1,1.4.13; 2,2.10; 3,15). When an object is identified it may be indicated with a genitive (the power of God: col 2,12; the truth: 2 thess 2,13) or with the prepositions evn (the lord Jesus: eph 1,15; christ Jesus: col 1,4; 1 tim 3,13; 2 tim 3,15) and eivj (christ: col 2,5). in hebrews, the verb pisteu,w occurs twice, once with no specified object (4,3) and once with the object in a o[ti clause (11,6). the noun pi,stij occurs 32 times, 27 times without an object (heb 4,2; 6,12; 10,22.38.39; 11,4.5.7[2x].8.9.11.13.17.20.21.23.24.27.28.29.30.31.33. 39; 12,2; 13,7). technically, the occurrences of pi,stij in heb 11,1.3.6.22 also have no object, but it is implied that the object is “things hoped for” and “things not seen” in heb 11,1, “that the worlds were prepared by the word of God” in heb 11,3, “that [God] exists and that he rewards those who seek him” in heb 11,6, and “the exo- dus” in heb 11,22. in heb 6,1, God is identified as the object with the preposition evpi,. in James, the three occurrences of the verb concern faith in God, either with a o[ti clause (2,19[2x]) or with a dative (in the quotation from Gen 15,6 in Jas 2,23). there are 16 occurrences of the noun pi,stij in James, 15 without an object (1,3.6; 2,5.14[2x].17.18[3x].20. 22[2x].24.26; 5,15). in 2,1, a genitive identifies “our glorious lord Jesus christ” as the object. First peter has one occurrence of the verb without an object (2,7), one example of the object (christ) indicated with the preposition eivj (1,8), and one scriptural quotation with the object following the prepo- sition evpi, (isa 28,16 interpreted as referring to christ: 1 pet 2,6). the same letter has five occurrences of the noun pi,stij, four of them with