Reading Time: 11 minutes Who is the Author? Internal evidence The letter to Timothy immediately mentions Paul who is the Apostle of Christ as the author of this pastoral epistle: “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my beloved Read more…
Reading Time: 12 minutes Who is the Author? Name The letter to Timothy immediately mentions Paul who is the Apostle of Christ as the author of this pastoral epistle: “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope, To Timothy, my Read more…
Reading Time: 14 minutes Who is the Author? Name The letter begins similarly to 1 Thessalonians “Paul, Silvanus (Silas) and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” This address is declaring Read more…
Reading Time: 11 minutes Who is the Author? Internal evidence The letter begins with “Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the Church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.” This address is declaring from whom it is from, Paul being the first and then naming Read more…
Reading Time: 13 minutes Who is the Author? Internal evidence The letter begins with “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother…” so the claim of authorship is clear, it is from Paul and secondly Timothy (Likely Paul’s dictation and Timothy is with him where he is). Read more…
Reading Time: 10 minutes Who is the Author? Scholarly views The letter to the Ephesians is traditionally understood to have been written by Paul while he was in prison (Eph 3:1, 4:1, 6:20). However, the identity of Paul as the author has been challenged, so before establishing a date for the letter, we should Read more…
Reading Time: 10 minutes Who is the Author? Scholarly views There is a scholarly consensus that Paul is the author of the Letter to the Phillippians. With little way of getting around the first verse, scholars have not had much disagreement with this …so I’m not going to write anymore. Name The internal evidence Read more…
Reading Time: 10 minutes Who is the Author? Scholarly consensus Nowadays, Biblical scholars agree that Galatians is a true example of Paul’s writing. The main arguments in favor of the authenticity of Galatians include its style and themes, which are common to the core letters of the Pauline corpus. George S. Duncan described the Read more…
Reading Time: 11 minutes Who is the Author? Scholarly consensus There is a consensus among historians and Christian theologians that Paul is the author of the second Epistle to the Corinthians Harris, Murray J. (2005). The Second Epistle to the Corinthians. The New International Greek Testament Commentary. The letter is quoted or mentioned by Read more…
Reading Time: 9 minutes Who is the Author? Scholarly consensus There is a consensus among historians and Christian theologians that Paul is the author of the First Epistle to the Corinthians [Robert Wall, New Interpreter’s Bible Vol. X (Abingdon Press, 2002), p. 373]. The letter is quoted or mentioned by the earliest of sources, Read more…