Authorship
The letter begins in standard form for an ancient Hellenistic letter structure, with author - or senders - first, then recipients with a greeting (Phil. 1.1-2).
The address and greeting is clear:
- "Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus. To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (English Standard Version)
In his introduction, Blevins writes, "Since the time of F. C. Baur, very few scholars have doubted the Pauline authorship of the letter. Attempts to remove unauthentic sections from Philippians have failed." No scholar really questions Pauline authorship of Philippians. External evidence is unanimously in favor of Paul.
Read more about this topic: Epistle To The Philippians
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