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Scholars have increasingly questioned Paul's authorship and attributed the letter to an early follower instead, but others still defend it as authentic. [3] If Paul was the author, he probably used an amanuensis, or secretary, in writing the letter (Col 4:18), [4] possibly Timothy. [5] The original text was written in Koine Greek.
The Pauline epistles, also known as Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle, although the authorship of some is in dispute. Among these epistles are some of the earliest extant Christian documents.
The closest, Romans, has 3 out of 581 sentences of such length. E. J. Goodspeed, [35] and C. L. Mitton [36] argued the style was unlike Paul's other works. Many words in the letter are not in the "undisputed" epistles. However, still, some scholars do not find the style of Ephesians to be unlike Paul's authentic letters. [37]
This letter is generally regarded as being lost.However, some ancient sources, such as Hippolytus of Rome, and some modern scholars consider that the epistle "from Laodicea" was never a lost epistle, but rather Paul re-using one of his other letters (the most common candidate is the canonical Epistle to the Ephesians), just as he asks for the copying and forwarding of the Letter to Colossians ...
If Paul was the author of the letter, then it was probably written from Rome during Paul's first imprisonment, [19] and probably soon after his arrival there in the year 62, four years after he had parted with the Ephesian elders at Miletus. However, scholars who dispute Paul's authorship date the letter to between 70 and 80 AD. [7]
The canonical biblical text Epistle to the Colossians is addressed to the Christian community in Colossae. The epistle has traditionally been attributed to Paul the Apostle due to its autobiographical salutation and style, [17] [18] but some modern critical scholars now believe it to be written by another author some time after Paul's death. [19]
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The two main passages that explain these "household duties" are Paul's letters to the Ephesians [349] and to the Colossians. [350] An underlying Household Code is also reflected in four additional Pauline letters and 1 Peter: 1 Timothy 2:1ff, 8ff; 3:1ff, 8ff; 5:17ff; 6:1f; Titus 2:1–10 [351] and 1 Peter. [352]