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1 | Multiple authors for Paul's epistles? | NT general Archive 1 | glory777 | 9818 | ||
Both of those just attribute the letter as being written by Paul. For 1 Thes.1:1 "Paul shared authorship of 1 and 2 Thess. with Silvanus and Timothy. Timothy a young Jewish understudy of Paul, also joined with Paul in the writing of 2 Cor., Pil., Col., and Philem. Silvanus, known as Silas in Acts, was a leader in the church in Jerusalem (Acts 15:22) and a prophet (Acts 15:32). Later Silvanus shared in the writing of 1 Pet. (5:12). He was therefore an associate both of Peter and Paul. I never really thought about it before, but I also think that the letters were kind of a joint effort, or at least read by the others mentioned who may have also had inspiration from God and were included. I've seen it happen in church where one will prophesy and another will add to it. Hope it helped. Deb |
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2 | Multiple authors for Paul's epistles? | NT general Archive 1 | Jim Dunne | 10064 | ||
Don't know if this helps, but I did some digging into Expositers Bible Commentary. They come down pretty firmly for Romans, I and I Corinthians, I and II Thes., Colossians, Galations, Phillipians, and Philemon being authored by Paul exclusively. They refer to some debate over Ephesians, They seem much less certain about I and II Timothy, or Titus. For Hebrews, they discount Paul pretty heavily, but admit that no one has proposed any author who has a convincing case. Yours in Christ, Jim D. |
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3 | Multiple authors for Paul's epistles? | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10065 | ||
Greetings Jim! Thank you for the information. However, you stated that the Expositers Bible Commentary 'comes down pretty firmly' for Romans being authored by Paul exclusively. Does Expositers explain this in a little more detail? If Expositers states that Romans was written by Paul exclusively, then how do they explain Romans 16:22, which clearly states that Tertius wrote the letter? Thank you for the information, Jim. I agree with Expositer's assessment of Paul being the writer of Hebrews (I think it was Barnabas, but I could be wrong :) ). Blessings! Nolan |
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4 | Multiple authors for Paul's epistles? | NT general Archive 1 | Jim Dunne | 10076 | ||
Hi, Nolan - ANYTHING Expositor's says is explained in endless detail (it's a huge, multi-volume commentary.) In general, they say, "From the post-apostolic church to the present, with almost no exception, this letter has been credited to Paul. If the claim of the apostle to have written the Galatian and Corinthian letters is accepted, there is no reasonable basis for denying that he wrote Romans, since it echoes much of what is in the earlier writings, yet not slavishly." Specific to 16:22, they say, "At this point (v. 22) Tertius, Paul's amanuensis (the one who wrote down the letter at Paul's dictation; cf. 2Th 3:17), asks for the privilege of adding his personal greeting. We may be sure Paul carefully chose believers to write down his letters rather than public secretaries. We also may be sure that people like Tertius would undertake that task as work for the Lord." Matthew Henry agrees, although he only briefly discusses Tertius, describing him as a scribe who was honored to help Paul, because he (Paul) had "a bad hand" at writing. I hope this helps. Yours in Christ, Jim D. |
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5 | Multiple authors for Paul's epistles? | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 10079 | ||
Thank you Jim! This is some very good material here! Thank you for typing all of that to the Forum, just to answer my question. I sincerely appreciate it! I would agree with Expositors on their analysis of Tertius asking Paul's permission to include himself in the note.. :) That was especially of interest to me! Blessings, Nolan |
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6 | Multiple authors for Paul's epistles? | NT general Archive 1 | Jim Dunne | 10088 | ||
Nolan - You are most welcome, but I must confess - I have Expositors on CD, so it was just a quick cut and paste. I can't imagine trying to deal with the paper version - it takes up more than 3 feet of shelf space! Glad I could help. Yours in Christ, Jim D. |
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