2024-05-17 20:44:11
The early church clearly excluded from the apostolic canon works they thought to be pseudonymous. Tertullian (2nd cent) wrote that when it was discovered that a church elder composed a purported Pauline letter, 3 Corinthians, the offending elder was removed from his office [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-1-2) Author
2024-05-18 11:04:03
Many scholars refute that the Pauline epistles was actually written by Paul, but instead were written by another author in the tradition of Paul and his ministry. However, this has never been proven, and Paul is generally attributed as the author of 1 Timothy. [Link][Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author