The majority of scholars accept seven letters that are authentically Pauline. Virtually all scholars regard Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and Philemon as Paul’s own writing. Some accept 2 Thessalonians and Colossians, but the majority doubts that Ephesians is genuine. Scholars feel that three-Titus and 1 and 2 Timothy were composed by a Pauline disciple after Paul’s death. Very few scholars believes Hebrews, a sermon rather than a letter, is a Pauline composition (Harris, 2014, p. 322).
Paul’s genuine letters deal with specific problems effecting individual congregations. Pseudonymous letters such as 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, the Pastoral Epistles usually deal with such issues as maintaining the
Paul’s genuine letters deal with specific problems effecting individual congregations. Pseudonymous letters such as 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, the Pastoral Epistles usually deal with such issues as maintaining the