Who Wrote Philippians?
Lynn Cohick
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14 August 2019
26 September 2025
The very first verse in Philippians attributes the letter to the Apostle Paul. Right from the beginning, it says who it's from and who it's to: "Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God's holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons..." The early church accepted that Paul wrote Philippians, and modern Bible scholars have found little if any reason to disagree. Some of the letters traditionally attributed to Paul are questionable, but Philippians is generally believed to be genuine. "Internal evidence" such as the letter's style, content, and remarks about the author's circumstances appear to be consisten with what we know about the Apostle Paul. What scholars are less sure about, however, is when, where, and how Philippians was written. In this video, Dr. Lynn H. Cohick gives us a summary of the scholarly consensus. LEARN MORE: https://zondervanacademic.com/blog/who-wrote-philippians
