Did the co-senders have any voice in the letters that were being sent? Polhill expresses that some people believe that the co-senders such as Timothy or Sothenes, who is the co-sender of 1 Corinthians, may have had say in the content of Paul’s letters. I must admit that I have never thought about this issue before now. I always thought that the letters were from Paul’s words alone. Perhaps Paul allowed his brothers to add their thoughts to his work. I don’t think it would be necessarily wrong to believe that this is possible but I have a feeling that their names appear to show that they endorse all that is being said to the churches. If the men have a strong connection with the church it seems good that they are supporting the teachings of Paul. I think the important thing to see is that all the leaders have unity over the doctrine that the Holy Spirit is allowing them to teach. The teachings need to be precisely the same so that there is not any confusion.
stephen foust
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