The evidence that was discussed in class today about the authorship of Colossians is very interesting to me. The Historical, Stylistic and Theological points that were presented made sense and now have me questioning the validity of Paul's authorship of the book. Until today I always assumed that Paul wrote Colossians and never gave it a second thought. The non-Pauline vocabulary and the Gnostic ideas that are prevelant in Colossians present the biggest evidence to me for a non-Pauline authorship.
This discussion has really challenged me to research basic facts about the Bible that I was always taught were true. If Paul in fact did not write Colossians how many other aspects of Paul and Pauline theology that I always held to be true are in fact mere speculation?
-Steven Price
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