who wrote Ephesians?
The text itself declares it to be “Paul.” Most Bible scholars have so accepted the Pauline authorship, although a few have questioned it. Since (1) the style of writing is more grand than most of Paul’s works, (2) his vocabulary in Ephesians includes many words not otherwise used by him, and (3) he seems to deal with many Christian teachings on a loftier plane than in his other books, doubts as to Pauline authenticity have arisen. Some have thought that an unknown disciple of Paul may have written it after Paul’s death, and so used his name. But if, as most Christians have believed, that God’s Holy Spirit inspired the writing, and because God “cannot lie” (see Titus 1:2 and Hebrews 6:18), since it says “Paul” we must conclude that the Pauline authorship is genuine. But to say “Paul” is not enough. We must ask who was Paul? His character, his experiences, his training, his personality: all these must be remembered, for it is this total person who thus wrote. So we must note, first of al
