The Authorship of Ephesians

Ephesians, friends!  We're in a new book, and I want to pose an interesting question: 

While the book is attributed to Paul, did Paul himself write Ephesians?  

Many (not all) scholars in our church body suggest that he didn't!  Here's a short video of one of our ELCA profs from Luther Seminary discussing this. (Just click "Videos" in the right-hand column and then the "Authorship--Ephesians" video).  Fascinating! 

What do you think?  Does it matter if Paul himself wrote Ephesians or not?  To be honest, there was a time in my life that it really did matter to me.  Now I'm not so concerned about who wrote this.  (It was common then to write in your mentor/teacher's name as a way of honoring her/him.)  What are your thoughts? 

Feel free to explore more this great resource as a way of engaging or re-engaging the book of Ephesians.  There are plenty more issues here than just who wrote this...

But it's interesting and fun to consider.  An attention grabber?  

Anyway, let's stick together in our study.  Here's to continuing our journey through Scripture!  See you on Sunday!

Grace and peace,

Pastor Dan