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Problem of Pseudonymity

Problem of Pseudonymity. Misleading to think of Deutero-Pauline authorship as forgery Pseudonymity: creating new works under identity of well-know personage Disciples of great teachers compose works perpetuating their master’s thoughts A Pauline school. Colossians.

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Problem of Pseudonymity

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  1. Problem of Pseudonymity • Misleading to think of Deutero-Pauline authorship as forgery • Pseudonymity: creating new works under identity of well-know personage • Disciples of great teachers compose works perpetuating their master’s thoughts • A Pauline school

  2. Colossians • Close relationship to Philemon, overlap of names including Onesimus • Cosmic terminology, tendency to focus on the present rather than the future • Hymn emphasizing the supremacy of Christ (1:15-23) • Image of the enthronement of believers (Col 3:1-4) leads to ethical teaching

  3. Colossians • False teachers (Col 2:8-23): teaching involves “the worship of angels”, visions, various ascetic measures • Epistle insists that Christ and the experience of baptism render these measures useless • Introduction of the household code tradition (3:18-4:1) and the problem of slavery

  4. Ephesians • Difficulty of determining community situation • ecclesiology: references to the church are always in the plural • The unity of the ekklesia: Eph 2:11-22 • The Household Code and Marriage as reflection of Christ and the Church: Eph 5:21-6:10

  5. Ephesians Cont. • Emphasis on unity Eph 4:1-16 • Distinctiveness from the rest of society Eph 4:17-5:20; parallels with Qumran literature. Is Ephesians a highly sectarian document? • Eph 6:10-20: Doing battle with evil. Rhetorical analysis; compared to speeches of generals before battle • Believers as already exalted with Christ: See Eph 2:5-6; Eph 2:20-22

  6. Pastoral Epistles • Concern for the organization of the community • Problem with strongly ascetic false teaching (1 Tim 4:1-5) • Church offices (1 Tim 3:1-16) • Women and Worship (1 Tim 2:8-15) • The Office of Widows (1 Tim 5)

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