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In Ephesians what kind of relationship did Paul have with his congregation?
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In the oldest and best manuscripts, the epistle is simply addressed to the 'saints', without mentioning 'in Ephesus', so the reference to Ephesus is considered likely to be a later interpolation. From this and the nature of the epistle, it is believed it was really written as an encyclical to the entire Christian community. Because he had no particular community in mind in writing the letter, its author signs off quite impersonally, without mentioning the names of any people he would like to greet.
Harold Hoehner (Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary) explains that the first doubt of Pauline authorship was introduced in 1792 by the English clergyman Evanson who felt it was inconsistent for the writer of Ephesians to claim he had heard of their faith (Ephesians 1:15-16) when according to Acts Paul had spent more than two years at Ephesus. He could see that, based on what Acts of the Apostles says, Paul could not have written this epistle. It is now thought to have been written in Paul's name, in the eighties of the first century.
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