Ephesians and Colossians are known as 'pseudo-Pauline' epistles, because they were written in Paul's name long after his death. It is believed that Colossians was written in the 70s of the first century and was intended to address a sectarian conflict that had arisen in Asia Minor. Ephesians was written a little later, because it contains many passages directly copied from Colossians. The Epistle to the Ephesians is supposedly addressed to a community of only gentile Christians, but the oldest and best manuscripts do not have the address to the Ephesians, showing that it was really an encyclical to the Church as a whole.
Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon.
Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians, and Philippians were written while Paul was imprisoned.
The prison epistles are also known as the Captivity Epistles because they were written by the apostle Paul while he was imprisoned. These letters include Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon.
The third group of Paul's letters contains four epistles: Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon.
In the new testament there is only one book written in prison, a Roman prison the author is Paul, and the book is called Philemon , it is very small book with only one chapter in it. It was sent out to Colosse with Oniseimus and Tychicus.
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AnswersIn general terms, Paul's epistles are known as Pauline epistles to distinguish them from the epistles known as the Epistles of James, John, Jude and Peter. In more specific usage, the epistles believed to really have been written by Paul (1 Thessalonians, Galatians, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Philemon and Romans) are known as Pauline Epistles to distinguish them from those known as pseudo-Pauline epistles (2 Thessalonians, Ephesians, Colossians, 1Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus ).
The names of the epistles are Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude.
The Epistles of Paul. Of the fourteen epistles ascribed to Paul, seven -- Ephesians, Colossians, Second Thessalonians, First and Second Timothy, Titus, and Hebrews -- are conceded by some critics to be non-_Pauline while three others -- Philippians, First Thessalonians, and Philemon -- are generally classed as doubtful. Romans - 1 Corinthians - 2 Corinthians - Galatians - Ephesians - Philippians - Colossians - 1 Thessalonians - 2 Thessalonians - 1 Timothy - 2 Timothy - Titus - Philemon. Hebrews, the only other one considered to be Pauline, does not have his characteristic claim to authorship at the beginning.
A:The most important division of the Pauline epistles is between the epistles regarded by scholars as genuinely written by Paul, and the so-called pseudo-Pauline epistles.The genuine epistles are Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philemon, Galatians, Philippians and 1 ThessaloniansThe pseudo-Pauline epistles are believed to include Ephesians, Colossians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and TitusHebrews was at one time thought to have been written by Paul, so this can be included as a distinct pseudo-Pauline epistle, although the original author included no superscript saying it was written by Paul.Another classification that can be used is the 'prison epistles', so called because of references to Paul in prison. This division includes Ephesians, Colossians and Philemon.The three epistles, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus are known as the Pastoral epistles because they deal with pastoral issues faced by the church in the first half of the second century.
There is a core of epistles attributed to Paul which we can call "undisputed"; Romans,1-2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and Philemon. These seven epistles historically have been almost universally recognized as Paul's work. The rest, which we can call "disputed", are Ephesians, Colossians, 2 Thessalonians, and the Pastorals (1-2 Timothy and Titus).
Paul's letters to the Colossians and Ephesians are closely related epistles that most modern scholars say are not authentic. Among the early Christians, neither Irenaeus nor Eusebius regarded Colossians as authentic. So any analysis of the text must take into account the development of the Christian Church in the second half of the second century, when Colossians is believed to have been written. Colossians was concerned with Church structure and discipline. Colossians 1:15-20 emphasises that God created the world and is the head of the Church of which "I Paul" (1:23,25) am a minister.